Living the good life on a budget.
There are so many reasons why your finances can take a hit – job loss, sickness, house repairs, car maintenance, the list is endless – and it can be difficult to know where to start if that happens. Are you prepared if something rocks your financial ship? This post shows you exactly how to start an emergency…
Happy Monday! How are you? What have you got planned for the week ahead? I’m not sure we have anything much planned; I’m still off work as it’s the summer holidays in the UK so we’ll have having days out I’m sure. But, I need to keep on track – if you watched my YouTube…
Happy Sunday! How has your week been? It’s been a busy but lovely week in the Frugal Cottage household. It’s been Alfie’s fourth birthday this week, so we’ve had his birthday party, days out with grandparents and just had a really good week. That’s not to say that spending is going well – I’m spending…
This is a guest post by Simon – enjoy! A sober reflection after ten years of investing. I made my first fateful investment in 2009. What began then has resulted in a dream scenario – a six-figure investment portfolio. This has given me the financial freedom to take the summer off work and…
Woohoo -another dividend income post! I absolutely love writing these, so I hope you like reading them too 🙂 though I am slightly disappointed as I have realised that July’s income this year is actually less than last year 🙁 that’s because I have had a couple of dividend cuts and sold some holdings which…
Happy Monday! The last week has been lovely; we’ve been at my parents house for a break so that why there wasn’t a post last Monday, as I haven’t had to do the cooking for the previous week 🙂 so back today with one instead. This just goes through what we’re eating this week so…
So, many of you will know that I’m part of a community of money bloggers based here in the UK. I attend their awards ceremony each year and I have made some great friends over the years being part of that community. They are so supportive, knowledgeable and helpful – so definitely check out some…
Hello August! July seemed like such a strange month in the end, so I’m glad a new one is starting. August is an exciting month for us because Alfie turns 4 during the month! He’s been waiting ages for his birthday as all of his friends at nursery are already 4, so it’s finally his…
Goodbye July! It’s been a strange month so it feels a bit odd that it’s over. It has taken an age to go by, yet it’s over already – does that make sense? I also said at the start of the month that it should be relatively quiet but it hasn’t turned out that way…
I have been getting ready with my August budget and filling in my brand new budget planner for August 2019. It is now available to download here, so I thought I’d quickly show you what you get in it 🙂 So, the first page is a monthly overview for August: This can be…
