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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 »
It might seem like a reaaaaaaaaally boring topic, but your credit score is actually pretty handy to be aware of. Your credit score essentially tells banks and other lenders how much to trust you. If you have a poor score, they’re either refuse to lend to you, or they’ll charge you more to …
Episode #6 – How To Safely Build Your Credit ScoreRead More »
So I’ve been getting a lot of questions about ISAs lately – and not just about one type of ISA, but about all of them! LISAs have also had some negative press lately, so I thought that now would be a good time to write about the humble ISA. What The Bleep Is …
I really enjoyed this interview – it was all about one of my most favourite savings tools called Plum (affiliate link). In this video, we talk about all the things that Plum can do – and it’s so much more than saving! (but the savings bit is fab – I use mine to …
Episode #5 – Why Is Plum So Awesome?! My Interview With Danni CamilleriRead More »
Ok I’ve had enough now – I’ve read one too many blog posts that starts with a title resembling something like this – “I Paid Off $100,000 Of Student Debt In 12 Months – Read How I Did It So You Can Too”. To try this out yourself – go to pinterest and …
The Reality Behind Those “I Paid Off….X From My Student Loan” PostsRead More »
If you’re self employed, or have more than one job, then you’ll know the headache that is trying to budget with money that comes in at all different times. One of my community members asked if I had any tips on this subject, so I did a bit of investigating. In this episode …
Episode #4 – How To Start Budgeting With Multiple IncomesRead More »
Jerome Rogers was a 19 year old man from Croydon who took his own life in 2016 after amassing debts he couldn’t afford to pay. His story was dramatically shown by the BBC in July 2018 in a documentary called “Killed By My Debt”. In this program, we see how Jerome gets a job as …
Killed By My Mindset – Why I Think The Internet Is To Blame For Jerome’s DeathRead More »
In this episode I talk mindset with Avril Gill – a life coach from Newlands Personal Development. Our money mindset is the biggest reason why we stay broke – we just find it so hard to get out of our “patterns” of behaviour, and consistently overspend, don’t save, and remain in debt. Good …
Episode #3 – Your Money And Your Mind With Avril GillRead More »
Saving is hard work for a lot of us (In fact, 16 million people in the UK have less than £100 in savings!) – it’s much easier to spend money than it is to save it! This is partly down to education, partly down to mindset, and unfortunately, partly down to circumstance in …
Money Stress – What Could Employers Be Doing To Help?Read More »
In this Facebook live episode I talk about the system I use to pay off debt which I think is a much more “human” way to do it! It fits in with my life and allows me to still do all the things I want to do! Debt destroys lives, and knowing this …
Episode #2 – The “Human” Method I Use For Paying Off DebtRead More »
So you’ve been stuck in a rut for a while with work. You’re no longer enjoying it, and the path you have chosen perhaps isn’t shaping up like you thought. Join the club! I felt like this too before I left my job in obstetrics and gynaecology. I realised that it no longer …
Stuck In A Rut? Here Are Some Things To Do To Land Your Dream Job!Read More »