How often do you wash your clothes, and could you get away with doing it less?
Recent figures indicate New Zealanders use 39 billion litres of water every year just to do laundry. Katy Gosset looks into how we can trim our washing budget.
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Foraging For Food
When times are tight it is possible to supplement your food budget with some wild bounty from nature. But it definitely helps to know what you're looking for. Katy Gosset heads out with a foraging expert to get some tips.
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Buy Once, Buy Well
Too many clothes in your wardrobe? Don't worry you're not alone.
But how many wears are you getting out of each item? And could you ditch a few to make some extra money? Katy Gosset looks at how to shop mindfully.
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Different Voices and Cost Saving Choices
We're all trying to trim costs. What money-saving tips can we learn from some of New Zealand's diverse cultures? Katy Gosset joins a cooking class at Canterbury's Refugee Resettlement and Resources Centre.
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Share and Repair
Why is our stuff always breaking and how can we avoid spending on new products?
Katy Gosset gets some tips on buying well to start with.
And she visits a Repair Cafe where volunteers fix items, saving them from the landfill and saving pennies at the same time.
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