What saves more money living in a home in the suburbs or living in an inner-city apartment? In 2015, we moved from a large 4 bedroom home with a huge backyard, our own chickens, a swimming pool and lots of space in the suburbs of Canberra to a tiny 2 bedroom unit right in the …
I often see dresses and skirts I like that fit me everywhere but that I wish were just that little bit longer. The op shops are full of them. I get around this dilemma by adding a contrast strip to the bottom of the dress. It’s quite easy to do, takes less than 30 minutes …
We are 10 days into our no spend challenge and so far we’ve done well. It was the start of school holidays when we started which can often see a blow-out in the budget with movies, takeaway and other expenses to keep the kids entertained. Instead, I was super sick and we had no option …
Upon reviewing our finances this financial year it was clear we slipped up. There were big changes, huge medical bills and an interstate move plus we developed and attitude of laziness and ‘we deserve it’. As in, we deserve that ice cream because it has been a hard day. We “deserve” take away because we …
How to Create your own DIY Lettuce Hanger Since we got chickens our vegetable garden has been looking less than full and while it is winter here lettuce still grows well. We eat a lot of lettuce which we prefer to grow ourselves than buy. It’s fresher, crips and always available. Lettuce is one of …