Recessionomics – The economic slowdown during recession. There has been quite a bit of talk this week about the recession being over. I must say I am not convince in the least. Are we supposed to believe that there is going to be a huge change just because governments are saying we are out of [...]
I seem to have hit the proverbial wall in my quest for a debt free life. Perhaps it is Christmas looming or just that, at the moment, I am surrounded but spendaholics that think I am a bit strange. For my sanity, I have been thinking of ways to stay on the frugal track. Always [...]
I received an email the other day from CESI Debt Solutions, asking me to answer a few questions about my frugal journey. They had already did a story called 42 Money Lessons from 19 Very Frugal Bloggers that was picked up by Time.com and now they want to expand it to encompass 100 bloggers. So [...]
I must admit I am having a bit of an identity crisis. I used to work as a stylist, so I used to live fashion then I got tired of the constant need for the new and the very large strain on my finances. This was about three years ago then I started The Lean [...]
An egg is one of the most versatile and inexpensive items we have in our cupboards. We can eat eggs at anytime of the day not only at breakfast. They are high in protein and not so high in calories but do watch the cholesterol. Eggs are easy – they take minutes to make a [...]
I must confess I am unable to pass up a bargain. This trait in me does not make me popular when at airports as I can’t resist the Duty Free section. Every time I go to visit my family in the States I stock up on anything that is cheaper over there. Now that the [...]
Being Lean should not be difficult or time consuming. I have a few tools I keep around the house to make living Lean a bit easier. I have small spatulas in different parts of the house – one in the bathroom to every last bit of skin cream out of jars and one in the [...]
Do you remember when no one wanted to sit next to you at lunch because your Mom made you a stinky egg salad sandwich? So what did you do a the clever age of 10? You chucked it out of course, because you didn’t want to be the kid with the stinky sandwich. Well I [...]
There are a few ways to beat the banks and avoid bank charges. If you are a freelancer like me sometimes you may dance a bit close to the fire when paying your bills. Or you might be aggressively trying to beat your credit card debit by putting all your extra income towards those nasty [...]
Our lives have gotten even busier with this recession. We are paying off debts, working on making extra money, trying not to be made redundant all while looking cool, calm and collected. How on earth do we find the time to cook? The slow cooker to the rescue! There has been a huge resurgence in [...]
Vinegar is the king of the multi taskers. You can use it for cleaning the kitchen, doing laundry, taking care of your pets, in the garden and more. This one very inexpensive item that can do so much more. I discovered the wonderfully informative site called Vinegar Tips. Please have a look, you will be [...]
Apparently it takes 21 days of repetition to make a habit so I am trying to make a habit of bringing my lunch to work. I know the only way to make this work is to find fabulous recipes that don’t take ages in the morning and are as lovely as getting food on the [...]