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November 2015 Journal Index
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From Cath's Desk
Hello Cheapskaters, Well this is not the message I had planned to type for this month's Journal. I was planning on raving about our new website and all the wonderful new features, and how..... read more..... Feature Article
A Parent’s Guide to Shielding Your Child from Identity Theft Identity theft is becoming a common issue, not just for adults, but for children too. More and more, parents are discovering that their child’s identity has been compromised and used to..... read more..... |
Cheapskates Tip Store
Non-Wrapping Christmas Gifts I was interested to read about the non-wrapping of Christmas presents. I have made all my children and grandchildren bags out of material with Christmas decorations on..... read more..... Cheaper Cat Food
Approximate $ Savings: $8 per 5 days ($584 a year) Quite by accident, I opened a tin of "human" tuna for my cat. She ate it with much more gusto than the "cat" tuna I had been buying for her..... read more.... |
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A Thoughtful Moment
The Sense of a Goose While the hemisphere is wrong (this is written from the northern hemisphere point of view) the sentiment is the same, and can be applied here, Downunder, just as easily as it can be for or..... read more..... |
Colour Sorted
Yesterday went through the change of season wardrobe sorting, nothing different in that as packing away the winter went on. It was when I was hanging up the summer clothes and that..... read more...... |
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Articles
How to Get Free Meals - Every Week! I'd like to take this opportunity to reassure everyone who has expressed concern that I'm feeding my family *insert derogatory term here* food to save money.... read more..... |
The Dreaded Sock Matching Chore
Sick of spending hours trying to match up and pair all your odd socks? I was. I decided that for some reason they were easier to find when they were dirty and just taken off feet so I use a..... read more..... |
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8 Tips to Protect Your Identity While Holiday Shopping Online
The Christmas season is one of the busiest online shopping times of the year. It’s also one of the most dangerous to your financial safety because online criminals are in full force during.... read more..... |
Christmas Presents with a Difference
Approximate $ Savings: $100+ A couple of years ago our extended family decided to do a MOO (some of the family is into crafting) or op shop Christmas. Getting 20 or so..... read more..... |
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Top 11 Ways to Save Money on Gifts this Christmas
The non-Christmas season can be hard enough. The Christmas season is even more so. Wouldn't' it be great to save some money on gifts these year.? There are so many ways to..... read more..... |
Reduce your Waste to Save
Approximate $ Savings: $40-200 All councils give residents a standard set of bins but some have options to make certain bins bigger or smaller depending on what your..... read more..... |
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6 Ways to Save on Christmas Holiday Travel
Christmas can be expensive. There are gifts to buy, parties to host, and trips to take. When you’re already saddled with other holiday expenses, saving on travel expenses becomes..... read more..... |
Double Duty for the Salad Spinner
After handwashing delicates and woollens, I always spin them in the salad spinner. They dry so much quicker and you can control the speed and severity of the spin. It's amazing how much..... read more..... |
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Dear Cath
This month's questions are about price books and the 7 meals for $30 plan and recipes. read more..... |
Vampires and Aphids both dislike Garlic
Place 2 peeled cloves of garlic into a spray bottle with water. Leave for an hour (or longer) and spray directly onto your roses. Watch the Aphid's disappear within 24 hours. 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..... |
Colouring in a Child's Room Decor
Approximate $ Savings: $100 When my son was born we didn't decorate a nursery, more due to lack of interest rather than lack of finances. However, when my son..... read more..... |
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On the Menu
Two Delicious Christmas Treats read more..... |
From Slipping Bra Straps to Gripping Bra Straps
My aunt told me this tip as I have a problem with my bra straps slipping off my should all the time. Get some Bowl Grip and rub a small amount on..... read more..... |
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Crochet Decorative Wreaths
As you can see from this photograph, I have crocheted a decorative wreath based on a pattern in Attic24 (May Rose Wreath). I really am pleased with the result. I purchased a large..... read more.... |
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DIY Fridge Service
Approximate $ Savings: up to $70 My fridge started making a horrible annoying noise. I took the back off the fridge and there was dirt on the fan that was hitting the inside of the fridge making the noise. I turned off the..... read more.... |