NOVICE RECIPE Less mince for more meatloaf This recipe doubles very nicely.  If doubling use 1 ½ cups oat bran, not the full amount. Serves 4. To cook meatloaf:  pre-heat oven to 120 C. 1 Tin red speckled (sugar) beans, mashed 1 clove of garlic crushed or ½ tsp minced garlic (dried or bottled) 200gm […]

Today I am talking about, organising and cutting through the clutter in your home. We have lived in our house for 20 years, and over this time we have accumulated a ton of junk. We hoard! Sentimental Clutter For instance,  I only just got rid of the baby stuff, although I still have the double pram, as […]

What is envelope budgeting? It is basically dividing your money into different envelopes marked with different categories. When you receive your salary/wages, pay your regular bills online. For example: Rent/bond; Water & Lights; Rates & Taxes; DSTV; Medical aid; Insurance; school fees/ child care if it is over R1000; etc. Then take what is left over and […]

Are you going out tonight? On a Wednesday night I teach a jewellery making class.  We started talking about this new blog and how it was about – among other things – saving money.  One of my students mentioned something I have never heard about. It is called The Entertainment Book. This is apparently something […]

I own it! The importance of simply staying in control of your kitchen cupboard and the freezer, can’t be emphasized enough in helping you stay in control of your budget. Kitchen Inventory I am following a blog called storage solutions 101 and in it the writer, Taylor Spalding Flanery, wrote about decluttering your house and […]