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Frugal Living

Frugal Family: Make Lunches in Bulk. Save time. Save money.

June 16, 2007

It is astounding to me how many mothers complain about having to make lunches each morning while running late or forking out for lunch orders because they had nothing in the cupboards.
Anyone who knows me knows that I prefer the “a little organisation now saves a lot of stress later” approach to life. School [...]

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Frugal Family: Prepackaged Play Lunches

June 10, 2007

Roll-ups, muesli bars, multi-pak chips, le snacks, fruit jelly cups and overpriced cheese sticks. No, no, no! As appealing as they may be to your kids and as convenient for you, these prepackaged snacks are going to quickly run up the grocery bill.
In a perfect world a fresh supply of fruit would always be on [...]

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New Series: The Frugal Family

June 10, 2007

Financial straight-talker Dave Ramsey tells people to “live like nobody else (now) so that you can live like nobody else (later).”
The truth is that life is filled with wealthy individuals on meagre income aswell as those households struggling despite bringing in impressive amounts of cash. In most cases, it really isn’t a matter of what [...]

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7 Tips to Help Your Kids Manage Money

June 7, 2007

Teaching your kids how to manage their money is an important skill that will help them through life.Children need to understand that money is a limited resource and does not simply “grow on trees” or materialise from holes in the wall.
FIDO has compiled a list of 7 tips for parents to help their kids manage [...]

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Click, Print and SAVE MONEY

May 12, 2007

Shop-A-Dockets have been in Australia since 1986, and savvy shoppers have been using them since then.
The great news is that you no longer need to spend a single cent at the supermarket to take advantage of the savings. Did you know you can download the vouchers and print them off at home?
Hotdockets.com.au is the Shop-A-Docket [...]

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