Annie Raser-Rowland is a horticulturalist and artist, and works at CERES nursery in Melbourne, giving people advice on how to grow lots of tomatoes. She is the co-author (with Adam Grubb) of The Weed Forager’s Handbook: A Guide to Edible and Medicinal Weeds in Australia (Hyland House, 2012), which has sold over 15,000 copies and The Art of Frugal Hedonism: A Guide to Spending Less While Enjoying Everything More.

Their weekly spending, on everything except housing, was less than a quarter of the Australian average.