tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post785170075755758648..comments2024-03-28T18:49:20.555+11:00Comments on My Abundant Life: This Week's Frugal Tasks 7th February 2015Wendy Gowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-75474482075081151072015-02-14T11:14:18.514+11:002015-02-14T11:14:18.514+11:00I haven't checked their prices for rice. Cole...I haven't checked their prices for rice. Coles had 10 kilo bags of rice for $7 just over a year ago. We bought two as we knew our income would reduce last year ( good for budget meals ).. I'm now halfway through the second bag.Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-42171242393657636802015-02-13T22:09:47.229+11:002015-02-13T22:09:47.229+11:00Hi Wendy - so excited bought my easiyo today and g...Hi Wendy - so excited bought my easiyo today and got the first batch going. Do you recommend Hindu imports in dandenong for rice? Thanks, Christina Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-40525199524898546612015-02-12T17:19:50.685+11:002015-02-12T17:19:50.685+11:00Thanks wendy it was that post that inspired me to ...Thanks wendy it was that post that inspired me to get the easiyo! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-10111827138482552872015-02-12T16:39:59.401+11:002015-02-12T16:39:59.401+11:00Christina, I have a recipe here for making yoghur...Christina, I have a recipe here for making yoghurt with the Easiyo. It costs just over $1 a kilo. It's in the recipe section at the toip of the blog.Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-37123263099403390612015-02-12T15:14:21.279+11:002015-02-12T15:14:21.279+11:00Thanks for the great tips. Looking forward to the ...Thanks for the great tips. Looking forward to the wedding post as well.<br />Some other frugal things I’ve done this week along with our budget are:<br />*Rolling all my superannuation into one (so easy on the My Gov website)<br />*Trying the Curried Rice Salad recipe from the free Cheapskates recipe file. This is much better value and healthier than $1-$3 side dish sachets (i.e. satay rice, alfredo pasta etc) that I normally buy from Coles. My fiance enjoyed the bigger portion after his footy training! And I had some left overs for lunch.<br />*Substituting meat for tuna patties. This was a hit!<br />*Thinking about buying an Easiyo. I didn’t know about these but we love yoghurt and spend about $15-$20 a week on it.<br />*Cleaned out my pantry, and did a stocktake of items. <br />*Started writing a menu plan/meal ideas for next month.<br />*Found out about my local NQR store and will be visiting this store & Aldi on the weekend to stock up on some staples. <br />*Got given a GIANT zucchini from my neighbour and found a great recipe for zucchini slice. I can make without buying extras for another dinner.<br />Christina<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-74692353642010706432015-02-12T13:00:14.108+11:002015-02-12T13:00:14.108+11:00Dove soap is often $1 a bar at Aldi. My daughter a...Dove soap is often $1 a bar at Aldi. My daughter asks for the Rimmel gift pack for Christmas, which contains mascara, eyeliner, lipstick and nail varnish. $15 at Chemist Warehouse, $20 at Target or Priceline. She's happy and it seems to be good value. KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-67425385048026818522015-02-12T12:21:31.734+11:002015-02-12T12:21:31.734+11:00Aly, I was a big fan of the $2 shop wrapping pape...Aly, I was a big fan of the $2 shop wrapping paper for birthdays etc. I think it sold for 4 sheets for $2.Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-22882781826103078292015-02-12T12:19:21.716+11:002015-02-12T12:19:21.716+11:00Hi Christina and welcome to my blog. I'll be ...Hi Christina and welcome to my blog. I'll be doing a wedding post sometime this year as another reader is getting married next year too.<br /><br />Please feel free to post your frugal tasks list each week. We love to share and help each other.<br /><br />Woolworths had packets of four bars of Dove soap on sale for $3.69 from memory. I think it was late last year. .They didn't have much stock left when I got there so I cleared the shelf then got a rain check for another 10 packets. I have a year to redeem this.<br /><br />Chemist Warehouse and the stalls in the middle od shopping centre aisleways occasionally have mascara on sale. It's generally older stock. Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-50164493659295157882015-02-12T09:45:55.411+11:002015-02-12T09:45:55.411+11:00Hi Wendy, I love your blog & tips! I'm 28 ...Hi Wendy, I love your blog & tips! I'm 28 and live with my fiance - we are saving for our wedding early next year. We would like to do this debt free. And I'm so excited to find out more tips and ways to live that will help us do this. I'll be making your washing powder & miracle spray this weekend. Also will be doing our monthly food shop. We worked out our income & current expenses last night - WOW what an eye opener! What I love most about your blog, is that you love & appreciate what you do have rather than being focused on what you don't have (which is why I think so many people are miserable). Would be interested to know where you buy your Dove soap and Maybelline mascara on sale (I live in South East suburbs also). Looking forward to your next post - Christina xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-49391053803505597432015-02-11T21:38:24.852+11:002015-02-11T21:38:24.852+11:00Oh so many things you can use to decorate the pape...Oh so many things you can use to decorate the paper. Wendy I too had never thought of using plain paper.....me I usually go for the 50c sheets at The Reject shop. Tied up with a colourful ribbon, with pretty pictures cut from magazines, or DD4 with some stamps of finger painting it will look a real treat .......fingers crossed<br /><br />AlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-53785277652128403202015-02-11T17:27:03.141+11:002015-02-11T17:27:03.141+11:00Good to see you back Linda. It's true that yo...Good to see you back Linda. It's true that you don't need toxic chemicals to keep a home tidy. It sounds like you have been very busy. Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-42299337028906782862015-02-11T17:15:06.121+11:002015-02-11T17:15:06.121+11:00Hi Wendy,
It is good to be able to read your post...Hi Wendy, <br />It is good to be able to read your posts again. This last week has seen Hubby moving house whilst I went interstate to help out sick parents. I got home in time to clean the old place and to start unpacking...I am still working on this lol we moved one week ago today. <br />I am just writing to tell you how my cleaning of the unit was done with vinegar, bicarb, a few drops of eucalyptus and a squirt of dish washing detergent... lol not all at once though (I had the liquid concoction of dish washing detergent eucalyptus and vinegar and water,and the paste of bicarb and eucalyptus and water)<br />I cleaned everything with these...windows, mirrors, oven, cupboards, floors, walls, bathroom, laundry and today had the inspection and handed the keys back with a full bond return and a comment on how wonderfully clean the place looked. <br />Simple works well and is cheap... I think this is proof it works..<br />Linda<br /><br />Ps... absolutely love the bread and apron..... Elsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558341595571223958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-48897380706421455872015-02-10T14:00:01.808+11:002015-02-10T14:00:01.808+11:00Will do it in the next week or so Susan.Will do it in the next week or so Susan.Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-47605349775818409712015-02-10T13:58:25.932+11:002015-02-10T13:58:25.932+11:00Hi Wendy.
Hope you are having a wonderful week! ...Hi Wendy. <br /><br />Hope you are having a wonderful week! <br />I love the apron and hat,it is so cute and will make a terrific present. <br />I'm wondering whether you could post your recipe for white choc and raspberry muffins? <br />I remember seeing them somewhere on your blog, but i dont think there was a recipe for them. <br /><br />SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-89813621285497616062015-02-09T15:45:50.794+11:002015-02-09T15:45:50.794+11:00I got a table spoon measure from the op shop for 1...I got a table spoon measure from the op shop for 10 cents for my washing powder, sometimes they have formula scoops too.Janine 16https://www.blogger.com/profile/12355965470722258834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-66386766951431664352015-02-09T15:08:41.479+11:002015-02-09T15:08:41.479+11:00Baby formula scoops are a good size. I wish I'...Baby formula scoops are a good size. I wish I'd kept some from years gone by.Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-48106465150161091552015-02-09T10:37:36.684+11:002015-02-09T10:37:36.684+11:00Post Christmas discounted puddings are a default m...Post Christmas discounted puddings are a default meal in Summer when I can't be bothered to cook. 2 litres of homemade custard with the remainder then potted up into tubs for lunchboxes or snacking. K<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-65797420675158503682015-02-09T10:13:13.855+11:002015-02-09T10:13:13.855+11:00I use a scoop from a old baby formula tin, so it&#...I use a scoop from a old baby formula tin, so it's only small. Hubby just doesn't think it's enough to clean clothes even though I have told him numerous times. It's only once or twice a week he does a load so I shouldn't complain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-28337403575708082952015-02-08T21:13:56.499+11:002015-02-08T21:13:56.499+11:00Hi Maggies and thankyou for your frugal list.
