So true! I have not used my dryer for 6 years now. In the process of selling it!

Great advice, especially no. 9

Great read, good tips. I hate the idea of money. Sad that he makes the world go round at times…

great ideas, thanks for sharing

The biggest thing is sticking to it, great ideas

Good tips here thanks. I was speaking to a friend of mine recently and who her child said “Mummy” I am just going to climb up this tree and get you some money! The mother had to explain that money didn’t really grow on trees but wished it could… I certainly would love to have money on trees!!

Thanks for this, really need it, we are feeling the pinch now that we are trying to plan a family!

Great ideas i need to follow with

Love everything you’ve said here…so much truth in “do I really need it”!

A great reminder I use a lot of these but sometimes it helps to be reminded especially Don’t stress you will get through… Thanks for sharing 🙂

some great tips thanks

great ideas and thanks for the tip

My friend organises clothing swap parties where we also bring other things apart from clothes such as toys to swap. It’s great for saving money on our own clothes as well as kids clothes and toys. Everyone brings what they no longer want or fit into and everyone generally goes home excited with something they love in return. No cost is involved. We normally do this twice a year, once for summer things and once for winter things.

Really great tips. Really right making budget and shopping groceries at Coles more cheap.

Yes, I know how it feels, especially when there’s only one income coming in. The more I inform my children about our expenses the better. At least they know what’s really happening, and they can help minimise everything.

Beef Mince is not as cheap as it used to be. In the last couple of years the price of it has risen to the effect that there is less weight in the packs. Quality mince has a fair amount of fat in it.
If you buy normally cheap mince you will find it has a lot of fat in it even though it may not be that obviously visible. Boil it / use it for a stew and you will soon find out. Let it sit for a few minutes and you may be able to skim some of the fat off the top (we have done it on more than one occasion a few years ago.
The only good mince you will get is either quality beef mince or chicken mince. Why risk your future health ? If you have the time, sometimes chicken thighs are on special and you can dice them and combimed with whatever vegetables you have in the fridge or freezer can make a reasonable meal. If there is any leftovers you can eat it the next day or freeze it to use later. You can package and freeze pieces of meat for later use.
You may even have a wholesale butcher near you. They also have specials. We recently got marinated chicken thighs for $7.99 Kg. I personally am lot a great lover of marinades as I find them a bit spicy and problems with reflux, but they were really tasty and I had no problems.

I agree and take advantage of store sales and offers and stock up. We find a few times a year our preferred washing powder is more than 50% off so we buy a few months worth. The same with in wash stain remover and some other more expensive household products.

For us we used clearance meet and things, put it stright in the freezer and it is great saves us a packet in meat and means we eat something other than mince

I’ve come back to this post a few times because the tips are so helpful.

Very good tips and some i will be implementing myself. The budget is the hard part for me we don’t have one full stop and not even sure where to start but definitely something i have to do sooner than later.