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Blogs about: Stephen Judd

This card makes no sense to me at all4 comments

Stephen wrote 3 days ago: Recently Kiwibank sent me a leaflet along with my credit card bill, suggesting that I obtain one of … more →

Tags: Credit Cards

Secrets of the supermarket ninjas17 comments

Stephen wrote 1 month ago: In a previous post I claimed that we were “supermarket ninjas” and Mellopuffy asked how … more →

Tags: Food, Groceries, Shopping, Supermarkets

Making your own cottage cheese8 comments

Che Tibby wrote 1 month ago: Following hard on the heels of Stephen’s now-famous yoghurt-making antics, I thought I’d … more →

Tags: cheese, Food, Groceries, Savings, yoghurt

Budgeting on an annual basis -- what an eye opener6 comments

Stephen wrote 1 month ago: Part of buying a house is getting a mortgage; part of getting a mortgage is figuring out what repaym … more →

Tags: Budgeting, confession, GnuCash

Coffee roasting at home4 comments

Stephen wrote 2 months ago: The instigation Frugal reader Mel wrote to us the other day about home coffee roasting. As it happen … more →

Tags: Coffee, Do It Yourself

Easing back in with linky post8 comments

Stephen wrote 2 months ago: I’m taking some time off with the offspring for the next couple of weeks, so perhaps I’l … more →

Tags: Food, linky

A year of Frugal Me6 comments

Stephen wrote 2 months ago: Sorry things have been a bit quiet in the last couple of weeks. I have a big show to rehearse for so … more →

Tags: Meta

Cobblers!6 comments

Stephen wrote 3 months ago: Yesterday I picked up my shoes from the cobbler. The shoes in question were Hush Puppies with lovely … more →

Tags: Footwear, repair, Shoes

Silverbeet and other vegetables11 comments

Stephen wrote 3 months ago: Picked some more silverbeet today. Cost for seedlings, $3. Labour input: minimal, and gratifying. Si … more →

Tags: gardening, Vegetables

Quick link: the psychology of money and happiness

Stephen wrote 3 months ago: Read another interesting article today about the relationship between spending money and happiness. … more →

Tags: Philosophy, happiness

A winter resolution, update 43 comments

Stephen wrote 3 months ago: Earlier: 1, 2, 3, 4. Winter is almost over — I hope. On today’s bike ride into work I cl … more →

Contrasting views on cheapness9 comments

Stephen wrote 3 months ago: We’ve maintained from the start that there is more to frugality than merely being cheap. Fruga … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Book Reviews, Elsewhere

Quick link -- taxi fare comparison1 comment

Stephen wrote 3 months ago: NZ Taxi Blog shows fare comparisons between Wellington taxi firms. The top three rankings agree with … more →

Tags: Transport, taxis

Footwear feats8 comments

Stephen wrote 3 months ago: Feat the first: it appears that near-new shoes trade at a steep discount on Trademe. And so I acquir … more →

Tags: Repairs, Shoes

The cost of breakfast13 comments

Stephen wrote 3 months ago: A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. So having agonised about expensive shoes, le … more →

Tags: breakfast, calculation

A field trip to The Reduced to Clear Store in Rongotai1 comment

Stephen wrote 4 months ago: Yesterday I visited the Reduced to Clear Store in Rongotai. This shop sells short-dated grocery item … more →

Tags: Local Retailers, Supermarkets, Savings, Groceries, Review

Families Commissioner on how to beat debt3 comments

Stephen wrote 4 months ago: Frugal reader Jack reminded me about this story, which was front page news on today’s DomPost: … more →

Tags: Debt, News

Value for money in shoes15 comments

Stephen wrote 4 months ago: One of the reasons I have this blog, apart from enjoying hectoring you about my economic moral super … more →

Containers -- who needs them?

Stephen wrote 4 months ago: There was a time when I felt we really ought to containerise things in the pantry. But we never did … more →

Tags: Groceries, recycling, Storage


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