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I finally managed to find some free time to get my ingredients the other day. The shop carried most of the items I wanted except for Aloe Vera gel (so I ended up just cutting the leaves off my plant for it). (The lady who worked there was hopeless though, which ended up with me [...]

Ever since I moved to Australia, I find myself constantly going “Wtf? $60 for this?? No.Freaking.Way. I can make this myself!”. I always whinged about it but never did anything. I mean, sure, I started trying to grow my veges (I just hope it sprouts fruit before it dies – it’s like a fight against [...]

I’ve recently expanded my vege patch. After the initial fiasco with my chili (and later my basil after the hail incident), I figured, spring is here, might as well restock. So off I went to Bunnings to the garden section and beelined straight to the herbs and vege area. I was surprised to find that [...]

As if I’m not broke enough, I have taken on to online shopping in the last few weeks. I feel I have no choice but to blame my book list for this. You see, books are ridiculously priced here. A paperback costs almost $20-30. A decent book would be around $32. At Target/Big W/Kmart, they [...]

One of the places I like to go shopping for my groceries is Aldi. It is a german supermarket chain and sells everything from furniture to food. It is like a mini hypermarket. Now, I love hypermarkets. It’s got everything I am looking for and more at very affordable prices. However, most hypermarkets sell in [...]

Spent: $250 Allocated Budget: $200 Amount brought forward: -$150 Amount bring forward: -$200 omg…. Excuses Reasons: I had to shout some friends lunch coz they took care of Indy for me when I was away. sigh…

Spent: $200 Allocated Budget: $200 Amount brought forward: -$150 Phew. At least this week looks alot better than last week. I still have that -$150 though..and I have a feeling this coming week isn’t going to look any better. Budget tip: I got slightly sick this week so I chucked everything into a pot and [...]

Spent: $350 Allocated Budget: $200 Crap… In my defence, I spent a chunk of it on my sister’s birthday present. And I just had my own birthday. So the budget now is at -$150. That’s just great. Bargain tip: I bought a whole chicken and chopped it all up instead of buying pieces separately. That [...]

I love bargains. It doesn’t matter if it’s a buy one free one, or a 30% reduction or one of those where you have to collect 5 to get 1 free. You will still see me pause for abit to wonder if it’s worth while. Most of my furniture are second hand or factory seconds. [...]

Well, not so much a vege patch but a few lame pots of mixed herbs and a dying chilli plant. Being a true Asian, I have always thought it would be a great idea to try plant my own vege to save money where I can. So I only buy plants that would allow me [...]