Our journey to a debt free life & early retirement
I was talking to a few blogging friends yesterday when the discussion turned into a first-time buyer mortgage conversation and it reminded me I have never shared how we got onto the property ladder. Now before I share this journey, I want to reiterate, I’m […]
We are soon heading back to school and for lots of us are now starting to look at the items needed for the return. As always the kids have had growth spurts and now for some of us, they may be moving school, which means […]
#This is a collaborative post Sometimes there are unforeseen circumstances, due to which the carpet can get very dirty. If you do not clean it in time, it will forever lose its former beauty and you will have to throw it away. To prevent this […]
Heading back to school can be expensive, from shoes to pencil cases to uniform and much more. I’ve got to start our shopping for our back to school soon and I am dreading it, the costs for 2 children with adult size feet is not […]
#Ad – This is a collaborative post When our children were babies we were very fortunate to have our family help with the childcare on my return to work as the cost of childcare was not something we had ever considered. Then when the both […]
Christmas is now only 4 months away, which seems strange considering how this year has gone. However, I am now starting to think of ways for us to start saving extra money for Christmas. Over the last few years, we have reduced who we purchase […]
Our eating habits are all over the place and due to this, they are eating into our financial freedom! Following on from our money mindset post, we are now taking a new approach to our eating habits and getting back into good habits. This is […]
The hardest challenge I am finding when it comes to our money journey is our mindset. Bad habits are not easy to break overnight and sometimes it feels like we take 1 step forward and then 2 backwards. It has been frustrating at times however […]
#Ad – This is a collaborative post Investing in your home is something that can end up costing quite a bit of money. However, there is a fine balance between saving for the future and making your home work for you whilst being safe too. […]
Both my husband and I have been working since school, both of us, in fact, started working for a shop whilst at school. He used to do paper rounds before school and I worked as a shelf stacker in a corner shop for 2 hours […]