Finance

It's Fashion Week. It's a glitzy, flashy and expensive sort of affair, so we thought we would travel the oily rag cat walk with our own celebration of fashion with frugality and flair.

Over the summer the oily rag mail bags have been full, so here are some tips we thought you might find useful.

While governments talk about million, billions and trillions, budgeting is just as important for your humble household as it is for our overweight and overbearing government.

Many thanks to everyone who provided feedback for the milk report. Although the report specifically looked at the cheapest way to buy a two-litre bottle of blue top, there are other ways to save on milk. Here are some of your comments and suggestions.

Spring has sprung which means it's time to clean out the cupboards, dust the tellie and catch up on those cleaning jobs that have a habit of ending up on the "to do" list.

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The nation's Budget has been read and the annual debate over who won and lost has begun in earnest.

It's spring so its time to think about planting for the summer harvest.

This week's living off the smell of an oily rag report is about a "B" word, bulk.

With the emissions trading scheme now forcing up power prices, we thought it timely to remind readers about the many ways to save electricity costs.