Comparisonitis is VERY VERY common!! Do you know what it is? Comparisonitis is when we constantly compare ourselves with others around us. We might compare and find that we are doing better, and we might compare and find that we’re doing worse. Now whether this perception is true or not is …
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I saw a question asked the other day that really got my interest! The question was around how much “should” someone be saving based on their income. The person asking was worried that she wasn’t saving enough despite actually having saved quite a good amount in the space of one year! …
It’s not often I write about saving money as a negative thing (it’s not at all…but bear with me!). I’m writing for the accumulators of you today (or those of you with accumulator in your top three archetype mix). Don’t know your unique money personality yet? Go here to find out! …
With the risk of sounding a bit “woo-woo” or “wishy-washy” in this post, I wanted to talk to you about personality typing, specifically, The Sacred Money Archetypes®. A few years ago I did a course online in this subject, and quite honestly, it was probably the most accurate personality test I …
I often ponder on the idea of having children, and while I’m not particularly enthusiastic at the moment, I realise that there may be a time when this changes. But financially, I’m definitely not ready yet. I think that planning the finances of having babies is tricky, because there are so …
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Saving vs Investing – Do you “save” money for your future? When you go shopping, are you “investing” in a new hand-bag? Weirdly we use these words interchangably, and in my opinion, incorrectly. No wonder the world of money is confusing! In my mind, saving and investing are VASTLY different, and …
We have all heard of domestic abuse – and this conjures up images of women with bruises and scars to most minds. But domestic abuse is so much more than this. Not only can it affect men too, but it can also extend beyond the physical and the emotional. In fact, …
Recently I’ve had questions come up around best ways to earn more money, or how to invest, whether I invest in bitcoin or property and other things like this, and what struck me, is that often we get so caught up in the “bright shiny exciting objects” that come our way, …
Look After The Pennies And The Pounds Will Take Care Of Themselves Read More »
If you didn’t know, April was the time when the financial year ended, and a new one began. I was aware of it, but hadn’t really paid much attention because I have been busy on, well, life! I’m sure most people can relate to this. What Changes In The Financial New …
In this 10-minute take-away I talk about 3 ways you can hack your medicine cabinet so that you SAVE money every month. I find that the NHS payment certificate for prescriptions is NOT well advertised – so if you are using lots of medications per month, and you have to pay, …