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A New Budget Won’t Help You If You Don’t Earn Enough Money

Posted on January 8, 2018August 10, 2020by Vanessa Smith
A New Budget Won't Help You If You Don't Earn Enough Money

There were some really great threads on Twitter recently talking about budgets, being poor, and associated such type things.     I’ve always thought this & so few people will “admit” it. When you’re living on not enough money to cover cheap rent & basic bills, your problem isn’t a budget, it’s lack of quantity […]

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2017 – The Year of Extreme Finance and Insurance Adulting

Posted on December 12, 2017June 22, 2020by Vanessa Smith
2017 - The Year of Extreme Finance and Insurance Adulting

As you may know, I’ve been looking into not only insurances, but also super and general finance “stuff” over at least half of 2017. I thought I’d share my experience of this. Also, like everything I blog about on this blog, it’s just my personal experience and this is not an area where I am qualified, […]

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The Stock Shop

Posted on June 8, 2017June 26, 2017by Vanessa Smith

I used to post my grocery shopping on here pretty often. It all started with my very tight budget post when I was working part time and struggling financially. Then I did it regularly, sometimes along with photos of the meals I had made. But I stopped, partially out of laziness and partially because what […]

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Imagined Value

Posted on December 27, 2016June 8, 2017by Vanessa Smith

I feel like society is big on imagined value.   I remember when the rental I lived in at uni was being sold. It was an old, shitty house (though not all that bad for a uni student-affordable house, but honestly, shit) and the real estate agent was trying to convince people to buy it […]

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Randoms 3

Posted on December 8, 2016November 17, 2017by Vanessa Smith

Things click when you listen to podcasts sometimes. In this episode there was some talk about photography (and as you may or may not know, I’m a photographer who doesn’t share my photos online. Anyway, a realisation about how I mentally frame things and what my favourite lens is reminded me of a realisation I […]

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How To Find A Job (Even When The Market Is Tough)

Posted on September 30, 2016March 24, 2020by Vanessa Smith

I’ve alluded sometimes on my blog and on social media that I’ve had a lot of contract work. Some good, some not so good. Also, good just means that I personally like it. What is good to me might not be to you, and vice versa. Each to their own, and what I want to […]

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Why I Buy Home Brand Milk (and I’m ok with it)

Posted on May 18, 2016June 30, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Why I Buy Home Brand Milk (and I'm ok with it)

Why I’m ok with the fact I buy home brand milk (usually UHT, sometimes powdered).   Hint: I don’t hate dairy farmers. I also don’t think they are treated fairly by supermarkets.   But it comes down to a combination of price, value and priority.     Price: I support myself, as well as a […]

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Grocery Guessing Game – Round Two!

Posted on April 29, 2016June 30, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Coles Small Trolley

Grocery Guessing Game – Round Two!   I’m liking doing my grocery posts this way around – it makes a challenge! It’s easy to play along.   Take a look at the photo I took of my trolley as I was in the checkout queue. Guess how much it cost me Take a look at the […]

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Chemist Budget Tips

Posted on April 8, 2016June 30, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Chemist Budget Tips

Calling around to a number of chemists before you buy a prescription can save you heaps. Recently, making three phone calls saved me $5 on antibiotics for my sinus infection. There was no negotiating or anything, it was just calling the three chemists I knew would be open at 4pm on a Saturday & asking what their price […]

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Homebrand vs Select Brand

Posted on April 6, 2016June 8, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Paracetamol Price at Woolies

Homebrand vs Select Brand   Granted, I don’t shop much at Woolies any more, for a number of reasons, but earlier tonight we dropped by because we were out of paracetamol. Generic is our preferred option for drugs of any kind; we’ve never had a reason to need a specific brand. I know some people […]

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