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Reducing the grocery bill

April 23, 2008

I’m searching for inventive and interesting ways to reduce our grocery bills. Not particularly the “101 ways to cook beans” type, but something that will keep me and the hungry hoards inspired. I’ve re-subscribed to Simple Savings which is helping. I saved the subscription fee in the first week (yay me!). There are so many […]

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How we’re reducing our credit card debt

April 22, 2008

Like thousands of other families, we are trying to reduce our credit card debt. In An introduction to credit card woes I mentioned that we have tried this before, but this time I feel like we’re actually going to do it. Here’s why. The first thing we did was sit down together and decide that […]

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Productivity for mums – Using a calendar and diary

April 18, 2008

Earlier this week in Productivity for mums I listed some of the tools I use to help me keep organised. Today’s post provides more information on the first item in my list Use and rely on a calendar and diary. My guess is that every household has at least one calendar floating around. However, just […]

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Organising kids’ artwork

April 16, 2008

Earlier this week on Unclutterer there was a great idea about how to get rid of your adult childs’ clutter. The idea revolved around taking photos of your childs’ things, posting it on Flickr and getting them to sort it online. I have a similar method to keep my young kids’ things under control (before […]

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An introduction to credit card woes

April 15, 2008

Back in the good old days when interest rates were going down instead of up, we made the decision to switch to a home equity loan. You know the ones where your salary goes straight into the loan account and sits there earning interest? You use your credit card for all your bills, then pay […]

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Productivity for mums – The First Part

April 14, 2008

When I was diagnosed with CML, it seems I also caught chronic disorganisedness and forgetfulness. To be fair, it was mostly due to a side-effect of the drug I was taking. But to someone that had been extremely well organised – never forgot an appointment, was always early, always had everything (and everyone else) in […]

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