Savings Guide – Daily Saving Money Tips

I’m pretty sure I’ve cost my parents every single cent of the million it is estimated it costs to have a child. I’m not proud of it, but I am realistic. I got music lessons, school uniforms and lots of presents at Christmas. I was certainly not a cheap child.

I knew actually having a child was expensive. That I could understand- the doctor’s visits, the school fees, the packed lunches. But apparently even getting pregnant is an expensive business. Alison Tait (one of my new idols) has an article on the costs of getting pregnant. Here are some tips.

Most women are well aware of the time, effort and money that goes into a daily beauty routine. Some products are ridiculously overpriced and you can easily drop hundreds on a single trip to top up on your utilities.

There is a reason you have to sign a contract to join a gym. Most people are all motivation for the first two weeks of their membership before realising the gym is not a practical commitment they can keep up.

Adolescence is a time of independence and experimentation. In other words, it’s a time of infinite stress, late nights and slamming doors for all people unfortunate enough to be attempting to parent a teenager.

The Sydney Morning Herald had some interesting news for me this morning. I could lose weight just by using economics. It was a shock, I can tell you. After consideration of the Atkins diet, several gym memberships and much repentance after every food binge, I’m happy to look somewhere else for advice on how to [...]