In This Newsletter
1. Cath's Corner
2. From the Tip Store - 4 Tips to Help Save Water; Extra Library Books; Amazon Wishlist Makes Shipping Cheaper
3. Share Your Tips
4. On the Menu - Curried Tuna Slice
5. The $300 a Month Food Challenge -Getting Ready for a No Spend Month
6. Cheapskates Buzz - Cheapskaters are talking in the Forum and on Cath's blog
7. The Cheapskates Club Show
8. Ask A Question - Have a question? Ask it here
9. Join the Cheapskates Club
10. Frequently Asked Questions
11. Contact Details
1. Cath's Corner
Hello Cheapskaters,
Have you had a great week of Cheapskating? I've learned a few new skills this week, that I'll be sharing over the next few weeks. They're simple skills that have already kept money in my purse and stopped waste. Just the type of skills we all need.
We have a long weekend coming up, and I can't wait. Australia Day weekend is one of my favourite holiday weekends of the year. I love our country, and being Australian. We'll be barbecuing of course - well what else would we have on Australia Day but a barbie, with a big, homemade pavlova covered in homegrown strawberries for dessert. However you spend the weekend, and Sunday, I hope you enjoy this last holiday before the regular grind of the work year and school begins.
Happy Cheapskating,
Cath
2. From The Tip Store
4 Tips to Help Save Water
1. I keep a bucket in each shower to catch the run-off as the water heats up. This goes on my pot plants.
2. I keep a jug on the kitchen bench and put any water I rinse with, say coffee cups, or the water from cooking vegetables, again this goes on the pot plants. I have heard that plants love the vitamins and minerals from cooked vegetables.
3. Whenever I wash my hands, I soap them well, before I turn on the tap, and then, I keep the water flow low as I rinse my hands.
4. I fill up any used milk containers with water and put it on the tomatoes. Apparently they love the calcium. This also rinses the milk containers but doesn't waste the water.
I hope these tips may help other Cheapskaters.
Contributed by Wendy Baker
Extra Library Books
I belong to the Brisbane City Library and they offer an additional 8 eBooks, e-audiobooks and e-magazines at a time in addition to the hard copy books. Often it is quicker and easier to get latest releases electronically too. You can set your own font, font sizes and brightness, so easy to read.
It takes a little time to get initially set up on your tablet\iPad or computer and the librarians are happy to help. Once you are set up it is easy. I am sure that other libraries will be going this way too.
There are more magazine titles than you ever knew existed - plus more! You don't have to buy another magazine again and you can set up reminders so that you get the latest editions as soon as they are released.
Contributed by Toni McDonald
Amazon Wishlist Makes Shipping Cheaper
I used to buy my friends Australian chocolate and post it to them at Christmas. But this year the postage was going to be between $10 and $20 - which is at least 10 times the price of the single chocolate bar.
Instead I asked them for their Amazon wishlists. By doing this, and adding their addresses to my account, I can buy them an item that they really want and have it shipped from Amazon which is much cheaper. They also include a gift wrapping option.
Extra tip: Ask them to send you a wishlist you can edit. This means, if you buy an item on their list and someone else goes to buy the same item, it will let that person know the item has been bought so you are not sending them two of the same item and the present can remain a secret!
Contributed by AnneAdd a Tip3. Share Your Tip
Share your favourite hint or tip that saves money, time and energy and be in the running to win a one-year subscription to The Cheapskate Journal.
Remember, you have to be in it to win it!
Share Your Tip
4. On The Menu
Cath's Honey Mustard Chicken
This is so much better than a jar, and about half the price.
Ingredients:
500g chicken thigh fillets, cubed
1 tbsp honey
2 tsp wholegrain mustard
1/4 cup cream
1 tin cream chicken soup (or homemade equivalent)
Method:
Brown chicken in a non-stick frypan. Combine honey, mustard, cream and soup. Pour over chicken pieces. Simmer for 10 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
Notes: I use whatever cut of chicken I have - thigh or breast, or leftover cooked chicken.
Add more or less honey and mustard to suit your taste. And if you don't have wholegrain mustard - use what you have.
If I don't have cream, I use sour cream or plain yoghurt or evaporated milk (usually MOOed).
If I don't have a tin of cream of chicken soup and don't have time to MOO it, I leave it out and add a little stock instead to thin the sauce.
Next week we will be eating:
Sunday: Roast Lamb
Monday: Honey Mustard Chicken
Tuesday: Pasta Bake
Wednesday: BBQ & Potato bake
Thursday: MOO Pizza
Friday: Curried tuna slice, salad
Saturday: Omelettes
In the fruit bowl: mandarins, oranges
In the cake tin: Caramello Slice
There are over 1,700 budget and family friendly recipes in the Cheapskates Club Recipe File, all contributed by your fellow Cheapskates, so you know they're good.
