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Transitioning to a Single Income
Personal household circumstances can change for a range of reasons. The changes may be due to injury, illness or other unfortunate changes that result in the need for one member of the household to cease employment. It may also be due to...
4 Ways to Save on Kids Birthday Parties
Parties can be expensive if we aren't careful, and children’s birthday parties are no exception. We all want to give our little ones the best possible birthday memories, and sometimes the spending can get right out of hand in a flash. Thankfully...
Smart Mummy Savers Beauty Hacks (That Work)
Smart Mummy Savers brings you her tried and tested natural beauty hacks - that work! BEST eye makeup remover: coconut oil. Deodorant: coconut oil + bicarbonate soda (I also add essential oil (like lavender) Skin hydrator: consume 1 Tablespoon...
Changing Your Career After Maternity Leave
I was an unhappy and unmotivated compliance & risk professional. After the birth of my beautiful baby boy, I had 12 months off work on maternity leave, it was during this time I realised how much I truly disliked not only my job but the career...
5 Privacy Settings to Protect Your Family on Facebook
Confession time: I have a love-hate relationship with Facebook. On the one hand, it’s great to be able to connect with so many people at once, stay updated on their lives, and contact them when I need to. On the other hand, I often hesitate to *do*...
How to Consolidate Credit Cards
Credit card debt can be one of those things that sneaks up on you suddenly. You may be doing a great job staying on top of those repayments and only using your credit cards when you absolutely have to, but often it can become all too easy to start...
Ways to Save Money Around the House
Without even realising it, many of us are throwing money down the drain with some of our daily habits at home. It happens through our energy usage, our food waste and as a result of the service providers we choose to utilise. More often than not,...
Opening Up the Renovation Conversation
I was asked to start a blog about building and renovation as I run my own business within the construction industry together with my husband. My background is not in Construction originally. I came into the business five years ago from a change,...
The Biggest Surprises as a Working-from-Home-Mum
I’d always dreamed of being my own boss, naively thinking that working from home meant getting lots of work done while the baby slept, and having a spotless house with all that “extra time” I’d have. It wasn’t long after my first baby was born that...
Tips to Save Energy
It’s a little odd to say, but electricity is a big part of family life. When you think about it, how often do your family use electricity during the day? There’s lighting, electric showers, cookers, computers, televisions and air conditioning units...
