November 2013

Roast beef leftovers are a fantastic way to save on groceries each week. A roast provides a quality family meal as the weekend comes to a close. This delicious meaty meal is also great for supplying cheap and delicious sandwich meat for the coming week. Leftover ideas using roast beef This cheat sheet delivers meal suggestions…

Water conservation is a major priority for Australians. Currently an Aussie making a simple stop in the toilet will use 40% more water than needed. Westerners are using 135 litres of water each day, which equals about 150,000 cans of coke! In developing countries that figure is just 10 litres. Considering that three billion people…

Appealing to all five senses will make you happy! Yes it will! Recently someone asked me what makes me happy. I quickly rattled off a list of things in my life, which make me happy including time with my hubby and kids, writing, reading, playing guitar, a fantastic meal, cooking, working on a project, a…

Dinner ideas are easy with some fast and fabulous tips from the Savings Room. Dinner has been a dilemma for scores of people across the country, who scratch their heads in the evening staring blankly at packets of pasta and cans of tuna in the pantry. Frustrated home cooks have written countless books about solving the…

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, summer activities include hanging out in the garden on a superb summer afternoon over Christmas.  Whether you need to relax, read a book or make homemade Christmas cards while sitting in nature you will find some great ideas using this sheet. The garden is a wonderful adventure land.…

The alcohol and party season is fast approaching and while Australians are preparing to fire up their BBQs for the silly season, there are some shocking statistics that might make Australians think twice about how they consume alcohol at a party. Shocking facts about alcohol consumption in Australia The cost of alcohol misuse is approximately $25bn…

Kids activities are easy with this cheat sheet from the Savings Room. Waiting for Santa to come down the chimney can be an anxious wait. I know my little ones count their sleeps in anticipation of seeing what the big man will be delivering in his bag of goodies. Every family has timeworn traditions that have…

Sausage recipes (and the sausage itself) are popular in Australia for taste, convenience, and the way a sausage goes so well with a beer! Sausages are social! They are also just damn cheap! In fact, I’d say the popularity of the sausage rests in its cost in terms of party-value in Australia. Aussies heading to BBQs across…

When I think of super foods I envisage a mum eating a head of raw broccoli and then feeling like she could fly into her housework with a cape! I tried eating from my super food list for 21 days to investigate the notion that you are what you eat. Summary? Short of feeling like…

Finding cheap gifts is no easy feat. It’s often not so much the price of the gift itself, but rather the associated costs of buying the gift! Think of the coffees and donuts consumed in malls across the country during the Christmas shopping period. If we counted those up alone we’d need to rework that budget…