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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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Grocery Guessing Game

Posted on March 18, 2016June 26, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Top Trolley

This fortnight, I thought I would change it up a little.   I want you to have a look at my trolley photos, a look at some old posts if you want (like this one, this one and that one) and tell me what you think I spent on groceries in Coles this week.   […]

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A Sort Of $89 Grocery Shop

Posted on March 4, 2016June 26, 2017by Vanessa Smith
$109 Coles Shop

I paid electricity and rego this fortnight. Yay for having a car and electricity, boo for the cost of them, am I right?   Anyway, with those slight dents to my bank balance, I wanted to do a smallish shop. But again, when I wanted to do a smallish shop, it fell on a bit […]

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Personal Price Limits

Posted on March 1, 2016June 8, 2017by Vanessa Smith

You may have noticed on social media that I’ve started using the hashtag #AustralianBudgeting. This is a result of the posts I’ve seen (on Pinterest mostly, but they’re everywhere) about paying down debt, living on a small income, or general budgeting. While the posts often do have good tips in them, they’re nearly always written for […]

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$142 Grocery Shop

Posted on February 19, 2016June 8, 2017by Vanessa Smith
$28 Coles grocery receipt

I had hoped to do a bit of a small shop this week, but it turned out to be a bit of a stock up cycle. Le sigh. We did our big grocery shop in one hit, but also went back the next day for a few things because I knew they were going to […]

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$100 Grocery Shop

Posted on February 5, 2016August 7, 2020by Vanessa Smith
$100 Grocery Shop

This fortnight it turned out we really only did a very basic shop. And as you can see from below, that included plenty of really not critical things. We only went to Coles this week. $100 Grocery Shop     Sorry I cut off the bottom of the receipt. I threw it out so I […]

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$206 Grocery Shop

Posted on January 22, 2016June 26, 2017by Vanessa Smith
$206 grocery shop for the fortnight

Go me, because not only did I manage to spend an entire day at work yesterday, but I also managed to go out after work and buy food! It’s a good sign that the virus that has been kicking my butt for a week is finally starting to leave my system. Even better, this fortnight […]

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Questions About CostCo

Posted on January 20, 2016November 16, 2017by Vanessa Smith
Questions About CostCo

Seeing as the Brisbane CostCo isn’t too far for me, I’ve wondered if I should join and do my shopping there. But I have a lot of questions about what would be worth it or not.   Questions About CostCo   Is it really cheaper? Firstly, we don’t spend much overall on grocery shopping, so […]

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$24 Veggie Shop

Posted on January 8, 2016June 26, 2017by Vanessa Smith
$24 Fruit and Veggie Shop

Welcome to 2016! I totally did not accidentally type 2015 then…   It’s Friday, so that means it’s time for a food post. Normally I would blog my grocery shopping receipts but I lost/threw them out, so I can’t do that. I can tell you I spent $90.66 at Coles & $24.37 at Woolies though. […]

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