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The book by Jodie Tanner

Not made of money? Neither is anyone I know.

Twenty-five years of the weekly shop at Aldi, Coles and Woolies, on one wage with three kids to feed. This is all of it written down, from the weekly shop to the backyard, with every price in Aussie dollars.

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57chaptersfrom the shop to the backyard13partsof the house“Every price in Aussie dollars.”Yours to keepPDF · EPUB · Kindle7daysmoney back, no questions

What's inside

Thirteen parts of the house, all on the one fridge.

Every part of running a home that costs money, from the shop to the backyard. Tap a note to see its chapters.

A chest freezer basket packed with bread, grated cheese, mince, bananas, butter and rice

A taste of part III, The Fridge and Freezer

Freeze this, never that.

Half of what goes in the bin at our place used to be food I could have frozen. The other half was food I froze that should never have gone in.

Freeze it

  • Bread. Slice it first and toast straight from frozen.
  • Grated cheese. Into the bag flat, and it goes straight into cooking.
  • Milk. Thaw it in the fridge and give it a good shake.
  • Overripe bananas. Peel them first, then they're for baking.
  • Butter. A block on special keeps for months.

Never freeze

  • Lettuce and cucumber. All water. They thaw to slime.
  • Eggs in the shell. They swell and crack.
  • Mayonnaise. It splits and never comes back.
  • Anything crumbed you want crunchy. It thaws soggy.

A taste of one chapter out of 57. The whole book works the same way: the answer first, then the how.

Jodie Tanner at her kitchen bench with a cup of tea and a notepad

Who's writing

G'day, I'm Jodie.

I grew up in a country town in New South Wales, where Mum stretched every dollar through the droughts. These days it's the suburbs, three kids, a tradie husband and one wage through every rate rise.

I'm not an expert and this isn't a budgeting course. It's how our house actually runs, what it costs, and what I stopped paying for, so you can skip the twenty years it took me to work it out.

Jodie

Not Made of Money by Jodie Tanner

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Run the house on it for a week.

If it doesn't earn its keep, write to me within seven days and I'll refund every cent. It lands in your inbox straight away, for your phone, tablet, computer or Kindle. No subscription, nothing to cancel.

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Fair questions

What do I get?

The whole book, 57 chapters in 13 parts, sent to your email the moment you buy as a PDF and an EPUB. Read it on your phone, tablet or computer, or print the pages you use most.

How do I get it onto my Kindle?

Use the EPUB file. Open Amazon's Send to Kindle on your phone or computer, choose the EPUB, and it turns up on your Kindle within a few minutes.

Can I get it on paper?

It's an e-book, so it arrives straight away. Print any page you want on the fridge.

Is it written for Australia?

Top to bottom. Our supermarkets, our power bills, our seasons, Christmas in the heat, redbacks and possums. Every price is in Aussie dollars.

Is it only for big families on a tight budget?

No. Whether it's one of you or six, the house costs the same things: the shop, the bills, the cleaning, the yard. Skip the parts you don't need.

What if it's not for me?

Write to me within seven days of buying and I'll refund the lot. No forms, no questions.

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