Living the good life on a budget.
When looking at your budget and trying to find areas to cut back, it can be tricky. You might be saving for a holiday, an unexpected bill or something bigger like redundancy, finding spare money within your budget can be hard. But, there will be certain aspects of your budget you can cut out…
If you’re one of the lucky ones, then you might be off on a holiday abroad soon. It’s that time of year when lots of people in the UK are heading off for sunnier climates (not that they need to with the weather at the moment!) and there are lots of things that you should…
Another month is over 🙂 and that means it is time again for me to talk about one of my all-time favourite topics; dividend income. I’ll be honest, I sometimes wish that the process was going slightly quicker, that the income we’re receiving was slightly higher. But, when I feel frustrated by our progress, or…
Hello August! Another brand new month to look forward to. It’s an exciting month in our household as Frugal Toddler turns 3 🙂 he knows this too which is cute. We’re just having a little party with family members in our garden and I’m going to make him a chocolate cake for his birthday cake….
Goodbye July! And another month over 🙂 The month started off well with the new site design being revealed. I still love it and think it looks so much better than my previous layout. It’s much cleaner and easier to read. What do you think? It took me four years of blogging to take…
I know it might seem a bit odd to be thinking about Christmas when it’s July, and quite warm outside. In fact, for most people Christmas will be the last thing to enter their minds! Having fun in the summer, enjoying the warmer weather and being outside is what the majority of people are doing….
We’re plodding on towards the end of July already, so I thought I should do a Life Update post and talk about what’s going on around here 🙂 Firstly, how is it almost August?! Frugal Toddler turns 3 in August and I can’t quite believe it. He still seems so small sometimes, though he…
I think there’s a small part in all of us that can dream about winning the lottery. About checking your numbers and seeing that you’ve got them all, that you’re the winner. All that money! Of course, actually buying a ticket will help in that. But, I like to sometimes think about what I…
It can be very difficult to escape the advertising about online shopping, from your favourite clothes shops to eco-friendly living to handmade baby toys. There is an online shop for everything! And, they can be a great temptation to overspend. Especially if you’re tired and having a quick browse online; before you know it you’ve…
When money is tight it can seem impossible to save for things. Even things you might need to save for, such as home insurance, car tax and all of the little things that seem to creep up when you’re least prepared for it. Things like having an emergency fund can help but what happens…
