Ever thought of cleaning your toilet with nothing but baking soda and vinegar? Making fly spray out of black tea? Or painting your nails with henna? Writer, broadcaster, wife, mum and grandma Wendyl Nissen knows just how difficult it is to juggle family and career, while saving the planet and living within your means. After lots of research and trial and error, Wendyl has compiled this user-friendly guide to saving time and money without losing your sense of style - or your sense of humour. Domestic Goddess on a Budgetincludes: tried and true recipes for environmentally friendly cleaning products tips on how to de-clutter, reduce waste and save money on your food bill recipes for money-saving natural beauty products how to slow down, stop being perfect and find the right work/life balance for you Is there a domestic goddess lurking in you?

When her husband got out of the military, Danielle's income dropped dramatically. Something had to change.Discover how her family of four survived happily on a $14,000 annual income with no debt, not even a mortgage. Their beautiful life on less could be yours!Learn toLay a financial foundation Cut your grocery bill in half Become a strategic shopper Plan meals your family will love Celebrate on a budgetWith practical tips and real-life examples, this book makes living on a budget fun! You don't have to sacrifice to enjoy the life you want. You just need to make your money work for you!

"This book won't make you rich, and it won't make your work go away. What it will do, if you have a desire to improve your efficiency, is help you get organized so that you can get done what needs to be done and go on to other things. The most satisfying reward of getting control is that it builds self-esteem, which in turn cultivates energy, enthusiasm, and happiness. Nothing breeds success like success."--Bonnie McCullough The essential guide for getting control of your home. A time-management book for the whole family. Newly revised and updated edition * Training you kids to take care of the house * Easy ways to create more storage space * Time-saving secrets of a professional cleaner * How to create a kitchen of convenience * Conquering the dishes, mending, laundry Bonnie's Household Organizer is an essential handbook for anyone-- mothers, fathers, students, roommates, or working singles-- who wants to get organized at home. More than a collection of helpful hints or cleaning techniques, this remarkable book offers workable systems of organization. It begins by showing how to apply proven principles of time management to the home, moves through work habits, shelving suggestions, methods for training children to work, and ways to save money (especially on food), to the basic problem-solving process as it applies to home problems. Each chapter ends with practical suggestions for applying the ideas and techniques to your particular circumstances. Whether you live in a twelve-room home or a studio apartment, have seven children, or a roommate who never cleans up, you'll find immediate help and direction in Bonnie's clear, practical, enthusiastic advice.

The Domestic Goddess – a story of social media fame, a family in crisis and advice on buying a bike. Adam and Sarah live in a house that’s too small for them with a mortgage that’s too big for them and, once they’ve wrestled the kids into bed, they watch Netflix series in their pyjamas or have cheap-as-chips, Chardonnay-soaked dinners with their friends. After Sarah wins a writing competition for a women’s magazine, she’s asked to become a regular columnist. Emma, Adam’s friend, but certainly not Sarah’s, a glamorous celebrity publicity, immediately sees potential in Sarah as a YouTube star. And so the Domestic Goddess is born. As the Domestic Goddess attracts followers and cables, lights and free samples for promotion begin to fill the house, Adam and the children find themselves transformed into social media stars. But Adam is uncomfortable with their new found fame. Luckily, Emma has a suggestion – Adam should follow in his wife’s footsteps and the humble bike shop that he runs with his quirky assistant Fin becomes the home of the Bicycle Boys, the next YouTube sensation. But is more celebrity and more freebies really the answer to Adam and Sarah’s growing estrangement? Before long, as the couple find themselves competing for subscribers, swamped by fans and struggling to handle their new fame, the fault lines in their relationship force them apart. Adam has never had to try at anything – other than escaping from the shadow of his celebrated financier father. Sarah, on the other hand, has always had to work like hell – as she does for the Domestic Goddess. “But it’s killing you,” points out Adam. Is it better to die trying? Before long Adam is throwing himself into the Bicycle Boys. But is it to impress Sarah or get revenge on her? Conflicted, he seeks to rebuild their normal family life but Emma clearly has other plans for the couple. When the Domestic Goddess and the Bicycle Boys come head to head for the glitzy Vlogger of the Year Awards Adam realises that he needs to take drastic action.