Add A Recipe
Recipe File Index
5. The $300 A Month Food Challenge
Getting Ready for a No Spend Month
February is our annual no spending month, and while I'd never suggest you don't buy food, I am going to suggest you take the chance to use February as a stock-take and planning month.
Over the next nine days, go through your pantry, fridge and freezer and make a list of everything you have. You might like to note which fresh things need to be used first.
Then make a list of all the meals you can make with those ingredients - breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks/treats.
Then, to keep your shopping at a minimum, make a shopping list of just the things you'll need to buy - milk, bread, fruit and veg to finish the meals on your list. If you think you need meat - stop and have another look at the meal. Do you have another cut you can use instead? Do you have chicken or fish you can use instead? Can you make it a meatless meal?
Remember, this is for February, so 28 breakfasts, 28 lunches and 28 dinners. Easy when you plan, so get started.
And think about how much grocery money you'll be able to add to your slush fund at the end of the month, ready to restock with lots of half-price and discounted food you can buy because you have the cash. And you'll be putting it into a nice, clean, empty pantry, fridge and freezer, and know the food is fresh.
No Spend month is still a way off, but I've put food first, because most of us need time to do the pantry check and make the meal plan. Next week I'll be talking about cleaning and toiletries and not to buy them.
The $300 a Month Food Challenge Forum
The Post that Started it All
6. Cheapskates Buzz
From The Article Archive
30 Minute Meals
A Back-to-School Budget
Deal With the Overspending Habit
This Week's Hot Forum Topics
Moving Forward
Forever Foods - What to add to your stockpile for long-term food storage
2020 Envelope Saving Challenge
Most Popular Blog Posts This Week
MOO Bisquick and the Convenience of MOO Packet Mixes
Gluten Free Ham & Egg Casserole
Living Off Our Stockpile Week 4
7. The Cheapskates Club Show
Join Cath and Hannah live Tuesdays and Thursdays on You Tube at 7.30pm AET
Join us live on YouTube every Tuesday and Thursday and see how we are living debt free, cashed up and laughing - and find out how you can too!
Show Schedule
Tuesday: Around the Kitchen Table - join Cath and Hannah for a cuppa and a chat around the kitchen table as they talk about living the Cheapskates way.
Thursday: Cheapskates in the Kitchen - want to know how to cook delicious, healthy and cheap meals? Watch Cath and Hannah as they create cheapskates style cuisine and share their favourite recipes.
Coming Up
Thursday 23/01/2020 - School Lunchboxes - getting them right
Tuesday 28/01/2020 - Do You Save Money Growing Your Own Grub?
Thursday 30/01/2020 - Top Tips for Organic Food on a Budget
Latest Shows
1. Cath's Corner
2. From the Tip Store - 4 Tips to Help Save Water; Extra Library Books; Amazon Wishlist Makes Shipping Cheaper
3. Share Your Tips
4. On the Menu - Curried Tuna Slice
5. The $300 a Month Food Challenge -Getting Ready for a No Spend Month
6. Cheapskates Buzz - Cheapskaters are talking in the Forum and on Cath's blog
7. The Cheapskates Club Show
8. Ask A Question - Have a question? Ask it here
9. Join the Cheapskates Club
10. Frequently Asked Questions
11. Contact Details
1. Cath's Corner
Hello Cheapskaters,
Have you had a great week of Cheapskating? I've learned a few new skills this week, that I'll be sharing over the next few weeks. They're simple skills that have already kept money in my purse and stopped waste. Just the type of skills we all need.
We have a long weekend coming up, and I can't wait. Australia Day weekend is one of my favourite holiday weekends of the year. I love our country, and being Australian. We'll be barbecuing of course - well what else would we have on Australia Day but a barbie, with a big, homemade pavlova covered in homegrown strawberries for dessert. However you spend the weekend, and Sunday, I hope you enjoy this last holiday before the regular grind of the work year and school begins.
Happy Cheapskating,
Cath
2. From The Tip Store
4 Tips to Help Save Water
1. I keep a bucket in each shower to catch the run-off as the water heats up. This goes on my pot plants.
2. I keep a jug on the kitchen bench and put any water I rinse with, say coffee cups, or the water from cooking vegetables, again this goes on the pot plants. I have heard that plants love the vitamins and minerals from cooked vegetables.
3. Whenever I wash my hands, I soap them well, before I turn on the tap, and then, I keep the water flow low as I rinse my hands.
