Parenting Archives - The Joyful Frugalista

When Ms Frugal Ears took up skiing

Taking up an expensive hobby and loving the lessons that it brings.

It’s easy to try and buy your kids love with toys, but more important to teach them the worth of money.

The Tall Poppies breakfast has inspired me to dream big – women, making money and overcoming parental guilt.

Frugalista parenting in the digital age. Eight tips to cope.

Ahhh, the cold weather is here with vengeance. In Canberra it seems like only yesterday it was so hot that

I am a just a wee bit proud of my latest craft project: a 1957 Vogue children’s jumper in mock

I am quietly proud today: I engaged my kids in cleaning. And they liked it!

Ah, and so this is Christmas. So much in-your-face commercial crap, and a lot of pressure to have a perfect

Where to take a group of 2, 3 and 5-year-old boys and their parents on a family trip to Canberra?

After taking two months off to help our transition back to Australia, I went back to work. It is nearly