Your Cheapskates CLub Newsletter 32:24
In This Newsletter
1. Cath's Corner
2. From the Tip Store - Cosy Winter Bedtime Warmer; Stretching Hot Chocolate for Winter Warmers; Recycle Your Old Polar Fleece Tops
3. Share Your Tips
4.Special Event: 1 Day in Person Workshop
5. On the Menu - Baked Honey Chicken
6. The $300 a Month Food Challenge - Cost to Buy v Cost to MOO
7. The Weekly MOO Challenge - Mixes
8. Cheapskates Buzz
9. The Handmade Christmas Challenge - Busy Bags Keep Things Moving
10. Ask a Question
11. Join the Cheapskates Club
12. Frequently Asked Questions
13. Contact Details
Hello
What a ride the last three weeks have been! And it had to happen during birthday month!
I am sure you are all aware of the newsletter issues. I'm working on them. I'm doing the best I can. It will take time, and patience on my part and yours.
In the meantime, use the Member's Centre, that's what it is for. And there is nothing in the free weekly newsletter that isn't in the Member's Centre; in fact there is about 1,000 times more in the Member's Centre than you will ever get from the free weekly newsletter.
This is a test newsletter, to see how the "repair" is working. I'm praying that this solution works and we can get back to normal quick sticks.
In the meantime, check in the Member's Forum for detailed updates, and I'll post a summary on Cheapskates Chatter. You'll get more in the Member's Centre, so log in!
Have a great week everyone.
Happy Cheapskating,
Cath
PS: Love our site? We love referrals! Send a note to your favourite newspapers, magazines, radio stations, TV stations, friends and relatives, and tell them about us!
2. From The Tip Store
Spring Fresh Winter Woollies
I found that after the summer months, when it is time to pull on the winter woollies, often they have a stale smell to them. One day I had bought some soap that was on special. I thought of the savings and I stocked up, buying many of them. When I got home of course I didn't have enough room to store them. So I thought what am I going to do? I unwrapped them and placed them amongst my sheets, towels, socks and underwear, jumpers etc. When I open the draws and cupboard doors I still get a lovely smell. I am saving storage space and money because I can still use the soap and just buy more when on special. There really is no waste at all. I have even used the small soaps given out in Hotels/Motels - they are good for your suitcase while away on holidays.
Contributed by Kerran
Cosy Winter Bedtime Warmer
Instead of adding to your winter electricity bill try using a wheat pack in bed instead of your electric blanket. I simply heat it up in the microwave 10 minutes before going to bed and then place it where I usually lie. Depending on if I remember to or not, I also move it around the area I sleep. That way when you first go to bed you are already nice and snuggly warm plus the bonus is that the wheat pack will hold it's heat so you can snuggle up to that as well. This is especially useful if you sleep alone or your partner is away (my partner works away a lot and I miss the extra body heat!).
Contributed by Tina Newlove
Stretching Hot Chocolate for Winter Warmers
Our family in Canberra love hot chocolate in winter. To buy it already made up it can be expensive and it’s quite sweet. Now I buy one container of hot chocolate. Tip it into bowl and whisk in 1/2 a packet of Home Brand cocoa. Everyone enjoys the slightly richer taste and it’s getting to the stage where I can see us using just plain cocoa. Even better with homemade marshmallows
Contributed by Karen Johnson
Recycle Your Old Polar Fleece Tops
Don't throw away your pre-loved polar fleece tops, recycle them instead to make beanies and winter accessories for the family. Children's beanies can be made with ear flaps to keep their ears warm. Add tassels of different colours to sew to the tops of the beanies. Motifs from your old polar fleece tops can be included in your beanie design (see picture). The style and look of your beanie is limited only by your imagination. Also, use the sleeves from the top to make a neck warmer (tubular style scarf), the softness and warmth of the polar fleece will be sure to keep your neck snug and the cold wind out this winter. You may even have enough fabric left over to make some simple gloves. Free patterns on how to make a beanie, neck warmer or gloves can be found on the Internet by doing a simple search on 'How to make a beanie' etc. With the cold weather just around the corner, now is the perfect time to put to good use those old unused polar fleece tops you have lying around. Keep Warm!
Contributed by Kathy
There are more than 12,000 great tips in the Tip Store
3. Share your tips
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!
Submit your tips
4. Special Event: 1 Day in Person All Day Workshop
Join Cath and Hannah on 29th September for a whole day of fun and frugality as they show you how they beat the cost of living crisis and share how you can too!