4. I fill up any used milk containers with water and put it on the tomatoes. Apparently they love the calcium. This also rinses the milk containers but doesn't waste the water.
I hope these tips may help other Cheapskaters.
Contributed by Wendy Baker
Extra Library Books
I belong to the Brisbane City Library and they offer an additional 8 eBooks, e-audiobooks and e-magazines at a time in addition to the hard copy books. Often it is quicker and easier to get latest releases electronically too. You can set your own font, font sizes and brightness, so easy to read.
It takes a little time to get initially set up on your tablet\iPad or computer and the librarians are happy to help. Once you are set up it is easy. I am sure that other libraries will be going this way too.
There are more magazine titles than you ever knew existed - plus more! You don't have to buy another magazine again and you can set up reminders so that you get the latest editions as soon as they are released.
Contributed by Toni McDonald
Amazon Wishlist Makes Shipping Cheaper
I used to buy my friends Australian chocolate and post it to them at Christmas. But this year the postage was going to be between $10 and $20 - which is at least 10 times the price of the single chocolate bar.
Instead I asked them for their Amazon wishlists. By doing this, and adding their addresses to my account, I can buy them an item that they really want and have it shipped from Amazon which is much cheaper. They also include a gift wrapping option.
Extra tip: Ask them to send you a wishlist you can edit. This means, if you buy an item on their list and someone else goes to buy the same item, it will let that person know the item has been bought so you are not sending them two of the same item and the present can remain a secret!
Contributed by AnneAdd a Tip3. Share Your Tip
Share your favourite hint or tip that saves money, time and energy and be in the running to win a one-year subscription to The Cheapskate Journal.
Remember, you have to be in it to win it!
Share Your Tip
4. On The Menu
Cath's Honey Mustard Chicken
This is so much better than a jar, and about half the price.
Ingredients:
500g chicken thigh fillets, cubed
1 tbsp honey
2 tsp wholegrain mustard
1/4 cup cream
1 tin cream chicken soup (or homemade equivalent)
Method:
Brown chicken in a non-stick frypan. Combine honey, mustard, cream and soup. Pour over chicken pieces. Simmer for 10 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
Notes: I use whatever cut of chicken I have - thigh or breast, or leftover cooked chicken.
Add more or less honey and mustard to suit your taste. And if you don't have wholegrain mustard - use what you have.
If I don't have cream, I use sour cream or plain yoghurt or evaporated milk (usually MOOed).
If I don't have a tin of cream of chicken soup and don't have time to MOO it, I leave it out and add a little stock instead to thin the sauce.
Next week we will be eating:
Sunday: Roast Lamb
Monday: Honey Mustard Chicken
Tuesday: Pasta Bake
Wednesday: BBQ & Potato bake
Thursday: MOO Pizza
Friday: Curried tuna slice, salad
Saturday: Omelettes
In the fruit bowl: mandarins, oranges
In the cake tin: Caramello Slice
There are over 1,700 budget and family friendly recipes in the Cheapskates Club Recipe File, all contributed by your fellow Cheapskates, so you know they're good.
Add A Recipe
Recipe File Index
5. The $300 A Month Food Challenge
Getting Ready for a No Spend Month
February is our annual no spending month, and while I'd never suggest you don't buy food, I am going to suggest you take the chance to use February as a stock-take and planning month.
Over the next nine days, go through your pantry, fridge and freezer and make a list of everything you have. You might like to note which fresh things need to be used first.
Then make a list of all the meals you can make with those ingredients - breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks/treats.
Then, to keep your shopping at a minimum, make a shopping list of just the things you'll need to buy - milk, bread, fruit and veg to finish the meals on your list. If you think you need meat - stop and have another look at the meal. Do you have another cut you can use instead? Do you have chicken or fish you can use instead? Can you make it a meatless meal?
Remember, this is for February, so 28 breakfasts, 28 lunches and 28 dinners. Easy when you plan, so get started.
And think about how much grocery money you'll be able to add to your slush fund at the end of the month, ready to restock with lots of half-price and discounted food you can buy because you have the cash. And you'll be putting it into a nice, clean, empty pantry, fridge and freezer, and know the food is fresh.
No Spend month is still a way off, but I've put food first, because most of us need time to do the pantry check and make the meal plan. Next week I'll be talking about cleaning and toiletries and not to buy them.
