Sydney's leading dietitian Susie Burrell revealed how to cut down on your food bill by keeping groceries fresher for longer with nifty tricks like storing bread in the cookie jar and adding salt to milk. I booked a free cancellation hotel on Hotels.com which said no deposit would be taken. However, money was taken from my account as 'pre-authorisation'. Is the website in the wrong? (This November 16 story has been refiled to correct the number in the headline)