Last Friday, at least where I live, was Black Friday. Did anyone miss that Black Friday was happening? Not me; I received emails from all sorts of places including Gumtree and Lasttix to let me know of the big discounts and deals available. I heard about Black Friday on the news, on radio and in … More Black Friday
I’m home from the supermarket. Being a canny shopper everything I purchased today was a supermarket special. I only buy them when they are on special. According to the shopping docket I had saved almost $14. In another post I told how I only buy chocolate when it is half price. Today was a half … More A canny shopper
Not long ago an article in the Sydney Morning Herald grabbed my attention. “Give teenagers a turn controlling the family budget”, the newspaper story was about a Sydney family with two children aged 12 and 14. The children were given a chance to run the family budget. In doing this they gained valuable skills around … More Learning from the younger generation
I’m sitting here enjoying a piece of dark chocolate which I love. I don’t want to think of chocolate as a luxury but something I can still enjoy on my shoestring. Almost every day I have a piece of chocolate. I do try to be strong and have one piece of chocolate but here can … More Chocolate and me
Living well on a shoestring 