February 2016
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From Cath's Desk
Hello Cheapskaters, Welcome to a new Cheapskates Journal and a brand new month of Cheapskating. February is No Spending Month and I've.... read more...... |
Cheapskates Tip Store
Scrubbing with Plastic Citrus Bags My friend bought 3 pomelos from Costco in a green plastic mesh bag. The plastic is quite stiff, and when the label is taken off, it can be rolled read more..... |
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Feature Article
5 Easy Steps to Save $4,000 in a Year “If you wish to get rich, save what you get. A fool can earn money; but it takes a wise man to save and dispose of it to his own advantage.” - Brigham Young read more...... |
Keeping your Front Loader Mould Free
Put on a pair of rubber gloves. Then place an old towel on the floor in front of the washing machine door and place a bowel with a cup of White King in it. Have an old toothbrush handy. Then take 4 sheets of paper towel, fold them read more..... |
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A Thoughtful Moment
Shake off Your Problems A man's favourite donkey falls into a deep precipice; he can't pull it out no matter how hard he tries; he therefore decides to bury it alive. read more..... |
Using up the Last of the Lettuce
Did you know lettuce can be fried and served as a side dish (think baby spinach, rocket as well as traditional cos and hydroponic mixed lettuces) with a dash of vinegar and pinch of salt? Great for the bags of lettuce getting a little read more..... |
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Articles
Jam and Jelly Making Basics Jams and jellies are among the most popular preserved foods. Not only are they delicious, they can also be used in many ways and are the perfect way to preserve large quantities of fruit. Getting them right may take some practice read more..... |
Save on Dryer Sheets $$$
I recently came across this SUPER simple tip ..works great and saves you A LOT of $$$$!! read more..... |
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Before You Lose Your Wallet - Read This!
Your purse isn’t just a convenient place to store money and your driver’s license. It can also be filled with credit cards, debit cards, family photos and other important information. Before you lose your purse and face the read more..... |
Cheap Alternative to Packing Cells
Packing cells (small zippered pouches to pack items within a suitcase or large bag) are such a great idea to organise your packing. However the cost really adds up, especially if you're buying a set for each family member. Zip lock read more...... |
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Know the Shelf Life of Your Preserved Foods
Bottling, drying, vacuum packing and freezing foods allows them to remain tasty and fresh for extended periods of time. Unfortunately, they will not last forever. Since you’re not using the preservatives and advanced techniques read more..... |
When there's No Cream in the Fridge
Quite often I go to make a quiche and I haven't any cream or the cream that has been opened a day or two ago has gone off. So I decided to use about 1/4 cup of milk and 2 tablespoons of butter in my quiche and it was one of the read more..... |
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Top Tips for Saving for a House Deposit
Are you trying to save for a deposit on your dream house? A bigger deposit can make it easier to obtain a loan and will obviously reduce your monthly mortgage payments. You'll have more equity in the property straight away too. read more..... |
Emergency fund Pays Down Home Loan
As a way of setting up an emergency fund and helping to pay our home off quicker I set up our home loan with a redraw facility. A set amount gets taken from my pay each fortnight and paid into our home loan as an extra read more..... |
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Frugal Living Tip of the Month
Save on Gifts How much can you save? $50 or more a month! read more...... |
Weed Control in Paths and Pavers
We have large areas of deco (decomposed granite) and pavers in our yard and weeds are constantly popping up in the deco and between the paver cracks. I have used Once A Year Path Weeder with great success, but, after looking read more..... |
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Compost Soup
I live in a unit with a small courtyard and a number of pots with my veggies in. I do not have room for a compost bin, so I collect all my veggie pealing for the week and store in the refrigerator in a small plastic bucket with a lid..... read more..... |
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Menu Planner
Fill in the meals you plan to eat for the week, fortnight or month and put the plan somewhere prominent: stick it to the front of the fridge with a magnet, blu-tack it to the.... read more..... |
MOO Bread Flour
Baker's flour for making bread is double the cost of plain flour, so to make your own add 1 teaspoon of gluten flour from the health food store to each cup..... read more..... |
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On the Menu
Family Favourites Every family has favourite dishes. It may be something simple like baked beans on toast. It may be something rather spectacular like Seafood Chowder. In our family the favourite..... read more..... |
Cheap Note Pads
It's the new year and most of us have a new diary, what to do with the old one. Toss it out never. How many pages have nothing on them or only one side? I tear out all the pages and put all the usable ones read more..... |
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Quotes of Note
Life is what happens..... read more..... |
Cleaning the Compost Pail
Before putting compost scraps in your pail (before you toss them into the big compost bin), put some shredded newspaper at the bottom. It stops compost from sticking, absorbs some of the juices and read more..... |