THRiVING

Welcome to THRiVING – Thrifty Living outlining ways to save, be thrifty and thrive in the process.

Back to School

Top 5 Back to School Savings

Back to school lunches + printable

Naming school belongings

Lunch box notes

Repurposing old school bags with logo

Mum’s Back to School Routine

Shopping

Shopping (and stuff)

Food, clothing, shelter

Buying vs growing your own fruit & vegetables

Buying second hand, first

The lure of the discount grocery outlet store

Change the way you grocery shop forever

6 tips for shopping at the farmer’s market

6 smart strategies to avoid buying ‘stuff’

Cooking Meals

Home cooking – cooking from scratch

Run your kitchen like a restaurant

What’s in my pantry

To menu plan or not to menu plan

High protein, low cab big family meals

Menu planning from the pantry

Why I prefer to cook from ‘scratch’

‘Man sized’ packed lunch ideas

Baking

Home baked vs store bought baked goods

DIY Bread @ Home

Make your own Pizza

Make your own bulk mixes for baking

10 Frugal baking tips

Cleaning

Cleaning your home

Homemade cleaning products

Say NO to cleaning schedules

Laundry

Saving money in the laundry

Easy ways to dry your clothes

Organising

I heart organising

Kitchen organising tips

16 Organising ideas with boxes, baskets and buckets

5 tips to organise your grocery shop & save

Entertainment

Saturday Night Movie Night…at home

Cheap Family Entertainment

Entertainment on a Budget

Gift Giving

Saving money on gift giving

Recycled gift wrapping

Birthdays

Old fashioned birthday fun & laminated cake topper

Frugal and easy birthday high tea

Christmas

Don’t get caught up in the buy, buy, buy mentality of Christmas

$5 and under Christmas gifts from the supermarket

28 homemade Christmas gifts for children’s friends

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