Come along as Cath shares how she took her family from the brink of financial disaster and discovered that frugality and abundance go hand-in-hand as she mastered the art of living the Cheapskates way.
Hear Hannah share how on just a part-time wage she paid cash for a UK trip, paid cash for her car and bought her first home, all before 25!
They will talk budgets and meal plans, bill paying and saving, how to pay cash for holidays and other things you want and how to pay cash for the things you need as they show you how you can live with abundance on a budget, even during a cost of living crisis.
When: Sunday 29th September 2024
Where: AMRA Victoria Clubrooms, 92 Wills Street, Glen Iris.
Time: 9.00am - 4.30pm
Cost: $155 per person includes all workbooks and guides
BYO lunch. Tea, coffee & iced water provided.
Bookings are essential.
Book here to join us and beat the cost of living crisis
5. On the Menu
Baked Honey Chicken
A few weeks back chicken fillets were cheap - very cheap - so I took advantage of both the sale and a healthy slush fund and stocked up. We really like chicken, but it can get boring very quickly if it's just the same old crumbed schnitzels meal after meal. This Baked Honey Chicken solves the problem. It is tasty, quick and a simple one pan dinner that uses just four basic pantry ingredients. Best of all it can be done in a camp oven over hot coals, or even in an electric frying pan or everyone's favourite craze of the moment the air fryer.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup Dijon style mustard*
1 tsp dried basil
4 chicken breast fillets, skin off**
Method:
Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius. Line a baking dish with foil. Whisk together the honey, mustard and basil in a small mixing bowl. Place the chicken fillets into the baking dish. Pour the sauce over the top to evenly cover the chicken. Bake 30 minutes or until the chicken juices run clear when the chicken is poked with a fork. Serve over steamed rice or steamed vegetables.
Notes:
*We prefer wholegrain mustard so I substitute it for Dijon. I buy the Aldi wholegrain mustard.
**To make chicken fillets go further, I often dice them. Two large chicken breast fillets, diced, will give six serves - five for dinner and one for the freezer - for my family.
If I don't have chicken fillets, I use drumsticks or maryland pieces.
If it is too hot to use the oven, cook the chicken fillets on the barbecue - they're just as tasty and the kitchen won't heat up.
Next week we will be eating:
Sunday: Roast Lamb
Monday: Kransky, potato bake, veg
Tuesday: Spag bol, salad
Wednesday: Corned beef, mash, veg
Thursday: MOO Pizza
Friday: Boston Baked Beans
Saturday: Muffin Surprise
In the fruit bowl: bananas, oranges, mandarins, apples
There are over 1,800 other great money saving meal ideas in the Recipe File
6. The $300 a Month Food Challenge
Cost to Buy v Cost to MOO
A question was asked over in Cheapskates Chatter a couple of weeks ago about finding a cheaper source of GF corn chips, because as the writer said, the flour to make the tortillas to make them is $5/kilo and the grocery budget is tight.
I (gently I hope) pointed out that $5 for a kilo of flour will make the equivalent of six packets of corn chips, keeping $25 in the budget over buying them.
Do you calculate your savings when you MOO things? I always do! I used to do a blog post each week listing what we spent, what we didn't spend and what we "saved" for others to see that MOOing is well worth the effort and that living the Cheapskates way isn't a life of deprivation and misery.
I still keep a record, for my own pleasure, and at the end of the year the savings can add up to more than a full time wage! We wouldn't spend that much because we don't have it to spend, but when someone asks how we can live what appears to be a rather luxurious lifestyle on what is classed as a moderate single person income, it's easy to explain when I have the "what we didn't spend" amounts.
I'll use coffee for example. Wayne has gone back to using the Keep Cup and we are both enjoying an iced coffee in the mornings. I've been making up Iced Coffee Syrup, using expresso from my machine and MOO vanilla extract. Total cost: $3.82 for 1 litre of coffee syrup, that makes 20 iced coffees (I use 50ml per drink and yes, I have a little measure I use). Our iced coffees cost just 80 cents each (200ml milk costs 60c, 50ml syrup is 20c). To buy 14 iced lattes would cost $86.80 - way out of our budget, although I am sure there are folk who don't even realise they are spending that much on something as insignificant as a coffee. Often these are the people who aren't necessarily struggling, but who say they can't build savings.
