Every year there is an inevitable trepidation before opening Christmas or Birthday gifts in front of family and friends. What if you don’t like what they give you? Will you have to fake a smile?! Here is a list of a few “rubbish” gifts I’ve had (or others in my family have …
It doesn’t matter when you read this, prepping for Christmas needs to happen ALL YEAR ROUND! For many years I neglected to save for Christmas, and then when the month came around, I had to spend money on presents that I just didn’t have. Add to this a whole range of …
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 »
This is post 7 of 7 of the budget series. This week I’m talking about how to budget to save for events or the “saving to spend” fund. We all have those events don’t we? The ones where we need a big chunk of cash? I needed a very large stash of cash …
Final Week! How to Save for the Big Things that Make Life Fun Read More »
Welcome to week 1 of the budgeting series. For the next 7 weeks, I will be discussing a different aspect to think about when it comes to budgeting. I hope that it will give you a new perspective on how you can start dividing up your money so that every bit of it is put …
Week 1 of the Budgeting Series – “The Charity Pot” Read More »