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I FEED NINE KIDS ON $300 A WEEK’

Meet the frugal Aussie mum of nine who manages to feed her brood for less than a cup of coffee per head each day.

Canberra mum Claire Louise Hooker, 35, has revealed to New Idea that she sticks to an impressively tight food budget of just $300 a week.

With 11 mouths to feed, including her and

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