Between the two of us, over seven mornings, we didn't spend $75.60 on iced coffee this week, and yes, we have been travelling!
That's just one example of how living the Cheapskates way and getting into the habit of MOOing what we want, like and need allows us to live a much more affluent lifestyle without the debt and the expense.
Next time you are struggling with your grocery bill, take a look at what is on your shopping list. Hopefully it is full of ingredients, and you can use those ingredients to MOO the luxuries you crave as you live the Cheapskates way.
The $300 a Month Food Challenge
The Post that Started it All
7. The Weekly MOO Challenge
Mixes
Before we left for our trip, I spend an hour refilling the various mix jars in the pantry, using ingredients already on hand.
It really pays to take a little time to whip up a batch of Taco Seasoning, or Hot Chocolate Drink Mix (that we enjoyed every night around the campfire), or KFC Coating or fajita seasoning. These are all things that are ridiculous prices to buy. You may only pay$1.45 for a packet of taco seasoning, but do the sums - the per kilo cost is beyond ridiculous at on average $100 per kilo! Don't believe me, jump online and check out the unit price at Coles or Woolworths.
I know that buying the spices and herbs to whip up a bulk batch didn't cost anywhere near that, and there are spices and herbs that can be used for other recipes.
The Recipe File has lots of mix ideas for all types of seasonings that are very easy to whip up, use pantry ingredients and cost a fraction of the price per kilo. You'll find ingredient lists and instructions for:
All Purpose Seasoning
White Sauce Mix with variations
McMum's Breakfast Sausage Patty Seasoning
Celery Salt
Garlic Salt
Cream of Soup Mix
Curry Pasta & Sauce Mix
Taco Seasoning
Fajita Seasoning
French Onion Soup Mix
Garam Masala
Curry Powder
Pickling Spice
Italian Seasoned Salt
KFC Coating
Tandoori Seasoning
Old Bay Seasoning Mix
Season Salt
Shake n Bake
Spaghetti Sauce Mix
And then there are the baking mixes - for cakes, muffins, waffles, crumbles, pancakes and more.
Yes, you can buy mixes for all these things but they cost a lot. If you are adding the packet versions to your shopping trolley, your grocery dollar won't go far at all.
Check your pantry and list the ingredients you have, then check the Mixes Recipe File to see what's on your list that you can MOO. You'll save time and a whole lot of money.
Get in on the fun and discussions here.
8. Cheapskates Buzz
In the Article Archive
Smart Money Moves for Busy Boomers Who Don’t Plan to Retire
Taking Care of Me (or You)
TVP – a Meat Budget Friend
In the Forum
Crazy Cake
Dehydrate, How We All Use It
Dehydrating for Shelf Stable Food Storage
9. The Handmade Christmas Challenge
Travelling means a lot of time sitting in the car. I kept my hands busy by crocheting lots of dishcloths, shower pouffs and face scrubbies to add to the present box.
Before we left I packed a bag with balls of cotton, my crochet hooks, a pair of scissors and a little folder of patterns to keep me inspired.
It's amazing what you can get done when you can't do anything else, and now dishcloths have been crossed off the present list.
Do you knit or crochet in the car when you're a passenger? Do you take a busy bag with you when you travel?
Don't forget to check in for our Make It Monday show and tell over at Cheapskates Chatter, we'd love to see what you've made.
2024 Handmade Christmas
10. 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
11. Join the Cheapskates Club
During August you can join the Cheapskates Club for just $25 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 for a full year.
That's unlimited 24/7 access to EVERYTHING in the Member's Centre!
Click here to join the Cheapskates Club today!
12. Frequently Asked Questions
How do I change my email address?
This one is easy. Members can update their email address or any other details by clicking on "Edit Profile" directly under their membership number after they have logged in to the Member's Centre.
How do I know when my membership should be renewed?
When your login to the Member's Centre you can check how many days of membership you have left on your profile page. Just click on your name to go straight to your profile page where you can update your details, change your password and email address and check your subscription details.
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.
Read our privacy policy
How Did You Get on Our List?
You signed up to receive our Free Newsletter at our Cheapskates Club Web site or are a Platinum Cheapskates Club member
13. Contact DetailsThe Cheapskates Club -
Showing you how to live life
debt free, cashed up and laughing!
