Katrina - The Organised Housewife

Loyalty programs have great benefits but having all those extra cards in your purse can be frustrating and heavy. I have a great way to store your loyalty cards and my purse is now so much lighter and less bulky.

With just a little planning and consideration when making purchases, you can soon be using your loyalty program reward points to help pay for your next family holiday and then redeem your points online for a new tablet, cookware set, cosmetics and more!

Impulse buying becomes a problem when we end up spending money on things that we don’t really need or if we exceed our budget. Here are my 9+ ways to beat impulse buying.

Quick and healthy lunch options that will help fuel you for the rest of the day. Not limited to mums, it’s for everyone that needs a few lunch alternatives to fit into their busy lives!

A good TV show or movie is a great way to keep your kids occupied for a couple of hours and, luckily, there are a great range of new seasons on the box to do just that! Hopefully you can find something binge-worthy on this list! Here’s what’s new on TV this July.

Dread cleaning? We have better things to do with our time! Here are a few helpful tips to make cleaning up messes easier and less frustrating; they also use budget-friendly products too!

If you don’t make shopping lists, I encourage you to start and experience a more efficient, effective and stress-free way of shopping! Here are my reasons as to why you should make grocery lists.

These are my tips and tools to help you learn to keep your bills and receipts altogether in order to get the most money back at tax time.

Whether you’re needing money for school fees, wanting to pay out a loan or just curious on how you are spending all your money, it may be time to create a family budget. This will help you organise your financial priorities and balance your saving and spending habits.

This new series will help you understand how you spend your money, how to save and reduce your living expenses, make your debts more manageable and save for your next holiday or something that will make you happy!

It’s 3 o’clock, you’re tossing and turning and itching to get a wink of sleep. You keep thinking about how little sleep you’ve had and it doesn’t help your cause… Trust me, I know the feeling.
The next time you’re struggling to catch some zzz’s, refer to my readers’ tips on how to get to sleep to help you out.

From start to finish, you will have this light and fresh dinner of flaky baked fish with vegetables on the table in less than 30 minutes.

While it’s nice to relax and chill out, I like to give the kids a few tasks to do over the holidays and make a list for myself. It’s possible to have fun and stay organised these school holidays!