Tag: home-made
Frugal First-Aid
With kids running around, it’s inevitable that you’ll need some basic First-Aid supplies for those cuts, scrapes, bruises, and bug bites. While it’s important to keep basic supplies on hand (like band-aids, Bactine, cotton swabs, gauze, and ace bandages), and a good private health policy works wonders (see healthinsurancecomparison.com.au to find one) you can also [...]
Money-Making For Teens: Ideas To Start Your Own Business
Are you a teenager looking to make a few dollars during summer holiday? Are you a parent who’s desperate for your teens to find an outlet for their boredom? Here are a few ideas for services that teenagers can offer, even if they are still too young to qualify for ‘official’ employment positions. 1. [...]
Frugal Beauty Tips from Grandmother
The older generation have much to teach us about the art of frugal living, especially those who have lived through hard times and had to scrimp and save to get by. In this article, we look at beauty tips which your Grandmother may have used – low-budget treatments for your skin and hair, made from [...]
6 Tips for Eliminating Food Waste
You might be amazed at how much food your family throws away each week, even if you are diligent about trying to save leftovers and cook appropriate portion sizes. Whether it’s a couple of spoonfuls of vegetables leftover in a dinner pot or a few pieces of leftover breakfast coffee cake that no one ate, [...]
Waste Not, Want Not – A Guide to Using Leftover Food
According to research by The Australia Institute in 2009, the typical Australian household will throw away $616 of food every year. That’s a lot of money to be tossing into the rubbish bin, so let’s take a closer look at the contents of your fridge and discover how to save money by using some of those [...]
Keeping Warm on a Budget
If you live in a place where the weather gets chilly, you know that keeping warm can be a challenge if you’re trying to stick with a budget. Heating your home and car uses a great deal of energy, and purchasing several layers worth of clothing can also get pricy. There are plenty of easy, [...]
Cure Common Ills Without Spending a Fortune
Feeling under the weather? If so, you might like to try some of the following tricks to cure common ills. Rather than buying commercial remedies, which can be expensive, these home remedies use ingredients that you’ll find in the kitchen – and allow you to stay within a budget. Remember that any serious or lingering [...]
Loving Those Leftovers: Turnaround Turkey
There is nothing like the smell of a warm turkey roasting in the oven, but because most turkeys are so large, you are often left with significant leftovers. Instead of letting all of that extra meat go to waste, plan ahead and try some of the recipes below to use up the remaining turkey meat. [...]
Fancy Dress on a Budget – Ideas for Adults and Kids
Costume parties, theme days at your child’s school and seasonal events all call for fancy dress outfits, which can be a nightmare if you are on a budget. The problem is that mass produced costumes are generally quite pricey, at around $30 for the cheapest, and quality can be relatively low then. Apart from that [...]
Kid’s Craft Central: 4 Creative Crafts For Saturday Afternoons
Doing crafts with your kids can be a wonderful way to spend an afternoon, but if you’re like me, you don’t have obscure crafting items sitting around the house and you don’t have a very big budget to be spending on supplies. These four craft ideas are easy enough for the non-artsy moms among you [...]
