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Aussie woman shares creative money saving hack, making homemade butter for just $3.28

Australians are coming up with creative ways to save during the cost of living crisis, with one Aussie sharing her $3.28 butter hack.

“Great way to save money”: an Aussie has shared her creative money saving hack, making homemade butter for just $3.28. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard.
“Great way to save money”: an Aussie has shared her creative money saving hack, making homemade butter for just $3.28. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard.

Australians are coming up with creative ways to save money as the cost of living crisis bites.

One Aussie, who goes by Frugal Fun Mum on TikTok, has shared her hack to save cash on butter, making her own butter at home for just $3.28.

“Homemade butter is the way that I save money,” she said.

Pouring four tubs of thickened cream — which she bought for $3.28 — into a stand mixer, the hack leaves her with butter as well as butter milk to use for the perfect pancake mix.

“I put them into the freezer until I’m ready to make cakes, biscuits, whatever I need with it as well. It is a great way to save money,” she finished.

It comes as Australians struggle through the cost of living crisis, with inflation, interest rates, the cost of groceries, and the housing crisis taking a toll.

As people scramble to find ways to ease the burden, finance influencers and enthusiasts are also sharing their top tips.

Australians are getting creative in a bid to save money during the cost of living crisis. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard.
Australians are getting creative in a bid to save money during the cost of living crisis. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard.
She's on the Money finance expert Victoria Devine has lots of tips and tricks to save money. Picture: Instagram
She's on the Money finance expert Victoria Devine has lots of tips and tricks to save money. Picture: Instagram

She’s on the Money host Victoria Devine has a simple fix: preparing a grocery shopping list.

While this might seem obvious, Ms Devine suggested using Copilot to create a shopping list filled with all the best sales so you don’t need to waste time looking for sales in store.

“You can get it to tell you what’s on special at Coles versus Woolworths and do your shopping list that way,” Ms Devine said.

Sydney-based finance influencer Invest with Queenie also has some tricks up her sleeve, encouraging Aussies to shop around rather than simply settling for high bills.

Using websites like Energy Made Easy, where you input your bills, can find areas for savings.

“You can see whether it’s competitive and it recommends different providers that could cut down on your bills every month,” Ms Tan said.

Originally published as Aussie woman shares creative money saving hack, making homemade butter for just $3.28

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