Aussie Frugal Living

Might keep the kids busy and cheap enough that it doesn’t matter as much if it gets mashed together or dries out. Probably use up any stale flour for this.

Bottles can be rollers and cookie cutters used

GIVIT and associated partners - Charities who can accept donations of money and goods to assist those in need, or arrange goods and help. (You will have to be linked in to a support organisation to request items and services)

I’m not sure when this happened but I checked the site again and you can now get Aldi items delivered via Doordash. I don’t know what the delivery costs are like due to not wanting to use Doordash but letting everyone know delivery is now an option.

When accessed on the computer (doesn’t seem to be available on phone) there’s also sorting options for relevance, high to low, and low to high. Would have loved to have one for lowest unit cost but baby steps.

As per title. I really hope it doesn’t get to this but with the energy crisis I figured this is probably relevant again.

Kmart and Big W have cheap options. Please leave some for the homeless! But if you’re really struggling tents can be had as cheaply as $13 with the next rank up being $39.

It goes without saying, please be careful about heating inside your tent. All of the warnings about fire hazards and carbon monoxide apply. Stay safe.

https://www.businessinsider.com/cold-korean-families-moving-tents-2013-1

https://severeweathersurvival.com/camping-out-indoors/

TL;DR: Arrive early to get the marked down meat/fish (and bread) which expires the next day. Freeze the extra.

I’m not organised enough for this and don’t eat these things but hopefully this is useful.

Another tip is to learn the day your local supermarket restocks and shop right before closing the night before. A lot of items will be on clearance.

One bakery used to have a discounted table of day old bread but that was a long time ago and I don’t really see that anymore.

If you don’t drive (and especially while PT is free) buy a wheeled shopping cart from a local $2 shop. You won’t regret this. Some of them are foil lined to help keep items cool as well.

I originally just wanted to blast out in c/Australia that there was help with pets if you are or became homeless.

But now I’m adding extra resources and products that are low cost and don’t require homelessness so it’s become more relevant to this instance. I wish I’d crossposted because now comments will be split but don’t know how to do that after the fact.

I have a feeling a lot of belts will be tightening 🫩 Discuss your strategies here.

How is the money going?

Yeah, me too.

New year. I hope you got something good in the sales

Time has got away from me. You know the deal. Have you had any wins lately? How are you managing to stretch a dollar?

Any repairs, hacks, way to save some money? You know we’re interested

A large portion of my monthly expenses goes towards my car. I'm looking for ways to save money. From what I see:

• Bike more.
• Combine trips with other chores.
• Reduce unnecessary driving.
• Do self maintenance on my vehicle such as synthetic oil and oil filter change, tire change, cabin and air filter change, light change, fuse change in fuse box (e.g., to fix cigarettes outlet), cleaning/detailing, made in Lithuania https://obdeleven.com/ OBD2 scanner to read and reset codes.
• Thrifting parts like tools to do maintenance and parts from junkyard.
• Consider alternative mechanics for better pricing.
• Carpool. Consider using carpool apps such as Kangaride or PopARide to reduce driving expenses.
• Brake less often and let my car roll more often when slowing down.
• Get a mechanic to fix rusting, and find quick and cheap DIY solutions if will wait a long time.
• Carwash at home sometimes. Even if just spraying with water, but not too often as to waste water.
• Avoid driving during rush hour.
• Find cheaper insurance.
• Cruise control on highways.
• Use point cards at gas stations, and credit cards that max cashback.
• Lighten car load.
• Don't rev the engine or drive in bad weather.
• Change spark plugs every 100k.
• Don't idle the vehicle.
• Always bring water when leaving the house. Bring food if driving far. Never buy snacks from gas stations.
• Buy gas from places when prices are low.
• Driving a few KMs farther to save a bit of money on gas is usually not worth it imo.

Not owning a car might be the best solution.

You know what to do.

Here is the place for frugal deals, tips, wins and repairs. Have you found anything that’s good?

Early post for convenience and to not forget.

Wins, tips, posts that might not be enough for a topic - here is where they go!

If you’re having trouble affording sanitary products on top of other essentials

If you’re having trouble affording sanitary products on top of other essentials

In the mid-month of winter, cold are our feet. Buy you some slippers? Drink a hot treat?

Edit: EOFY sales are also on. I’m deciding if there’s anything I genuinely could use and putting it in the basket to think about.

Without including specials, our full basket of 14 items cost $55.35 at Aldi, $58.92 at Woolworths, $59.22 at Coles and the IGA basket was $69.74.

When you take into account the savings from the specials available when we shopped, at Aldi our basket cost $54.44. It was $57.67 at Coles, $58.86 at Woolworths and $67.54 at IGA.

(Posting a few days early to remember)

Winter is coming, bills will be high. Do you have tips to help us get by?

Prices are always rising.

What have you found good for saving a dollar?

Just as a reminder if you’re struggling.

Services like these can help with rent, financial advice, or no interest loans. Please avoid any predatory payday loan companies.

Edit: For the no interest loans I was thinking of Good Shepherd https://goodshep.org.au/services/nils/

Prices are always rising.

What have you found good for saving a dollar?

So after ten to twenty five years of use it seems that most of my pairs of Holeproof Explorers are giving up on me. They're wearing out in such a manner that darning the spots isn't going to cut it anymore. I hear rumours that the company has changed hands and the modern versions just aren't the same quality.

So I'm up for 5-10 pairs of new socks. I hear good things about wool / merino, but buying anything online I'm sceptical of the actual quality once it gets to me. Even temu makes their products look appealing all the way until you open the package.

Given this group is still small and off the marketing radar, anyone got any brand name suggestions, or even stores I should visit, maybe I should be buying wool and a sock knitting machine.

Thanks for your thoughts.