Revolutionise Your Kitchen. Home cook Chelsea Goodwin, creator of budget cookery platform $10 Meals Australia, wants to make your life a whole lot easier – and cheaper. She’s taken the stress out of getting good food on the table by curating ten weeks’ worth of dinner meal plans with their recipes and grocery lists, making budget-friendly cooking a breeze. Delicious Dinners on a Dime. Each recipe is easy to make and feeds at least four people, and the meal plans work out at $2.50 per serve or less. That’s a whole week of generous dinners for just $70! Flavourful, Affordable Family Meals. Family-friendly, nutritious and flavour-packed, Chelsea’s recipes use easy-to-find supermarket ingredients and come with bonus tips and swaps for keeping your food costs low. With eye-catching, full-colour photographs for every recipe, $10 Meals with Chelsea features: Fakeaway favourites including Buttermilk Chicken Burgers, Black Pepper Beef and Cheat’s Pad Thai 30-minute meals like Vietnamese Meatballs, Green Carbonara and Thai Basil Chicken Stir-Fry One-pot winners such as Zingy Chicken Tray Bake and Lamb Harira Healthy choices from Rainbow Minestrone and Beef Burrito Bowls to Spinach and Potato Curry. Kiss goodbye to the daily dinner dilemma and say hello to cost-saving convenience with $10 Meals with Chelsea.

Start reading this steamy, small town romance from Maggie Award winning author Savannah Kade now. Emma Kate swore she was done being the family screwup, but one night in Vegas and she’s … oh no. She’s always tried to do the right thing—not that it ever works. Now she’s found the one man who won’t quit anything until he’s succeeded at it. Keith doesn’t need a wife and Emma Kate doesn’t need a Vegas wedding she can’t explain to her sisters. Family is what they both crave most but being together means lying to everyone they love. Come back to Breathless, Georgia for this steamy, dreamy southern romance. Fans of Kristan Higgans and Susan Mallery will love this next installment in the series called, “wonderfully written” and “so easy to feel you are right there.” Will Keith be able to hold on to Emma Kate or is she too scared of failing her family to even try? Rebel is the fourth book in this steamy, small town, contemporary series by Maggie Award winner Savannah Kade.Start reading Rebel now! Fall hard for this accidental Vegas wedding story and a chance for star-crossed love to win. Perfect for fans of Lucy Score, Amy Daws and Nadia Lee.

With The Hip Girl's Guide to Homemaking, it's possible and even convenient to create an inviting space for living and entertaining on a budget. From unique decor ideas to growing strawberries on your fire escape, Kate Payne shares fun, low-cost (and often free!) creative solutions that will make anyone feel more accomplished in minutes. Inside this savvy motivational guide filled to the brim with small-scale creative home projects, Kate's tongue-in-cheek tone will keep you tuned in to her much-needed advice. In three easy sections, you'll learn how to create a comfortable space while being time- and budget-conscious. Section One, Home-ify Your Pad, features quick, convenient ways to make your place cozier with low-cost, special touches to help you tap into and show off your inner artist. Section Two, Impressive Acts of Domesticity, teaches how to impress others (and yourself) with the gratifying pleasures of self-sufficiency—a first-time guide to cleaning, sewing, repairing, and other previously out-of-the-question tasks. Section Three, Life After Restaurants, frees you to release the take-out menu, avoid pricey bar tabs, and entertain others in the space you've so thoughtfully and gorgeously created. User-friendly "how-to" sidebars, illustrations, and tips and tricks throughout the book offer easy-to-follow recipes and do-it-yourself craft suggestions for making your home hip, comfortable, and inviting. Keep in mind that this is not your grandmother's handbook and it's not the kind of wisdom your mom knows how to impart. Modern women need a modern approach to domestic pleasures—a guide to doing household things on our own terms, because most of this stuff isn't as hard as we've been led to believe. Don't worry, she's not asking you to host Tupperware parties or iron your underwear. But as all beginning home keepers know, a sure fire way to feel bad about ourselves is to consult Martha Stewart. So ditch that 2-inch thick handbook, dust off your pots and pans, and join Kate on this journey to incorporating creativity and self-sufficiency on the home front.