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Welcome to the supermarket challenge! Do you run out of cash before the end of the month? Me too – so I challenged myself to use only cash in the supermarket for a month. The effect on your bills and money may surprise you! Food waste is a big problem in the UK and all …
The Supermarket Challenge – Reduce Your Food Spend and Cut Out WasteRead More »
In this post, I want to highlight one of the most amazing things that I think everyone must add to their “money MDT“: ASSETS (aka investments) Now why do I want to highlight this? Because this is the only thing that will ensure you can gather together enough money to have a …
Building Assets: What Are They And Why Should I Want Them?Read More »
The MDT I was sat in an MDT meeting yesterday, and I had a sudden realisation – how I manage my money is how exactly like how an MDT runs and I wanted to tell you about it (yes, I am always thinking about you and your money!). For those of you who …
The Money “MDT” – The Connection Between Patient Centred Care, Money And BalanceRead More »
On social media these days, there seems to be endless numbers of people who are striving for “The Lifestyle”- retire really early from the J-O-B, travel the world and have tonnes of cash to buy whatever you want (like a car, a rolex and a huge mansion). I blame celebrities like Kim Kardashian …
So you may be thinking that investing is all “buy-to-let” and “stocks and shares”, and to an extent you’re right! These options for investing are generally the most well known, but what if you don’t have the money to buy a property, or you literally have no clue about business, and reading the …
10 Investing Ideas You Probably Haven’t Thought OfRead More »
If you had asked me 5 years ago, “do you invest in the stock market”, I would have looked at you pretty blankly. The only investing I had ever heard of was buy-to-let, and I had no money for that kind of thing! I had heard about the stock market, but I thought …
5 Investing myths you might be thinking (and why your thinking is wrong!)Read More »
So this week, I was having a discussion with my work colleagues, and the topic of instant gratification came up. We were looking at the choices we had made in our profession, and came to some interesting conclusions. We decided that on the whole, individuals who liked quick wins went into areas such …
Instant Gratification or Long Term Goals? Can You Have Both?Read More »
The self-help industry is FULL of discussion surrounding affirmations. But what are they and how can they help you with your money problems? [emaillocker id=1540] What are affirmations? According to the Huffington Post’s Article by Dr Carmen Harra: Affirmations help purify our thoughts and restructure the dynamic of our brains so that we …
10 Affirmations To Build A Healthier Relationship With Money And My Lazy Ways To Use ThemRead More »
So driving in my car this week, I hear on the radio that it is mental health awareness week – which is ironic considering I am working currently in a mental health department and knew nothing about it. I asked my colleagues at work and they also hadn’t realised. Hmmmmm…. So I decided …
Money and Your Mental Health – How Can We Help Eachother?Read More »
So debt is something that affects many people – even if you don’t have credit card debt, you might still have a mortgage or a student loan (this is good debt to have, because in theory, you have purchased something that will benefit you in the long run). Some of the methods discussed …
5 Ways To Pay Off Debt (That You May Not Have Heard Of Before!)Read More »
Photo by Bruce Mars from Pexels I wanted to write this piece after going on my friend’s hen-do to Cardiff a few weeks ago. In fact, this year for me is quite a busy one in terms of weddings and hen-dos. I think this happens when you reach a certain age…(ahem!) Anyway, …