04
May
Monitoring appliance costs
Lorraine from Whangarei has a question. “How can you check if your appliances are power hungry?” Do you have any ideas for Lorraine?
Author Archives: reader
04
May
Business travel
TS from Whangarei has a tip for business travellers “I read your article in the Northern Advocate and wanted to add a tip for business travellers – to utilise Airbnb and even Bookabach for more affordable accommodation than motels. We provide a self-contained flat in Whangarei on these platforms that is available for 1 or […]
04
May
Pet odour
Karen from Dunedin writes, “Puppy toilet training, and accidents. Enzymes are needed. The odour remover for pet urine is very expensive. It’s important to remove the odour from the floor, you may not smell it even though you think you have cleaned it well, but they can. Use washing powder with enzymes, it works really […]
28
Apr
Scat cats!
Can anyone suggest how to keep other people’s cats out of my yard? I have hedges and wire fencing but it doesn’t stop them getting in. Lyne, Whangarei
28
Apr
Mortgage sense
Lyn from Hamilton has this tip. Re money sense – making mortgage repayments 4 weekly rather than be a calendar month, cuts both the term of the mortgage and the cost of it dramatically.
28
Apr
Warehouse visa
Gaynor from Paraparaumu has this tip. Warehouse Visa has no cost & earns ‘Purple’ dollars to spend.
28
Apr
Tees and PJs
Gaynor from Paraparaumu has this tip. Use old Tee shirts as PJ tops.
28
Apr
Frugal frozen fruit
Gaynor from Paraparaumu has this tip. Fruzio frozen fruit at Pack N’ Save cheaper than fresh. Passion fruit especially.
28
Apr
Winter duvet
Gaynor from Paraparaumu has this tip. Instead of buying a winter duvet, buy a 2nd summer one & use both in winter.
28
Apr
Skim milk
Gaynor from Paraparaumu has this tip. “Always buy powdered (skim) milk. Cheaper, less to carry home, no bottles to dispose of. In winter cows are dry so milk is reconstituted.”