Budgeting

We have spent big chunks of the last four years since our daughter was born living on one income.  Some of it was voluntarily, like the twelve months maternity leave…

I think I am in a pretty unique position to write about redundancy.  You see, I have been made redundant twice during my career and my hubby was made redundant…

The first week of September is a very exciting week in my calendar.  It is MoneySmart week!!!  For those who haven’t heard of MoneySmart week, it is a week dedicated…

The best ways to save or make extra money are the easy ones.  So here are 5 of my favourite websites that I have used to save and/or make me…

It is the start of the year and so it is time for those darn New Years resolutions.  Exercise more?  Drink less?  Lose weight?   All noble options but none of…

This post is brought to you by Bride.com.au Planning your wedding is a super exciting time but it is so easy to get carried away and have your budget blown…

I hate to think about it, but our electricity bill is high, really high.  I opened it recently and was shocked to find it was $1400 for the last quarter!  Ouch!…

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For quite a while I have been wanting to check out a Costco store.  They promise big savings but I find it hard to stomach the concept of paying a…