PO Box 5077 Studfield Vic 3152
www.cheapskatesclub.net
1. Cath's Corner
2. From the Tip Store - Cosy Winter Bedtime Warmer; Stretching Hot Chocolate for Winter Warmers; Recycle Your Old Polar Fleece Tops
3. Share Your Tips
4.Special Event: 1 Day in Person Workshop
5. On the Menu - Baked Honey Chicken
6. The $300 a Month Food Challenge - Cost to Buy v Cost to MOO
7. The Weekly MOO Challenge - Mixes
8. Cheapskates Buzz
9. The Handmade Christmas Challenge - Busy Bags Keep Things Moving
10. Ask a Question
11. Join the Cheapskates Club
12. Frequently Asked Questions
13. Contact Details
Hello
What a ride the last three weeks have been! And it had to happen during birthday month!
I am sure you are all aware of the newsletter issues. I'm working on them. I'm doing the best I can. It will take time, and patience on my part and yours.
In the meantime, use the Member's Centre, that's what it is for. And there is nothing in the free weekly newsletter that isn't in the Member's Centre; in fact there is about 1,000 times more in the Member's Centre than you will ever get from the free weekly newsletter.
This is a test newsletter, to see how the "repair" is working. I'm praying that this solution works and we can get back to normal quick sticks.
In the meantime, check in the Member's Forum for detailed updates, and I'll post a summary on Cheapskates Chatter. You'll get more in the Member's Centre, so log in!
Have a great week everyone.
Happy Cheapskating,
Cath
PS: Love our site? We love referrals! Send a note to your favourite newspapers, magazines, radio stations, TV stations, friends and relatives, and tell them about us!
2. From The Tip Store
Spring Fresh Winter Woollies
I found that after the summer months, when it is time to pull on the winter woollies, often they have a stale smell to them. One day I had bought some soap that was on special. I thought of the savings and I stocked up, buying many of them. When I got home of course I didn't have enough room to store them. So I thought what am I going to do? I unwrapped them and placed them amongst my sheets, towels, socks and underwear, jumpers etc. When I open the draws and cupboard doors I still get a lovely smell. I am saving storage space and money because I can still use the soap and just buy more when on special. There really is no waste at all. I have even used the small soaps given out in Hotels/Motels - they are good for your suitcase while away on holidays.
Contributed by Kerran
Cosy Winter Bedtime Warmer
Instead of adding to your winter electricity bill try using a wheat pack in bed instead of your electric blanket. I simply heat it up in the microwave 10 minutes before going to bed and then place it where I usually lie. Depending on if I remember to or not, I also move it around the area I sleep. That way when you first go to bed you are already nice and snuggly warm plus the bonus is that the wheat pack will hold it's heat so you can snuggle up to that as well. This is especially useful if you sleep alone or your partner is away (my partner works away a lot and I miss the extra body heat!).
Contributed by Tina Newlove
Stretching Hot Chocolate for Winter Warmers
Our family in Canberra love hot chocolate in winter. To buy it already made up it can be expensive and it’s quite sweet. Now I buy one container of hot chocolate. Tip it into bowl and whisk in 1/2 a packet of Home Brand cocoa. Everyone enjoys the slightly richer taste and it’s getting to the stage where I can see us using just plain cocoa. Even better with homemade marshmallows
Contributed by Karen Johnson
Recycle Your Old Polar Fleece Tops
Don't throw away your pre-loved polar fleece tops, recycle them instead to make beanies and winter accessories for the family. Children's beanies can be made with ear flaps to keep their ears warm. Add tassels of different colours to sew to the tops of the beanies. Motifs from your old polar fleece tops can be included in your beanie design (see picture). The style and look of your beanie is limited only by your imagination. Also, use the sleeves from the top to make a neck warmer (tubular style scarf), the softness and warmth of the polar fleece will be sure to keep your neck snug and the cold wind out this winter. You may even have enough fabric left over to make some simple gloves. Free patterns on how to make a beanie, neck warmer or gloves can be found on the Internet by doing a simple search on 'How to make a beanie' etc. With the cold weather just around the corner, now is the perfect time to put to good use those old unused polar fleece tops you have lying around. Keep Warm!
Contributed by Kathy
There are more than 12,000 great tips in the Tip Store
3. Share your tips
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!
Submit your tips
4. Special Event: 1 Day in Person All Day Workshop
Join Cath and Hannah on 29th September for a whole day of fun and frugality as they show you how they beat the cost of living crisis and share how you can too!
Come along as Cath shares how she took her family from the brink of financial disaster and discovered that frugality and abundance go hand-in-hand as she mastered the art of living the Cheapskates way.
