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May 6, 2016 Frugal / Uncategorized

$2 Day – Live Below the Line – the Challenge is over

So, my Live Below the Line challenge ends at midnight.  And just in time.  What food do I have left? Not

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May 3, 2016 Frugal / Uncategorized

$2 day Live Below the Line Challenge – Day 2

Day two and it is not as drastic as I thought.  My tummy isn’t rumbling and I am getting through

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May 3, 2016 Food / Frugal

Live Below the Line – Day One

The first day of my Live Below the Line challenge of living on less than $2 a day or five

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January 18, 2015 Food / Frugal

Hunza Pie

Returning home after being on holidays to an empty fridge and a wild vegetable garden, I rediscovered a hippy-era favourite — Hunza

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July 23, 2014 Canberra / Food / Frugal

Don’t throw out those celery tops

On Friday night I attended the finale $5 potluck of the YWCA Canberra’s winter food hub appeal.  And I was

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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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