The Thrifty Mama's Guide to More Life for Less!

I am accused of being tight by people because I don't waste money in the same way they do - this doesn’t worry me but actually being stingy, scungy, whatever is not good for anyone. I am talking about little or big things you can do which may impact negatively on other people’s lives or your own, involves fraud, setting a bad example for your children or is just plain stealing.

You often see streaks of this behaviour in the newly frugal, filling up their pockets with sugar sachets ...

OK so it’s world Breastfeeding Week so here’s a little post from The Thrifty Mama and The Dull Roar Philosophy on Breast feeding.
Let’s take a couple of things as read: Breastmilk is the perfect milk for babies. It can be tricky to establish. If you are unable to breastfeed I don’t judge you for it or think you are compromising your child or your womanhood.
Right now those elephants in the room have been banished let’s get back to why I like it.

• The milk is free. Have you

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I support buying locally, especially for fresh food. I am also against buying rubbishy items on the Internet simply because hey look good and are cheap to purchase. They are nearly always a poor proposition as they don’t work or break and then end up in landfill wasting resources, time and money. Then you have to buy another one.
HOWEVER I am also a tightwad so if something is good quality and saves me a substantial amount of money or I can’t source it locally and it is something I need ...

OK so maybe today's blog title isn't punchy but hey we're all parents or parents to be and sometimes looking reasonable is the best we can hope for. It sure beats having weetbix in your hair and snot on your trousers.
I am generally a low maintanence girl when it comes to beauty products. I use a microfibre cloth to wash my face or I oil cleanse both of which work well for me. Once or twice a week I use a Burt's Bees exfoliating scrub( I got it with a Myer voucher I earned from surveys) and ...

I have had a shocker of a week with a particularly nasty virus brought home by our eldest son knocking the stuffing out of us all and leaving me feeling like my brain is a marshmallow sitting in a saucer of soapy water. Suddenly though I feel fighting fit and restless which is wonderful but being at present 5am, a little cold and lonely (soon to be hungry I feel).

Never mind, it gives me a good opportunity to catch up on overdue blogs such as this one! This week my focus is on getting ...