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At only 65c a serve, suitcase potatoes with purslane is great value
January 14, 2017 $5 Friday / Uncategorized

$5 Friday: Suitcase potatoes

I arrived back home in Canberra just after a whirlwind tour of Taiwan.  What fun!  I ate and ate and

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September 24, 2016 Financial / Food / Frugal

$50 a week grocery challenge

I have a new challenge – can I survive on only $50 a week groceries for one adult and two

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September 16, 2016 $5 Friday

$5 Friday: Thistle Agnolotti

As I was making this recipe, I was multi-tasking and chatting with my mum on the phone.  When I told

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February 12, 2016 $5 Friday

$5 Friday: red lentil, potato and purslane stew

In my ideal home I am surrounded by abundant produce: groaning fruit trees, deep crimson tomatoes, bees humming in herbs, my children

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January 29, 2016 $5 Friday / Uncategorized

Blackberry Yoghurt Pops

Growing up I had always wondered about whether fruit and berries I saw beside the road or in parks were

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October 14, 2014 Food / Frugal

Milk Thistle Tortellini

Earlier this week I was walking from the car park to work, neatly suited, clutching my handbag and a bit

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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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