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The Food Garden

October 26, 2009

Now that the weather’s warmer more often than it’s cold, we’ve been tempted out to the food garden. At the moment we’re not getting much in the way of food, although hopefully that will change in the next eight weeks or so.
We have been pinching some leaves off our little iceberg lettuces for salad. I [...]

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Christmas in July

June 24, 2009

It’s nearly that time of year again. Can you believe it? I can’t.
Christmas in July is a bit of fun, especially here in Australia. Our Christmases are usually hot and dusty. Not the ideal time to be enjoying traditional Christmas fare, although we still give it a pretty good go
Not only is [...]

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$21 Challenge Fail – Sort Of

June 9, 2009

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Well, the first week of the Simple Savings $21 Challenge has passed. You can read a bit more about the actual challenge here. And although technically I failed because I spent more than $21, I still came out on top.
In total, I spent $55.05 on food items (not including fruit, veg, [...]

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Big Savings on Groceries

June 2, 2009

Over the last few months our bank balance has been looking sadder than usual the week before payday. I don’t think it’s because we’ve been spending excessively, rather the cost of everything – especially groceries – has been increasing.
The Thinker has been picking up our fruit and veg at the market each week. [...]

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