Preview: Current Community Discussions

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Backwards Scrabble #75
185 posts
updated 7 min ago
No Spending Days Challenge - #2
346 posts
updated 18 min ago
Free hugs for SSers needing a hug - #86
122 posts
updated 51 min ago
2024 - The $30k Club - #6 smelling the roses, not the oily rag
61 posts
updated 1 hr ago
I'm back! So excited to be here
12 posts
updated 1 hr ago
Shoes suitable for orthotics
8 posts
updated 1 hr ago
One person household chat and support #27
58 posts
updated 1 hr ago
Striving, thriving and living life in 2024 -#2
52 posts
updated 2 hr ago
Aiming for the simple life... 2024
39 posts
updated 2 hr ago
The nice thread - #10
17 posts
updated 2 hr ago
Good Reads Challenge - #5
269 posts
updated 2 hr ago
Moving along and online friendships in 2024 - #22
120 posts
updated 2 hr ago
A year to go deeper not wider - #3
312 posts
updated 3 hr ago
Any knitters/crocheters on here? Let's chat #68
153 posts
updated 3 hr ago
Aged care royal commissioner says government failed to plan for sector's...
34 posts
updated 3 hr ago
An Irish Blessing
10 posts
updated 4 hr ago
Mobile phone current plans - prepaid or contract
29 posts
updated 4 hr ago
2024 - March - The best salad: Lazy gardening for hungry people - Yearly Planner
38 posts
updated 4 hr ago
My perspective on card making, scrapping, off the page & life in general - #22
279 posts
updated 4 hr ago
Climate emergency part three
114 posts
updated Today
Financial Independence Retire Early - FIRE
83 posts
updated Today
GOING LOWER - Living our best life in 2024 # 6 - #120
255 posts
updated Today
24 Electricity and Solar Energy
64 posts
updated Today
Things worth doing and saying - March
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updated Today
What's for breakfast.
175 posts
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Ms (Victoria)

I joined SS for the tips, but appreciate the people much more. I've learned so much; cried at the stories shared; laughed at the wonderfully crazy people whose sense of humour makes my day and have been amazed at the depth of knowledge that has been accumulated on the site. I actually met a fellow SS’er who lives in my rural village and we have become firm friends. Thank you Fiona and staff for your efforts and great success in keeping Simple Savings so relevant in my life.

Shelstar (NSW)

I came for the money saving tips, and stayed because I found my peer group.

Simone (NSW)

Money is one of those things that many people do not talk about and certainly not with a lot of candor. Mostly bragging about what stuff they have. I can honestly say that by reading other people’s experiences and difficulties it has helped me change my mind set about money. To be more aware and more pro-active.

This has made a huge difference to our family, due to the advice I have gleaned from everyone that has posted over the last 3 years we are in such a better place than we would have been. And the flow on effect of not having financial stress is endless.

E.Clare (VIC)

In a world of consumerism and keeping up with the Joneses and ever climbing debt levels I love coming here to see people challenging that. Keeping grocery shopping down, decluttering, paying off mortgages, living the high life on very little. Encouraging others to do the same. Love it:)

Eldy (VIC)

I was a member for over 12 months before I found the Forum. All I can say is WOW! The Forum is changing my life. I check in a couple of times a day.

It is inspiring, educational, supportive. It is stretching and changing my concept of what is possible. Now we have a chance of getting out of debt before my husband retires. I couldn't see how that could happen before. The Savings Diary I have used daily for the past 13 months and it has been a wonderful tool. I also like that there is NO advertising.

Bev (NSW)

I live comfortably on a modest retirement income thanks to this site. According to the 'experts' I should be miserable on my 'low income' but in their dreams!

Milly Molly Mandy (NSW)

I absolutely love the community feel. I will be forever grateful for all the tips and the support (from afar) that the Simple Savings Community has given me over the last 18 months. I managed to achieve a reduction in my debt that was 100x what I thought I could achieve.

Seachange (NI)

Sometimes, when I'm struggling with a day to day question regarding issues such as cooking, gardening or health issues, Simple Savings is like being able to call on a team of knowledgeable Aunties and Uncles for advice. Not really having older relatives myself to pass on that knowledge to me it's been something I've really appreciated and I have learnt so much since being on the site. A lot of what people probably learnt from their parents in the past has been lost or watered down due to us living in the age of instant everything and SS is a vehicle to retain that knowledge.

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