The $300 a Month Food Challenge Forum
The Post that Started it All
6. Cheapskates Buzz
From The Article Archive
30 Minute Meals
A Back-to-School Budget
Deal With the Overspending Habit
This Week's Hot Forum Topics
Moving Forward
Forever Foods - What to add to your stockpile for long-term food storage
2020 Envelope Saving Challenge
Most Popular Blog Posts This Week
MOO Bisquick and the Convenience of MOO Packet Mixes
Gluten Free Ham & Egg Casserole
Living Off Our Stockpile Week 4
7. The Cheapskates Club Show
Join Cath and Hannah live Tuesdays and Thursdays on You Tube at 7.30pm AET
Join us live on YouTube every Tuesday and Thursday and see how we are living debt free, cashed up and laughing - and find out how you can too!
Show Schedule
Tuesday: Around the Kitchen Table - join Cath and Hannah for a cuppa and a chat around the kitchen table as they talk about living the Cheapskates way.
Thursday: Cheapskates in the Kitchen - want to know how to cook delicious, healthy and cheap meals? Watch Cath and Hannah as they create cheapskates style cuisine and share their favourite recipes.
Coming Up
Thursday 23/01/2020 - School Lunchboxes - getting them right
Tuesday 28/01/2020 - Do You Save Money Growing Your Own Grub?
Thursday 30/01/2020 - Top Tips for Organic Food on a Budget
Latest Shows
8. Ask A Question
We have lots of resources to help you as you live the Cheapskates way but if you didn't find the answer to your question in our extensive archives please just drop me a note with your question.
I read and answer all questions, either in an email to you, in my weekly newsletter, the monthly Journal or by creating blog posts and other resources to help you (and other Cheapskaters).
Ask Your Question
9. Join The Cheapskates Club
For just $30 a year, you can join the Cheapskates Club and get exclusive access to the Cheapskate Journal, the monthly e-journal that shows you how to cut the costs of everyday living and still have fun.
Joining the Cheapskates Club gives you 24/7 access to the Members Centre with 1000's of money saving tips and articles.
Click here to join the Cheapskates Club today!
10. Frequently Asked Questions
How do I change my email address?
This one is easy. When you login to the Member's Centre just click on your name at the top of the page to go straight to your profile page where you can update your details, change your password and find your subscription details.
Not a Cheapskates Club member? Then please use the Changing Details form found here to update your email address.
How do I know when my membership should be renewed?
Memberships are active for one year from the date of joining. You will be sent a renewal reminder before your subscription is due to renew. You can also find your membership expiry date on your profile page.
When you login to the Member's Centre just click on your name to go straight to your profile page where you can will find your join date and your expiry date.
What will you do with my email address?
We never rent, trade or sell our email list to anyone for any reason whatsoever. You'll never get an unsolicited email from a stranger as a result of joining this list.
How did I get on this list?
The only way you can get onto our newsletter mailing list is to subscribe yourself. You signed up to receive our Free Newsletter at our Cheapskates Club Web site or are a Platinum Cheapskates Club member.
11. Contact Cheapskates
The Cheapskates Club -
Showing you how to live life
debt free, cashed up and laughing!
PO Box 5077 Studfield Vic 3152
Contact Cheapskates
We have lots of resources to help you as you live the Cheapskates way but if you didn't find the answer to your question in our extensive archives please just drop me a note with your question.
I read and answer all questions, either in an email to you, in my weekly newsletter, the monthly Journal or by creating blog posts and other resources to help you (and other Cheapskaters).
Ask Your Question
9. Join The Cheapskates Club
For just $30 a year, you can join the Cheapskates Club and get exclusive access to the Cheapskate Journal, the monthly e-journal that shows you how to cut the costs of everyday living and still have fun.
Joining the Cheapskates Club gives you 24/7 access to the Members Centre with 1000's of money saving tips and articles.
Click here to join the Cheapskates Club today!
10. Frequently Asked Questions
How do I change my email address?
This one is easy. When you login to the Member's Centre just click on your name at the top of the page to go straight to your profile page where you can update your details, change your password and find your subscription details.
Not a Cheapskates Club member? Then please use the Changing Details form found here to update your email address.
How do I know when my membership should be renewed?
Memberships are active for one year from the date of joining. You will be sent a renewal reminder before your subscription is due to renew. You can also find your membership expiry date on your profile page.
When you login to the Member's Centre just click on your name to go straight to your profile page where you can will find your join date and your expiry date.
What will you do with my email address?
We never rent, trade or sell our email list to anyone for any reason whatsoever. You'll never get an unsolicited email from a stranger as a result of joining this list.
How did I get on this list?
The only way you can get onto our newsletter mailing list is to subscribe yourself. You signed up to receive our Free Newsletter at our Cheapskates Club Web site or are a Platinum Cheapskates Club member.
11. Contact Cheapskates
The Cheapskates Club -
Showing you how to live life
debt free, cashed up and laughing!
PO Box 5077 Studfield Vic 3152
Contact Cheapskates