How mother-of-two saved $30,000 in one year

Australian mother-of-two Olivia White is known for her handy parenting tips, raw and emotional blog posts and body positive snaps. Australian mother-of-two Olivia White is known for her handy parenting tips, raw and emotional blog posts and body positive snaps And now, the 28-year-old has turned her hand to the world of budgeting, with the thrifty mum saving an impressive $30,000 over the past 12 months 'We began our journey with no other debt other than our home loan. Mrs White planned out a week of meals before the weekly shop and did so by picking five recipes and shopping accordingly Mrs White has also recently started using a meal delivery service for four meals per week On that note, the second key step was planning meals and supermarket trips. She said the planning phase took about 30 minutes on a weekend before either heading to the supermarket or shopping online which they did 90 per cent of the time The third thing Mrs White did was work out a weekly/fortnightly payment for all the utilities - electricity, gas, water and rates - and paid that via direct debit each week Mrs White has also recently started using a meal delivery service for four meals per week. The fourth step was adopting a 'side hustle' for extra money The final thing Mrs White said was key to their saving success was never comparing themselves to other families Olivia White shares snaps on her Instagram page and insightful blog posts on her blog, House of White 'Especially today with social media it is easy to get the word out about such type of business.