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Maybe you just moved out of home or don’t have a lot of space, maybe your jaffle iron or sandwich press broke, or your ex took it. You can still have a cheap easy hot meal with minimal washing up....

A 6 pack of Nexgard Spectra for large cats is $84.99 there while the same at Petcircle is $102.99. (Both without autodelivery.) There also seem to be discount codes on dry food with a discount up to $20....

This is probably common knowlege but try Project Gutenberg and the Internet Archive for free e-books and music. There’s the option to view in browser for no downloads....

I don’t have a recommended recipe (I’m not big on smoothies and haven’t tested this out) but there are heaps of recipes out there depending on what you have....

This is probably something you already know but a reminder doesn’t hurt on such a hot day....

I have no idea if anyone here would be interested, and it’s only a few dollars off....

Stumbled across www.bulkbuys.com.au earlier today, has some good stuff if anyone’s interested.

Not all of them are half price. The Wonka Chocolate and Cotton Candy are not, at $15. The Chocolate is also milder but not free of mint....

The ‘advanced care’ roll ons are currently $2.75, and some of the aerosol cans are down to $4....

Normally loath to suggest these sorts of thing, but recently discovered maccas has the best coffee in my suburb (C’mon melbourne get your shit together!) so every other day I’m grabbing a coffee. A mate recommended the app. I wouldnt suggest going there to get a deal, but IF your already buying stuff from maccas doing it...

Everyone has an opinion on Costco but I’m curious how this community feels about it, considering we are probably more budget and value conscious than most.

Annoyingly I was quite late to seeing that the Meals For Meows cat food range was affected as well as the Meals For Mutts. (It’s expensive but my cat needs very specific food.)...

Unfortunately there is no ‘reverse vending machine’ near me but here are the locations with an interactive map to check if you have a local. You can apparently get refunds through different methods including Paypal or cash vouchers

Hey all, been looking at YouTube slow cooker recipies on YouTube and I know meat over here is super expensive, but does anyone know if some of these cheaper cuts exist? Colesworth never seem to have any these days, and I think I’ve only seen gravy beef once at Aldi which I’m guessing is the best thing. Any idea where I’d...

Rent 4 Keeps is being sued by ASIC over avoiding protections for the vulnerable. But beware of rent to buy in general....

I saw a news article going around recommending that people grow their own vegetables to stretch their food budget and thought people might also consider foraging, which is why I’ve been posting resources for how to do those things with lower risk....

I was posting stuff about foraging from public fruit trees a few years ago on Reddit and in this cost of living crisis/food insecurity it seems timely to give it another bump here....

We all know about unit cost. Yeah....

Thankfully I don’t go through heaps of cleaning product in a small apartment....

If you had to cancel Netflix (or never had it) Tubi is free with ads and you don’t have to download anything or sign up. I don’t remember there being ads for me, or if there were it wasn’t enough to remember....

Now this tip is not for everyone. But I’m a hippie tightarse and shampoo bars are now up to $15 or much more....

Funky Food is a fruit and vegetable delivery service in the eastern states. They also have recipes online.

Here’s a reminder about the half price app. As much as I try to avoid these money hungry grubs I do have to shop there sometimes.

We all know fruit and vegetables are cheaper in season so here’s a list.

If you have any food related questions, recipes to share or you’ve made an awesome piece of toast come and join Food Australia. Don’t let me be the only one there. Please.