Living the good life on a budget.
There are so many ways to earn money outside of your day job. In fact, just relying on one income can be a bit scary. If, for whatever reason, you lose your day job, then your income stream is stopped immediately. So, it’s always best to have some others so that you can replace that…
Happy Monday! Although, how is it Monday again so soon!?I hope you have a good week How is it looking so far? As far as I can see, there’s nothing particularly important going on this week for us; a nice normal week of the usual routine. That should mean a low spending week! I’m loving…
Happy Sunday! Have you had a good week? I feel like this weekend is flying by, as did the week just gone. Which I’m glad about to be honest. Although I love Winter and it’s my favourite season, getting up in the dark is hard. Trying to persuade a four year old to get up…
A lot of the searches that bring readers to The Frugal Cottage is about saving money, which is fair enough. The word ‘frugal’ was deliberate when I chose it, all those years ago! However, recently I have been looking at income. Specifically, passive income. There are posts here about saving 50% of our income and…
Hello Monday! It seems like it’s been ages since I have written a Meal Plan Monday post. Nearly a month ago, in fact! Anyway,I hope you have a good week How is it looking so far? As far as I can see, there’s nothing particularly important going on this week for us; a nice normal…
Well, what a start to the year! I thought I’d do a Life Update as I haven’t done one since November. The No Spend Year is going well! I feel so much more in control of my finances. I have only spent one day so far this year, which I’m really pleased about. There…
This post signifies the end of my fourth full year of investing. I can’t believe I’ve been able to write these updates for so long! I have been debating whether to change the frequency of these updates, but as I believe strongly in creating this second income stream, I shall continue for now. Do you…
Each year I like to give myself a word for my focus. Something that represents what I want to focus on during the year. I quite like reading other people’s plus it gives me a chance to think about what I want out of the next twelve months. Although I set myself goals for the…
Hello January! I love the start of a new year in terms of making aims and seeing what will lie ahead. It seems like there will be a world of possibilities. January is a quiet month for us, just the usual routine of work/school. So I’m hoping that it means it will be a good…
This is a post in collaboration with Chip. If you’re a regular reader of The Frugal Cottage, then you know that I set myself monthly and yearly aims. One of these is to put aside a sum of money each month towards our huge aim of retiring early. In fact, I just posted earlier about…
