So as some of you may know, I sold my London flat recently. I’ll warn you, the story of this flat is a bitter-sweet one and I have been itching to write this post but wanted to wait until I had officially put it behind me. Part-buy, part-rent properties can seem …
Is Part-Buy, Part-Rent A Good Idea? Read This And Then Decide Read More »
It had to happen – a post on C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S….. I’m sorry! This pains me too, as it still feels like we’ve only just come out of the summer holidays, but unfortunately it does need to be thought about now we’re in November. For many years I neglected to save for Christmas, …
Christmas Prepping Like A Pro And The One With The 2019 Christmas Challenge Read More »
In this budgeting series, I have been highlighting a different “slice” of the “money-pie” – a system that one of my followers coined for me. It has a number of other names – money-pots, money-buckets, but whatever you call it, its a similar idea. It is the principle of slicing you …
The life-saving budget item everyone needs to know Read More »
This is one of the fundamental aspects of building true, sustainable wealth: Passive income. Spending money consciously, investing sensibly, and paying off debt are all important and necessary, to create a lasting change in your money journey, but what happens if you have tried to find the spare cash and literally …
Top #FoodbankAdvent with the UK Money Bloggers So last year, I took part in an event to bring awareness to foodbanks and encourage people to donate to them. The original post from them is here. If you don’t have the time to read the post, here are the cliff notes! 1. The reverse advent calendar …
#FoodbankAdvent Round Up and how you can get involved Read More »
One of the reasons why I am now so passionate about teaching others about money management stems from a time when I didn’t have any control of my own money. I was in a relationship where I allowed my partner at the time to control everything. It was one of the …
Relationships And Money – My Biggest Financial Mistake Read More »
We all have it – a few months of the year where EVERYONE seems to have a birthday or an anniversary. In my world it’s July. July is a busy month for me in terms of birthdays – mum, dad and sister all have birthdays this month, and this is EXPENSIVE! Gifts, cards, wrapping and …
Has Gift Giving Got Out Of Hand? Perhaps Its Time For A Rethink! Read More »
In this post, I want to highlight the EMERGENCY FUND. The fund that is ready and waiting to help you “just in case” – a bit like the NHS, but much less overworked! This was one of my favourite savings milestones, because it was the first one I achieved, and therefore is the one I …
The Emergency Fund – Your Personal Emergency Service! Read More »
Today’s post comes from Melanie Janes aka Chronic Pain Coach, who very kindly answered a call for posts to help me out while I prep for my exams! If you would like to contribute too, message me with your ideas: [email protected] As you know, preparing for “the worst case scenario” is one of my passions – …
Are you scared how you’ll cope financially if you don’t get well soon? Read More »
This week’s blog comes from the lovely Miss Penny Money! She is on a journey to become debt-free, and blogs about what she is doing to achieve it. It’s an honest and humbling account of a reality that a lot of us face – there is DEFINITELY no “fake news” about her debt story (unlike …