Even though we’ve settled into our new rented house, we’re still planning for the fact that next time we move it will be into our own house. I kinda love this house, great location, two train stops away from a beach, and a ten minute (if that) drive into town, close to public transport but not too close to a main road, etc. The yard is huge, it would be possible to subdivide and sell it. The kitchen has just …

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I wrote here about how I save money around the house. Vinegar is my favourite money saving tip, I’ve been using it as a cleaner for months. I tend to just pour a lid full onto a bench and start wiping away. Until this weekend when I looked around online and found some recipes for home made cleaners, and to my joy most use vinegar.

I made both an all purpose cleaner and a glass cleaner.
All that I need was empty …

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The boy and I rent a lovely little maisonette and our lease was for a year. Unfortunately, it’s the end of the lease and they are not renewing it. We have four weeks, well probably three now, to find a new house and to move into it. We’ve seen some nice places, one was a nice unit about the same size as this house, and a house which is much larger. Obviously the price is slightly more, but definitely something …

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I am avoiding study for a little while, so I thought I’d blog. I love shopping for household goods, but I hate spending money for brand names or overpriced goods. Considering I’m studying to be a marketer but I can also see that nice brand packaging or good, clean, brand aware ads, doesn’t mean it’s the best product. Here are my few ideas that have worked perfectly for our household.
Use unit pricing.
Some of the larger grocery shops are now changing …

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I had a quick end to the stress free time of university holidays. The lovely break down of a car. Out of action until Wednesday, and we have until then to scrape up about three grand (AUD). Yeah, that is so not what we needed. We have some debt we’re trying to get over, saving for investments, and now this. It feels every step we made, we get thrown back three. I’m annoyed. frustrated. sad. We’d probably be fine except …

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