Finding good alternatives at Aldi? Got an op shop haul? Cheap hobby? Something else?

Have at it.

Might keep the kids busy and cheap enough that it doesn’t matter as much if it gets mashed together or dries out. Probably use up any stale flour for this.

Bottles can be rollers and cookie cutters used

GIVIT and associated partners - Charities who can accept donations of money and goods to assist those in need, or arrange goods and help. (You will have to be linked in to a support organisation to request items and services)

I’m not sure when this happened but I checked the site again and you can now get Aldi items delivered via Doordash. I don’t know what the delivery costs are like due to not wanting to use Doordash but letting everyone know delivery is now an option.

When accessed on the computer (doesn’t seem to be available on phone) there’s also sorting options for relevance, high to low, and low to high. Would have loved to have one for lowest unit cost but baby steps.

As per title. I really hope it doesn’t get to this but with the energy crisis I figured this is probably relevant again.

Kmart and Big W have cheap options. Please leave some for the homeless! But if you’re really struggling tents can be had as cheaply as $13 with the next rank up being $39.

It goes without saying, please be careful about heating inside your tent. All of the warnings about fire hazards and carbon monoxide apply. Stay safe.

https://www.businessinsider.com/cold-korean-families-moving-tents-2013-1

https://severeweathersurvival.com/camping-out-indoors/

TL;DR: Arrive early to get the marked down meat/fish (and bread) which expires the next day. Freeze the extra.

I’m not organised enough for this and don’t eat these things but hopefully this is useful.

Another tip is to learn the day your local supermarket restocks and shop right before closing the night before. A lot of items will be on clearance.

One bakery used to have a discounted table of day old bread but that was a long time ago and I don’t really see that anymore.

If you don’t drive (and especially while PT is free) buy a wheeled shopping cart from a local $2 shop. You won’t regret this. Some of them are foil lined to help keep items cool as well.