Hear Hannah share how on just a part-time wage she paid cash for a UK trip, paid cash for her car and bought her first home, all before 25!
They will talk budgets and meal plans, bill paying and saving, how to pay cash for holidays and other things you want and how to pay cash for the things you need as they show you how you can live with abundance on a budget, even during a cost of living crisis.
When: Sunday 29th September 2024
Where: AMRA Victoria Clubrooms, 92 Wills Street, Glen Iris.
Time: 9.00am - 4.30pm
Cost: $155 per person includes all workbooks and guides
BYO lunch. Tea, coffee & iced water provided.
Bookings are essential.
Book here to join us and beat the cost of living crisis
5. On the Menu
Baked Honey Chicken
A few weeks back chicken fillets were cheap - very cheap - so I took advantage of both the sale and a healthy slush fund and stocked up. We really like chicken, but it can get boring very quickly if it's just the same old crumbed schnitzels meal after meal. This Baked Honey Chicken solves the problem. It is tasty, quick and a simple one pan dinner that uses just four basic pantry ingredients. Best of all it can be done in a camp oven over hot coals, or even in an electric frying pan or everyone's favourite craze of the moment the air fryer.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup Dijon style mustard*
1 tsp dried basil
4 chicken breast fillets, skin off**
Method:
Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius. Line a baking dish with foil. Whisk together the honey, mustard and basil in a small mixing bowl. Place the chicken fillets into the baking dish. Pour the sauce over the top to evenly cover the chicken. Bake 30 minutes or until the chicken juices run clear when the chicken is poked with a fork. Serve over steamed rice or steamed vegetables.
Notes:
*We prefer wholegrain mustard so I substitute it for Dijon. I buy the Aldi wholegrain mustard.
**To make chicken fillets go further, I often dice them. Two large chicken breast fillets, diced, will give six serves - five for dinner and one for the freezer - for my family.
If I don't have chicken fillets, I use drumsticks or maryland pieces.
If it is too hot to use the oven, cook the chicken fillets on the barbecue - they're just as tasty and the kitchen won't heat up.
Next week we will be eating:
Sunday: Roast Lamb
Monday: Kransky, potato bake, veg
Tuesday: Spag bol, salad
Wednesday: Corned beef, mash, veg
Thursday: MOO Pizza
Friday: Boston Baked Beans
Saturday: Muffin Surprise
In the fruit bowl: bananas, oranges, mandarins, apples
There are over 1,800 other great money saving meal ideas in the Recipe File
6. The $300 a Month Food Challenge
Cost to Buy v Cost to MOO
A question was asked over in Cheapskates Chatter a couple of weeks ago about finding a cheaper source of GF corn chips, because as the writer said, the flour to make the tortillas to make them is $5/kilo and the grocery budget is tight.
I (gently I hope) pointed out that $5 for a kilo of flour will make the equivalent of six packets of corn chips, keeping $25 in the budget over buying them.
Do you calculate your savings when you MOO things? I always do! I used to do a blog post each week listing what we spent, what we didn't spend and what we "saved" for others to see that MOOing is well worth the effort and that living the Cheapskates way isn't a life of deprivation and misery.
I still keep a record, for my own pleasure, and at the end of the year the savings can add up to more than a full time wage! We wouldn't spend that much because we don't have it to spend, but when someone asks how we can live what appears to be a rather luxurious lifestyle on what is classed as a moderate single person income, it's easy to explain when I have the "what we didn't spend" amounts.
I'll use coffee for example. Wayne has gone back to using the Keep Cup and we are both enjoying an iced coffee in the mornings. I've been making up Iced Coffee Syrup, using expresso from my machine and MOO vanilla extract. Total cost: $3.82 for 1 litre of coffee syrup, that makes 20 iced coffees (I use 50ml per drink and yes, I have a little measure I use). Our iced coffees cost just 80 cents each (200ml milk costs 60c, 50ml syrup is 20c). To buy 14 iced lattes would cost $86.80 - way out of our budget, although I am sure there are folk who don't even realise they are spending that much on something as insignificant as a coffee. Often these are the people who aren't necessarily struggling, but who say they can't build savings.
Between the two of us, over seven mornings, we didn't spend $75.60 on iced coffee this week, and yes, we have been travelling!
That's just one example of how living the Cheapskates way and getting into the habit of MOOing what we want, like and need allows us to live a much more affluent lifestyle without the debt and the expense.
