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  1. lilyM

    Unlock the Secrets to Quality Sleep: Sleep Experts Expose Bedtime Habits You Must Adopt (And What to Avoid)!

    I do all these good things and none of the bad. But I have a question. I read every night before I drop off but I use a Kindle, as it's easier with the backlighting. I turn the light down to 3% and it goes orange. Could using my Kindle make it harder to sleep?
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    Aussie dietitian exposes budget supermarket foods to avoid

    I buy Quinoa and microwave it for 10 minutes. One cup lasts for a week. Low calories, no sugar and no preservatives. Add a dash of coconut milk, heat in microwave and add fruit and cinnamon. Yummy. A bag is about $8 but it makes about 3 weeks of breakfast and super healthy.
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    ‘Causing real pain’: Map shows how Australians are coping with soaring living costs

    I have evolved recipes that will stretch chicken and meat into 8 or more meals, that I then freeze. It means a $12 chicken becomes chicken soup or stir fry. $15 chuck steak becomes 8 meals of Beef Borginoun etc. It really stretches our budget and we eat healthy and well.
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    Gnocchi Bake For Two under $5 a serve !!!

    This is a lovely meal, but I can't eat pasta. I make 9 meals from a cooked chicken from Coles. Healthy and cheap.
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    Pro-cash movement calls for nationwide boycott of Coles and Woolworths

    We do not want a cashless society. We would lose control of how we manage our own money and give all the power is the banks to charge us whatever they want. Remember what happened when Optus went down and people couldn't even by a coffee unless they had cash. I always carry cash and offer to pay...
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    Discover these effortless meal-planning tips and save money, time, and food!

    I plan our meals each week and it always includes one frozen fish meal with asparagus and chips, one meal of frozen supermarket pizza and precooked at home frozen meals of bolognaise, Spanakopita, chicken soup and chicken/peanut stir fry. There is little waste this way and it is quick and easy.
  7. lilyM

    Just Joined

    Hi Tricia, our favourite walking places are Lighthouse Beach, the riverside boardwalk in Wauchope and the surf wall walk at North Haven. There are also a lot of Op shops nearby for searching for treasures. We are very thrifty. Our hobbies are records, photography and I'm a retired professional...
  8. lilyM

    Just Joined

    Just Joined Hi Everyone, I thought it might be a good time to join up. Retired by the beach with my husband and enjoying each day as it comes. Caring for a little fur baby. 😁
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