It ...Hi Maggies and thankyou for your frugal list.<br /><br />It just doesn't seem like the right weather for eating plum pudding. I thought if I froze it Darren could have it in Winter with hot custard.Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-5762716376950324062015-02-08T18:05:07.195+11:002015-02-08T18:05:07.195+11:00used the warm up water from the shower and kitchen...used the warm up water from the shower and kitchen to water the indoor plants, and the pots outside<br />baked bread, cooked all meals from scratch<br />had roast chicken 1 night, then froze enough for 4 meals, plus used the carcass for chicken soup last night<br />shared a cup of coffee with DH when we did the shopping on Tuesday, and stuck to the shopping list that day too<br />made yoghurt<br />re-organised the kitchen cupboards and found several things I had been looking for since we moved in lol<br />dried all the washing outside<br />I have 2 plum puddings in the cupboard so freezing portions is a good idea, I usually only do it after eating some Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927294848415448775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-66188139622996361112015-02-08T13:59:09.958+11:002015-02-08T13:59:09.958+11:00I'd never bought plain wrapping paper before l...I'd never bought plain wrapping paper before last Christmas. I'm so glad I did. Mind you, I won't need any more for about 5 years or more.Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-43634888931239977532015-02-08T13:56:45.693+11:002015-02-08T13:56:45.693+11:00Kathryn, have you tried using a smaller scoop or ...Kathryn, have you tried using a smaller scoop or a tablespoon ?Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-7741150351023779082015-02-08T13:55:23.374+11:002015-02-08T13:55:23.374+11:00Tania, I use microfibre cloths too but the face w...Tania, I use microfibre cloths too but the face washers are free and too old for the bathroom. The ones pictured were used by the girls when they were younger.<br /><br />I wish I lived closer to you for the friendship and the jarsWendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-59329954247027905362015-02-08T09:09:32.840+11:002015-02-08T09:09:32.840+11:00Hi Wendy
I have the exact same kids apron and ch...Hi Wendy<br /> <br />I have the exact same kids apron and chef's hat to make up for my DD4 put away to make for this Christmas. Yours turned out beautifully. <br /><br />I have to agree with Annabel about how your bread looks so fantastic......mine never looks like this.<br /><br />This week I did a few frugal tasks and one that made me think of you and Annabel when I got it<br /><br />*bought plain silver and gold wrapping paper at 75% off so I we can decorate with a few simple items to pretty it up (this made me think of you both) Normally I would not get those colours but for 50cents for 10m I purchased 6 rolls<br /><br />* lined dried all the washing<br /><br />* save my fruit an veg plastic bags for veggie scraps for friends chooks<br /><br />*purchased pantene shampoo and conditioner for less than half price<br /><br />*switched the tv off at the wall so that standby is not on<br /><br />*had no tv whilst DD4 was at school<br /><br />*baked items to freeze for school lunches<br /><br />*started a menu plan<br /><br />*DP made a batch of spaghetti for friends coming for dinner and we had enough left over to freeze for 2 meals for DD4 and I when he is at work<br /><br />*saved some jars that had finished being used<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing what I can get done this week. A little bit of baking for both the school canteen and myself at home hopefully<br /><br />Wishing everyone a fantastic frugal week<br /><br />AlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-33186010291698702942015-02-07T23:11:15.636+11:002015-02-07T23:11:15.636+11:00Not much this week. But I got to pick some apples ...Not much this week. But I got to pick some apples off the fruit trees at my work place (it use to be a residential home). They are so delicious. I am going to get some more if the birds don't get them first. Got some cheap vegies at a market just as they were closing. Took lunch most days. Took my water bottle everywhere. Started riding my bike again. Made a slice for "play lunches". Will hopefully get more time this week to do things.Janine 16https://www.blogger.com/profile/12355965470722258834noreply@blogger.com