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causes of overspending and how to avoid it
Do you tend to overspend? Here are some reasons why people overspend and some tips on how to avoid it.
getting the most out of garage sales
If you think Boxing Day sales are a bargain hunter’s adrenalin rush, then wait ’til you start frequenting garage sales! I love a bargain and am loving my new garage sale hobby. These are a few tips I’ve learned on getting the most out of garage sales.
tip tuesday – the great Australian freebie
Like anyone else, I don’t mind a freebie now and then, so I thought I would share the freebies I’ve been getting lately. Since signing up to Free stuff and Free stuff for Parents I’ve received free nappies (we used for travel), a free teddy bear, free feminine hygiene products and a free men’s shaver. [...]
tip tuesday – online catalogues
I’m not a fan of the junk mail, and since we’ve put up a ‘no junk mail’ sticker on our letter box the amount that clogged our box has certainly decreased. However, it can be useful to check out the catalogues every now and then. Rather than dealing with all that paper, you can look [...]
frugal footwear – another case of spending more equals saving more?
I’ve admitted it before: I fail my fellow females when it comes to fashion. An addendum: I’m also not a shoe girl. High heels, ballerina flats, wedges, sneakers, open toe, knee-high boots, sandals, thongs, classic pumps… Yawn. I avoid shoe shops like the plague, just as I want to avoid the freebies that come with [...]
tip tuesday – keeping a restock list
To save time when writing out your shopping list and to avoid forgotten items, keep a restock list handy and jot down things you run out of or things that you need as soon as you start running low or as you run out. The refrigerator or pantry door is a good place to keep [...]
making the most of the end of year sales
End of year sales are a great opportunity to purchase the things that you need at bargain prices. This time is also a credit card company’s favourite time of the year. To get the most out of the end of year sales and walk away with some great bargains without the slap-in-the-face credit card bill [...]
one for the ladies: frugal fashion without op-shopping?
What has fashion got to do with frugal? Nothing probably. It’s just that I’ve been feeling daggy lately, tired of wearing the only two tops (maternity tops at that) that fit me over and over and wanting a wardrobe makeover. As a frugal writer, it’s here that I’m supposed to extol the many virtues of [...]
how to haggle
Do you haggle over the price of goods? My dad was a great haggler. We were always so embarrassed to go shopping with him when we were kids, but he rarely paid full price for things and often walked out with a few bonus freebies thrown in. Now I have no qualms about asking for [...]
bags, west wing, nappies and other miscellanea
I started making a new shopping bag (right) when I went into labour. I got as far as the final French seam at the bottom on that day and had to focus on other things , but I’ve finally found a moment to finish it. I found the pattern for this bag when writing the [...]
