As I blog, there are seemingly LOADS of things to do. Often I get worried that it is all too much and have a “I can’t do it day” Then I put my big girls panties on and just STOP procrastinating and get on with it. I have a pretty clear new plan for…
How I use vision boards to create my perfect life.
Do you live your perfect life? How can I invite abundance if I don’t know EXACTLY what I want.?? Today’s post comes about from a discussion with my husband about abundance. When I asked him what Abundance meant to him he answered “Winning Lotto” This is how the conversation went….. Me: Great why? Him: Because I would have…
Why every one of my dollars is a “blazing sunbeam”
“Sunshine Cash” is the opposite of saving for a rainy day. For me, Sunshine Cash is the money I earn on top of my regular income. It is not intended to pay the bills or be saved in the emergency fund. It is FUN MONEY!! However, it does trickle in sporadically depending on what I…
25 Solutions to “not enough” money.
From the time I was a little kid, I never seemed to have enough “fun money”. Sure, Mum and Dad gave me pocket money for doing chores around the house, but I was made to put half of it in the bank. (Who remembers the good old “dollarmites” school banking?) After depositing my hard earned cash…
How I live a champagne lifestyle on a lite beer budget.
I have long admitted to having Champagne taste on a Beer budget, and I have discovered many ways to live the life I want on sometimes very little money. Whether by earning a bit of cash on the side, or just getting great deals on the products and experiences that make up life in general. I…
How much “should” your food budget be??
Here is something to think about. We all have different ideas as to what constitutes a good food budget. It, of course is dependent on the type and amount of food we buy. While browsing the net for nutrition guidelines, I came cross the Australian Government’s ” Eat for Health” website. The site has the (current) official dietary…
A sweet treat (or two ) to add to a cup of tea or coffee.
A few of you asked for something sweet when I did these menus in the past. I admit I do not eat a lot of sweet things, So for me to not have biscuits, cakes and chocolate is not a big deal. I have, however, acknowledged that many of you do crave a bit of sugar…
$50 Shopping list and Menus for Feb 14-27th
Here is the shopping list and menus for a $50 fortnight. (Click here to see a large version of the Coles Shopping List ) 1 Loaf Multigrain Bread 1 doz eggs 250g Butter 3 litres milk 6pack Frozen crumbed fish 1kg Frozen Mixed Vege 200g pack 4 leaf salad mix 2 Brown onions 2 Carrots…
The $25 menu ..I’m back..:)
After a long time away pondering on the best course of action for the $25 a week menu, I have decided to relaunch the site as “Frugal Foodie” This will be the home for delicious Foodie menus created at a rock bottom price. I will stick to a roughly $50 per fortnight shopping list and will…
$50 Fortnight Weeks 3-4
As planned, I have a bit of a food stash left over from the last fortnight’s shopping. We can add some fruit and sweet things this fortnight. 🙂 I have bought sugar and flour!! So there will be some baking happening this week 🙂 I know a lot of you will be missing…