Next time you are struggling with your grocery bill, take a look at what is on your shopping list. Hopefully it is full of ingredients, and you can use those ingredients to MOO the luxuries you crave as you live the Cheapskates way.
The $300 a Month Food Challenge
The Post that Started it All
7. The Weekly MOO Challenge
Mixes
Before we left for our trip, I spend an hour refilling the various mix jars in the pantry, using ingredients already on hand.
It really pays to take a little time to whip up a batch of Taco Seasoning, or Hot Chocolate Drink Mix (that we enjoyed every night around the campfire), or KFC Coating or fajita seasoning. These are all things that are ridiculous prices to buy. You may only pay$1.45 for a packet of taco seasoning, but do the sums - the per kilo cost is beyond ridiculous at on average $100 per kilo! Don't believe me, jump online and check out the unit price at Coles or Woolworths.
I know that buying the spices and herbs to whip up a bulk batch didn't cost anywhere near that, and there are spices and herbs that can be used for other recipes.
The Recipe File has lots of mix ideas for all types of seasonings that are very easy to whip up, use pantry ingredients and cost a fraction of the price per kilo. You'll find ingredient lists and instructions for:
All Purpose Seasoning
White Sauce Mix with variations
McMum's Breakfast Sausage Patty Seasoning
Celery Salt
Garlic Salt
Cream of Soup Mix
Curry Pasta & Sauce Mix
Taco Seasoning
Fajita Seasoning
French Onion Soup Mix
Garam Masala
Curry Powder
Pickling Spice
Italian Seasoned Salt
KFC Coating
Tandoori Seasoning
Old Bay Seasoning Mix
Season Salt
Shake n Bake
Spaghetti Sauce Mix
And then there are the baking mixes - for cakes, muffins, waffles, crumbles, pancakes and more.
Yes, you can buy mixes for all these things but they cost a lot. If you are adding the packet versions to your shopping trolley, your grocery dollar won't go far at all.
Check your pantry and list the ingredients you have, then check the Mixes Recipe File to see what's on your list that you can MOO. You'll save time and a whole lot of money.
Get in on the fun and discussions here.
8. Cheapskates Buzz
In the Article Archive
Smart Money Moves for Busy Boomers Who Don’t Plan to Retire
Taking Care of Me (or You)
TVP – a Meat Budget Friend
In the Forum
Crazy Cake
Dehydrate, How We All Use It
Dehydrating for Shelf Stable Food Storage
9. The Handmade Christmas Challenge
Travelling means a lot of time sitting in the car. I kept my hands busy by crocheting lots of dishcloths, shower pouffs and face scrubbies to add to the present box.
Before we left I packed a bag with balls of cotton, my crochet hooks, a pair of scissors and a little folder of patterns to keep me inspired.
It's amazing what you can get done when you can't do anything else, and now dishcloths have been crossed off the present list.
Do you knit or crochet in the car when you're a passenger? Do you take a busy bag with you when you travel?
Don't forget to check in for our Make It Monday show and tell over at Cheapskates Chatter, we'd love to see what you've made.
2024 Handmade Christmas
10. 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
11. Join the Cheapskates Club
During August you can join the Cheapskates Club for just $25 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 for a full year.
That's unlimited 24/7 access to EVERYTHING in the Member's Centre!
Click here to join the Cheapskates Club today!
12. Frequently Asked Questions
How do I change my email address?
This one is easy. Members can update their email address or any other details by clicking on "Edit Profile" directly under their membership number after they have logged in to the Member's Centre.
How do I know when my membership should be renewed?
When your login to the Member's Centre you can check how many days of membership you have left on your profile page. Just click on your name to go straight to your profile page where you can update your details, change your password and email address and check your subscription details.
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.
Read our privacy policy
How Did You Get on Our List?
You signed up to receive our Free Newsletter at our Cheapskates Club Web site or are a Platinum Cheapskates Club member
13. Contact DetailsThe Cheapskates Club -
Showing you how to live life
debt free, cashed up and laughing!
PO Box 5077 Studfield Vic 3152
www.cheapskatesclub.net
The Cheapskates Club
Showing you how you can live life debt free, cashed up and laughing for 23 years
Join the Cheapskates Club today
www.cheapskatesclub.net
Showing you how you can live life debt free, cashed up and laughing for 23 years
Join the Cheapskates Club today
www.cheapskatesclub.net