budget ideas

I love secrets like eating a delicious caramel macaroon in my car when the whole world isn’t watching or slipping a secret note into my son’s lunchbox that says ‘I love you.’ These moments, whether they melt in my mouth or put a smile on my child’s face at lunchtime, are to be cherished any…

I’m not a great flyer and friends and relatives don’t like flying with me. I’m one of those people who clutch my loved one’s arms, clenching my fingers into their skin, and staring at them without blinking while I imagine falling from the sky with my whole life to think about on my way down.…

If you love to make money but you are tired of slaving over a desk each day in a job you don’t really like, you will love these hot finance tips! I’m about to show you how to make at least $350 in savings and how to do it without an extra minute or hour of…

When shopping online I like to consider myself a savvy shopper. No. Scrub that. I like to consider myself a super-strategic online shopping guru. For example, I just travelled New Zealand for $1 a day in a luxury relocation 8-berth campervan! You can’t beat deals much better than this and let me assure you –…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Coupons are fun for clipping, saving, stretching a dollar and are a hobby for people the world over. With technology coupons have taken on a new life. No longer are newspaper, junk mail and website coupons it. Deal and discount coupon sites like Groupon show how the world has gone gaga about discount sites and coupons. Coupons aren’t…

In terms of Christmas shopping effectively it is worth thinking outside the square and having a good think about how you get a lot for little. Since Christmas is such a sharing and caring time of year, it is worth getting mates to help out, asking people what you want, and finding tactics for avoiding…