Even though we don’t get weather cold enough for us to really see snow-covered berries here, I’m still kind of dreading how cold it will be here during our first Winter in our new home. We’ve moved from the top of a hill to down in a shallow valley, with a sort-of-creek in the reserve [...]

Since we’ve been on a budget (well, since before that really), I’ve found a huge number of store-brand products that rival the quality of brand-name products. We’ve saved heaps by trying cheaper products that we would not have previously touched, merely because we were set in our ways. I began thinking that there must be [...]

As you should know if you’re a regular reader, we’re moving house today, so to keep you entertained, here’s my T13 for cutting the grocery bill. I can cope without these things until Christmas, anyway… 1. Peanut M&Ms ~ $7.50 That’s right, I go through a 450g pack a week. So my hips will benefit [...]

Because we’ve decided to buy a house, there are some changes we need to make to our spending patterns. While we’ve never been extravagant (we’ve never had much to be extravagant with), I figure there must still be ways in which we can shave our spending down a bit more and make paying off a [...]

At least, that’s what they say, isn’t it? Well, we received some news just under a fortnight ago that will really put this adage to the test. We’ve been evicted, with 90 days notice as of the 21st August. That gives us until the 21st November to hand over the keys. We’re not sure why, [...]