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December 2021


​Beat The Grubby Hand Towel Blues
​Create a Cardboard Cubby House
​How to Control Hobby/Craft Spending
​Stuff Your Cushions Cheaply
​Shop Around Online for Newbie Bonuses

November 2021

Lamb Meat Inexpensively, or Modern Ways with Offal
​Freeze Your Donuts
​Have an Oven Use Plan
​Choose a Hiding Spot for Your Cash
Christmas Food Prep
Best Ever Painting Smocks
​A Quick Portable Baby Bath 
Perpetual Gift Bags and Wrapping
Nanna Paulet's Black Sauce Recipe
Sweet Smelling Bathroom Bins
Gift Wrapping with a Difference

October 2021

Maximise Your Harvest
MOO Cup of Vegie Soup Mix
Great Meals and No Food Waste
​Keeping Track of Rental Income
​Self-tanner Saving
​​Plan the Planting of Seedlings
Saving on Water for Washing
Onion Flavour Without Harvesting the Onions
Simple, Recycled Drink Covers
Easing Arthritic Hands

September 2021

Street Bounty Savings
​Banana Peanut Brownies
​Cost Free Binge
NQR and Reject Shop
Soap Scrap Spray For Your Garden
A Virtual Emergency Evacuation Box
One Meal Into Four
​Save Your Hair Ties
​Another Stocktake to Save Money

August 2021

Electric Car Keys
Labelled Pillows
Building Six Months of Expenses
A Low Maintenance Garden
Rapid Mortgage Reduction Tip
Every Dollar Counts
Easy Bill Payments
​Make It More Relaxing
Pretty Eyes for Less
Take a Second Look At Your Instruction Manuals

July 2021

Delaney's Lentil Cottage Pie
Save on Insurance Premiums!
Stocking Stuffers from Decluttering
Repairing Flexible Items
Super Clean False Teeth
Easy Pasties and Apple Pies
Frozen Sweet Potato Balls
Super Frugal Tasty Water
Plan the Move and the Delivery and Save Hundreds
Saving Over $1,000 with Aldi Yearly Mobile Plans
​​Seniors Card Holders Discount
More Info on Slipper Socks

June 2021

Apple Pancakes
Easy Orange Cake
Double the Freebies
No More Tangled Jewellery
Keep Those Gumboots Upright
Simple Shoe Repair
Keeping Warm for Free
Trenching
​2 Ingredient Muesli Bars
Sour Cream Pineapple Slice
​Hang on Hangers
Get More Out of Tubes
Buying Bulk Meat Saves $500
​Cheapest Meat 
Quick Effective Weather Strip
Tea Bag String Scarf

May 2021

Satin Haircare
​Cut the Cost of Washing Clothes
MOO Mouse Baits
​Garden Frames for Plants
Saving Fabric Scraps
Decluttering...again
Freezer Meals for 1 or 2
A Creative Look at Unwanted Food
​No Fail Bread
​Giving Older/Old Laminex Some Lustre
​Anylist Menu Planning
MOO Distilled Water and Save Thousands
Plastic Bag "Disposal"
Start a Non-Food Stockpile
Best Barbecue Meatloaf
​How to Unblock a Toilet the Easy Way
​Soap, Soap and More Soap!

April 2021

The Glad Wrap Use, Rinse, Re-Use Plan
​Woolworths and Coles % Off Shop - 3 Ways
​Nutolene Hummus
​Easy Freeze Meat
​Saving for Slush Fund or Other Emergencies
Box It Up and Ship It
​Packing School Lunches for Three
​Start Over Lightly
MOO Egg Shell Scrub Powder 
Keep the Good Things, Sell the Rest
​Moving from House to Motorhome to House
Time to Buy Up Big!
​Preserving and Storing Herbs and Spices
​Free Freezer Go-Between
Don't Use Plastic Wrap, Save Money and the Environment
​Accurate Spacing with Seed Tape
Simple Seed Tape
Easy Seed Trays
Super Soil Food x 4
Honey Mustard Roast Beef Toasted Sandwiches
​Break It Up with Coffee Grounds
​No Weed Winter Gardening, Using Waste Materials
Italian Salt
Mediterranean Salt
Mexican Salt
Seasoning Salt​
Veggie Burgers
​Hot Cross Bun & Butter Pudding
Drying the Shower Clean
​Tizzying Up Girls Pyjamas

March 2021

​Save My Butter
Save My Cheese
A MOO Fabric Softener
Pumpkin Zucchini Cheesy Muffins
​Farmer's Pantry Cake
​​Going Gluten Free
Chia Breakfast PUddings
Have a Meal Out for a Treat
Margarine for Baking Made Tastier
​Save Time and Money by Organising Your Camping Items
Tea Bags...Not a Tip But an Explanation of What You Get...
Tea Compost
Feeding the Garden with Egg Shells
Prepping Fruit and Veg Saves Money, Time and Energy
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February 2021

Don't Wait Til Disaster Strikes
Wedges Without Oil
Keeping Cut Cucumber Fresh
A Simple Disposable Bench Top Tidy
​​Clean the Shower - Again!
Photo Shopping
Tank Top Shopping Bags
Best Ever Baked Christmas Ham
Try a Powdered Milk Swap and Save, Save, Save
Simple Cheese Making
Japanese Onion Dicing Technique


January 2021

​French Toast Omelette
Use a Small Spoon
Freezing the Tin
Generic Wrapping
​Use a Scrub Glove for Easy Shower Cleaning
MOO Emergency Mop
Doona Cover Solution
Smarter Printing Saves Ink and Paper
​Tie Up the Plug
Hard Rubbish Hunting: Magnets
​Easy 2 Egg Pavlova
Digital Coin Jar
Staying Loyal Certainly Helps My Christmas Grocery Savings

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