Sunday Edition

Good morning

Good morning beautiful members! Happy Sunday! I hope you all had as good of a week as possible. It’s been a really big week, hasn’t it? With everything from the Federal Budget, to the floods, to interest rates, I just really need a morning in bed, reading, with a coffee in hand I think! And I’m sure many of you feel the same.

Now, it wouldn’t be a Sunday without our quote of the week, now would it? I tried finding a quote that would make you smile a little today and I think I have done just that! This quote is from the very famous screenwriter Eric Roth, and may sound familiar if you’ve seen The Curious Case of Benjamin Button…

‘Life can only be understood looking backward. It must be lived forward.’

Have a good think about this one and reflect on all the things that happened in your life that you couldn’t make sense of at the time. Do any memories come to mind? I know a few do for me. It’s strange to reflect on the past and be able to understand why or how things unfolded the way they did. A big one for me is starting this little daily newsletter with Jon. When we started doing this back in 2021, we were really bored in lockdown and hated our full-time jobs. We just wanted to start something that felt a little bit light-hearted and fun. We had absolutely no idea what we were in for, or that this would become our daily job, but looking back at it now I understand how and why this all happened. I know that we weren’t passionate about our corporate jobs so we were more than happy to work day and night, weekday and weekends to make this (not so) little newsletter work. This brought us so much more joy than our boring 9 to 5 jobs AND we got to meet and speak to incredible people every day. It was a no-brainer!

So, members, it’s all well and good to look back and reflect on why things happened when they did, but we have to live life in the present. You won’t be able to understand what’s going on until you look backward, so for now just enjoy the journey. And speaking of journeys, thank you for being a part of ours. Without you, we wouldn’t be here today, so we hope you know how grateful we are to have you as a part of our little club.

Now then enough rambling from me, what happened across Australia and around the world this week?

• My oh my, members. I had such a good laugh at this joke posted on our forum by member @Mando! If you fancy a little bit of wine, you’ll fancy this.
• This week, we saw some great deals from Coles, Woolworths, ALDI, and IGA, including 1.8 Litre Dynamo Professional Laundry Liquid for $12.50, BBQ Pork Buns for $3.75, and some bulk household staples. You can still get these deals today!
• The Federal Budget was released this week and we’ve taken a look at EVERYTHING you need to know. Did Pensioners really win big as predicted?
• Speaking of the Federal Budget, here's what your fellow members had to say about it…
• ALDI customers raved about this ‘incredible’ kitchen item that lasts for years! This is one bargain you won't want to miss!
• You could be eligible! Here’s how one woman claimed $24,000 from a little-known refund.
• Kmart shoppers went crazy for a $22 item that does a ‘higher quality job’ than a far more expensive $899 item.
• Bad news, bickie fans! Arnott's announced that one of its most iconic products will no longer be available on supermarket shelves, leaving customers (including us) devastated.
• Woolworths reintroduced a popular $12 Christmas treat and fans are racing to get their hands on it before it sells out again.
• WATCH: A group of Australian KFC employees engage in ‘disgusting’ late-night antics, sparking outrage among fast-food customers.
• This retailer was named one of the 'Most Distrusted Brands' yet again. Can you guess which one it is?
• And finally, a Woolworths shopper shared their frustration at what they deem a ‘constant issue’ at the supermarket giant. Do you experience this too?

And that, ladies and gents, is a wrap of the week that was! If you’re sitting here wondering where the SDC team’s weekly wrap up is, then don’t fret! We are going to do monthly wrap ups instead! Now, I wasn’t lying when I said it has been a really big week, eh? The good news is, there’s still plenty more in store for you below, including an interesting trivia question and one of the most beautiful ‘Yesterday’s Australia’ segments. I want to give a big shout-out to member @Delphine for sharing this memory with us. I absolutely loved reading it.

If you're looking for some fun games, check out our Word Association Game, Song Lyric Story Game and Rearrange, Add or Subtract Word Game!

Of course, as always we have our classic games including 3 Word Story, Can you name 5? and Be careful what you wish for. As well as our Sudoku puzzles, OzGrid and OzWord, and our Keep a Word, Drop a Word Game. And our card games, including Solitaire and Blackjack.

Lastly, don't forget to enter our ‘best piece of advice’ competition. We want to hear the best piece of advice you’ve ever received or given, and the person with the best advice will receive a $100 voucher to your choice of Coles, Woolies, ALDI or IGA!

As always, members, stay safe and happy reading!

- Jonathan, Vella, Sean, James, Sethia, April & Maddie.