Search results

While we housesat in Queanbeyan (close to canberra) for 5 months we planted a garden. We put an ad on gumtree for free large pots..and received 30 from a lady who was happy to see the go and be used. We went to the dumpsters behind food markets and used the slightly broken/discarded styrofoam...

At Woolies last week we were in the store and over the PA they announced $2 a bag in veg/fruit area. (this must be a regular thing, because it was on TT/ACA that night) For $2 we got 3 bananas,1/2 cantaloupe,granny smith apple,roma tomato,handful of cherry tomatoes,bunch of spring...

Sometimes meat is cheaper !!!

If you want tips on eating cheap..i may be able to help :D

I was surprised to read in the other thread she actually went ahead and still hired a cleaning lady. According to her, she didn't cook too much. Maybe I'm jealous (no! )...more like too cheap :D to pay someone to clean up after me. That money could finance a property.

Some months are more expensive than others for us ...March and April being the worse (snow plowing costs for our IPs)Starting in a couple of months I will put a few hundred away each month to spread out the cost. When extra expenses sneak up on us, we still pay our bills first, and "make do"...