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    Pensioners may get a $780 Centrelink boost through one bold move

    I agree with some of the previous "headline" arguments but also agree with the pre-planning importance of funeral preparation! My wife and I have an appointment with a solicitor next Tuesday to update our 2003 wills and we will be discussing this very topic at that sitting!
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    Discover the 5 unbeatable Aldi products that are leaving Coles and Woolies in the dust—save big now!

    The small tool kits that Aldi was selling (for the second time that I know of) several months ago now for $30, has proven to be an absolute stand out for me. I reach for this small kit of spanners and drive sockets often, as I do a variety of handyman jobs! Great value!
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    Show us where you read your SDC Newsletter, and you could win $100

    Normally in a lounge chair after having made my wife and I coffee around 10.30 am. I like to confuse her with the riddles but also update her on the brilliant relevant reports you guys gather. A must read
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    Slash Your Grocery Bills with This Ingenious Supermarket Hack from RecipeTin Eats' Nagi Maehashi!

    Drakes groceries, Sunday just before closing time, cooked chickens reduced from $12 to $9.50. I believe other competition stores do similar?!
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    Vegemite Bolognaise.

    I also make a spag-bog BUT I don't cook the long strands of spaghetti, I cheat and add a large tin of Heinz, 1 large diced (fresh) onion, full jar of Lego's sauce, 2 tablespoons of Worcesteshire sauce, 1 can of (drained) corn kernels, pinch of salt, a little bit of white pepper and of course...
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    Flo’s Pumpkin Scones

    Been making these for quite some time now but added a couple of extras to the recipe. My wife suggested adding a tea spoon of curry to the mix and I've topped up the basic mix with full cream! Exceptional outcome with just a little butter added to the finished product when sitting for coffee or...
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    Fancy a cuppa with the SDC?

    NOT received 1 yet? And I did reply a few weeks back?
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    My son's problem

    My son's problem My 12 yr old son in his senior school years came to me one day with a fairly serious expression on his face! "Dad, I wanna talk to ya dad!" "Well speak lad, what's the problem?" was my reply "It's kinda important and sorta embarrassing" he continued. "Let it out son, what's...
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    Seniors Discount Club Petitions!

    Im not sure how to launch a petition but my grief is with the "invasion" of new people coming to live in Australia! I know there are political rumblings at the moment about the number of immigrants coming to Australia at present, but support from this group would (maybe) help the politicians...
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    Experts expose truth behind Woolworths Rewards program

    Just annoys me that the passing on of personal information is rife and we then get flooded with ads and trivia we don't expect or want. Just this morning alone I have removed 15 unwanted ads and trivia and it's only 11am!
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    'Slow down!': ALDI shoppers reveal frustrations toward fellow shoppers

    I've been pretty lucky I guess because the not-so-many times I visit Aldi I will almost always have just a few items or less and most people have invited me through, or if asked to let me through, have always cooperated! Most refreshing for an ex country lad where courtesy there was "the norm"
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    Tip Trips

    Young married renovating a very old wood & iron dwelling. It was like shopping at Kmart for me! Iron for the fence, timber for the walls, tomato stakes in the garden, salvaged screws and nails, the list is long!
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