Frugal but Fun

How Happy Was Your Christmas Ham?

December 29, 2010
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We have eaten free range chicken for a long while now, originally swapping over for the better taste and promise of less antibiotic use, and then staying firmly planted in the free range corner after watching the TV series Hugh’s Chicken Run where we actually saw the differences in chicken farming styles.  We also choose [...]

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Making Way for the New

December 18, 2010
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On our to do list for today is a sort through of Immy’s toys; sorting and culling the old to make way for the new. I will be looking for toys which she has grown out of or lost interest in and sorting them into two piles – those to store and those to give [...]

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Saving Money on Kids Toys

December 18, 2010
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This Christmas I really wanted to buy Immy a dollhouse, preferable the sturdy, wooden old fashioned kind that was loving made by hand. Unfortunately, when it comes to dollhouses, that is not what you tend to find in toy stores these days. So I decided to harness the powers of Ebay and I found the [...]

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Teaching Children Value for Money at Christmas

November 23, 2010
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Christmas is a great time to talk to children about giving, budgeting, spending, and the importance of value for money. The following process involves children in thinking through and doing all of these things. The process is flexible, take from it those points that you believe are within the capabilities of your child’s age and [...]

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Roll Up! Roll Up! The Show is in Town!

September 28, 2009

Today we ventured to the Perth Royal Show. I hadn’t been for years and probably haven’t enjoyed it so much since I was a teenager. I think it is one of those outings that seems a lot more fun once you have children to share the experience with. It can get expensive though. I marvelled [...]

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Frugal Friday, but Fun: Frugal Pie

September 25, 2009

To follow on from last week’s Frugal Friday, but Fun post all about grocery shopping, a few more ‘foodie’ ideas; Stay away from takeaway: try a toasted sandwich or egg on toast for an alternative quick meal. Stop buying pre-made packet mixes that you just add meat and liquid to and instead look on the [...]

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Frugal Friday, But Fun: Tips for Smarter Shopping

September 18, 2009

Tips for smarter shopping Take a few minutes to subscribe to the email catalogue for your local supermarket. We are fortunate to have both a Woolworths and a Coles in the same shopping complex so I can easily take advantage of the weekly specials of each. Whilst I prefer to shop at Woolies I quickly [...]

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Friday Frugal, but Fun: Living with Cash

September 11, 2009

When I was young, my parents and grandparents only bought something if they could afford to pay for it with cash. Being able to buy what we want when we want it, has largely been a privilege of Generations X and Y but unfortunately this has seen far too many of us rely very heavily [...]

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