You may not realise it at the moment, but you already have everything you need to start making more money right now. Instead of getting a second job to bring in more income, you could become financially stable by selling your old junk. With the help of the Internet community and sites like eBay, Gumtree, [...]
Continue reading...21 January 2012
I like giving money to charity, it makes me happy. I have no money to give away, which makes me sad. I’m a strong believer in charity so have always been left with a strange sense of guilt that I can’t do as much as I would like to. But how can you save money, [...]
Continue reading...8 January 2012
I hate shopping. I’m sure you’ve read some of my previous moans on this topic. However, I like eating, and it also has the dual benefit of keeping me alive. So, in summary, shopping is a necessary evil.
Continue reading...23 November 2011
We’ve all done it. We’ve all bought something or ended up receiving something that we think is a good idea, or is something that we really want, when actually it is not. It’s time for my confession.
Continue reading...12 October 2011
I’m going to say something controversial now. I think its okay to get some things on credit. I don’t necessarily mean credit cards, or applying for loans with upsetting rates of interest. I just mean I am comfortable with having the item now, and paying for it a bit later.
Continue reading...8 October 2011
We all like to eat. Some of us more than others. Apart from enjoying the act of eating, it is also important; as a rather nasty side effect of not eating is dying. Unfortunately, most of us need to spend quite a lot of money in order to buy our food, as the golden age [...]
Continue reading...22 September 2011
We all from time to time think we need to shift a few pounds. Some of us may think that the best thing to do is to join a gym. I’ve done it myself. I join the gym feeling all proud of myself, and then stop me membership a few months later having spent the [...]
Continue reading...29 August 2011
We are not far away from that time of year when we start to celebrate all things scary! Now I’m not much of a halloween fan myself, as I am very easily scared, and will often jump out of my skin if someone shuts a window unexpectedly, or if a dog barks 3 streets away. [...]
Continue reading...15 June 2011
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will know that I recently had some car troubles, which led to some surprise extra cash. Well, the cheeky fairies of fate have been working their magic, and the clutch in my car has abandoned all home. This means that I have been carefully sculpting [...]
Continue reading...13 June 2011
I’ve just got back from the Isle of Wight Festival. Very good all in all, apart from the Sunday which I seemed to mostly spend trying to avoid drowning! I took a fair amount of money I had saved, but as the ticket cost me the best part of £200 and I had to travel [...]
Continue reading...10 May 2011
Q – Do you use any kind of money management or tracking software? If so, which one? Is it something I should be doing? – Louise
Continue reading...30 April 2011
One area of ongoing price hikes at the moment, is petrol. Due it ongoing political unrest in the Middle East and Africa, the price of oil has increased substantially. These price increases have been thoughtfully passed on to us customers. You may think that there is nothing you can do to avoid paying through the [...]
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19 April 2012
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