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Category: $50 grocery challenge

October 30, 2017 $50 grocery challenge

Spring cleaning challenge – vinegar for cleaning

At only 55c a litre, vinegar is one of the cheapest – and safest – household cleaners you can buy.

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October 14, 2017 $50 grocery challenge

Spring cleaning challenge – 8 surprising uses for shampoo and conditioner

Did you know you can use shampoo and conditioner for things other than washing your hair? Find out Ms Frugal Ears’ top eight uses.

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Pork hock with potatoes
October 6, 2017 $5 Friday / $50 grocery challenge

German style roast pork hock with best ever crackling and homemade sauerkraut

Celebrate Oktoberfest with this German classic. I discovered it makes fabulous, crispy, crackling.

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October 4, 2017 $50 grocery challenge

Spring cleaning: five amazing uses for toothpaste

Cleaning and grooming with toothpaste – yep, it is the miracle household item that is non-toxic and that will save you hundreds of dollars.

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September 29, 2017 $50 grocery challenge

$5 Friday: Mac and cheese omelettes

Using up mac and cheese leftovers in a yummy breakfast omelette.

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September 26, 2017 $50 grocery challenge

Day 5 – $50 week grocery challenge – attracting free food

OK, I admit it – I regularly eat free food. I even cook with it and give it away to

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September 24, 2017 $5 Friday / $50 grocery challenge

Passionfruit muffins

I have had a busy few weeks at work with a lot of functions and events on.  The negative is

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September 19, 2017 $5 Friday / $50 grocery challenge

$50/week challenge – Juicer carrot cake

When you bake a cake from leftovers that most people would throw in the bin and take it to work

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September 3, 2017 $50 grocery challenge / Uncategorized

Day two – clear the way

How many dollars worth of food do you have lurking in your cupboards?

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September 1, 2017 $5 Friday / $50 grocery challenge / Food

Day 1 – $50/week grocery challenge – wild weeds chicken salad

Early spring is an abundant harvest for free food – when you know where to look.

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thejoyfulfrugalista

Author of The Joyful Frugalista, host of The Joyful Frugalista podcast, founder of The Joyful Business Club and living large yet frugally.

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Family cruise time. We've just finished a three da Family cruise time. We've just finished a three day 1980s cruise, and are about to embark on a Pacific adventure. Being financially secure means you have $$$ to live with joy and create some happy memories. Yes there are a lot of cheaper ways to holiday, and you don't need to go on holidays just to spend time with family. But being in a good financial position does mean you can save for special times. My kids went be young forever. We've had a lot of fun. 

Our budget includes holidays. Each fortnight we put an amount aside into a special holidays account, and we use that for all our holiday expenses. The best part of a holiday? Coming home without a credit card hangover. 

#frugallife #cruising_australia #cruise @pocruises #pacificadventure
Boom! Some days you wonder if your message matter Boom!  Some days you wonder if your message matters, and then suddenly, you get a phone call from a journalist to say @Havas  has put out a report about how 67% of Australians think being joyfully frugal is a good thing.

https://zurl.co/hcbY
Feeling posh:) Abundance is a mindset. You don't h Feeling posh:) Abundance is a mindset. You don't have to spend a lot of money to live well. What are you grateful for? I'm grateful for my sparkly new tiara (bought for a charity event, and I'm determined to wear it more than once).
Lest we forget. Lest we forget.
I've been baking! Feeling very virtuous, although I've been baking!

Feeling very virtuous, although a bit tired. And fresh baked hot cross  buns with butter that melts into them are the best.

What are you baking over Easter?

#hotcrossbuns #easter #homebaking #frugallife #thejoyfulfrugalista
With tech job layoffs and high inflation, how do y With tech job layoffs and high inflation, how do you talk to your kids about money? I shared some thoughts in this article for @Money Magazine Australia, with wisdom from Helen Baker at @On Your Own Two Feet https://zurl.co/4NyH
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