Posts with tips to save money
My daughters are 12 and 13. While I do need to remind them at times to do chores, for the most part, our home runs smoothly. Since they know how to do everything from scrubbing the bathroom to cooking dinners, and they do it, I get asked a lot how I get them to help. […]
How to get Your Emergency Fund Fast $2,000 is typically how much people recommend you have for an emergency fund. This is your basic one, not a full one. The idea is it will help you out of a jam so you don’t put whatever emergency it is on your credit card or end up […]
Where to get Cash Bonuses and Discounts Who couldn’t use an extra $100 cash? Here is how you can get it plus at the end of the email there is over $300 in discounts you can use. Disclosure – affiliate links for products and services we use are used on this site. $50 from ING […]
The must-have items for each kitchen will vary a little based on the cooking you do. For example, now, we do more smoothies, vegetable based dishes and not much baking. When my kids were younger, I did more baking and preserving so used different items. Preserving jars, a huge saucepan, muffin and cake trays were […]
When I first got the internet connected at home (I was around 21), I set a goal to make back the cost of it so we were not out of pocket. I did the same for my mobile phone plan. Now, I make most of my money online, the internet enabled me to work from […]
How to Save Money With Valentine’s Day We see it every year, roses suddenly become super expensive, florists and restaurants are booked out and people spend too much on something they could get cheaper at another time of year. 1. Buy Other Flowers Roses are the most expensive flower on Valentine’s Day but are they […]
Valentine’s Day is all about love and commercialism. However you decide to celebrate it (or not) there are ways you can make money with it! It’s a popular day for specific items and it’s not uncommon for people to need things last minute when all the restaurants and florists are booked out. In our house, […]
Recently, I had my third child, a son. My daughters are 11 and 13 years old so there are no items I have stored from them for this one. My step daughter is 6 and live overseas so we are starting from scratch. On top of that, I am a business owner so slightly different […]
7 Tips to Help You Save for a House Deposit Owning your own has long been the dream for many, especially if they are planning kids. I owned my first home in Sydney but sold it when I got divorced. Since then, I have travelled around a lot, lived in different locations and now am […]
How can you be Financially Independent and Retire Early? When people are talking about FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early), it’s common to find people who are aggressively frugal, work long hours and sacrifice everything. That is not me. Realistically, my life, in general, is what most people aim for when it comes to early retirement […]