Living the good life on a budget.
I spend a lot of my spare time reading blogs online and one area of the blogsphere that I am spending more and more time in is the simple living hemisphere. As someone who is constantly trying to simplify our lives and slow down on the everyday things that make our lives, there are some…
Another week is over and I am so glad. The end of the week signals the start of my maternity leave, which I’m really looking forward to. I should have about three weeks to myself to get our house sorted, do some batch cooking for the freezer, stock pile some items and have a relax! As…
Today I’m welcoming the lovely Eleanor from Creative Countryside to talk about simple living. If you haven’t been over to her site, you need to have a visit! You’ve probably heard of simple living, of conscious living and of mindful living, but what remains less well known is the concept of slow living. Shifting…
As there have been a couple of changes around here, I thought I would do another Life Update post, so that I can keep everyone in the loop and also reflect on what has been happening in our area of the woods lately. The first thing that I’ve done, which is directly related to my…
Another week is over and I am so glad. Each day has seemed to drag massively this week, although I suppose another week is over so it can’t be all bad. I only have one more week at work before I start my maternity leave, which is a bit surreal; I’m hoping to have about nine…
When looking at spending categories within your budget, it can often be quite easy to over look things, especially if the costs are relatively small. Categories such as your mortgage payment of rent, council tax and electric are bigger, important payments that happen every month and so are easy to remember. But what about the…
As we have now passed the half way point in 2015 (how did that happen?!) I thought it would be a good time to recap on my 2015 goals to see where I stand. My Financial Goals for 2015 are: – Put £8,000 into savings – Overpay our mortgage by £3,400 – Have 220 NSDs throughout the year – Open a S&S…
Another week is over and we welcome a change of month. The start of a new month always seems to heighten motivation and wanting to do well, which is always welcome at this stage. Again, another week which has been relatively quiet for us; I had another routine antenatal appointment where everything was fine, and…
A new month means it is time again to update The Ultimate Dream Fund again, as I continue our journey to early retirement. The Ultimate Dream Fund is named because it is our dream to retire early, and we need the funds to make that happen! One day, this fund will provide us with the…
Hello July! A new month, which I’m hoping will be just as good as June was to us. What is slightly scary is that I can now say our due date is next month. Time is definitely ticking away and I don’t think we can quite comprehend the massive change that will happen to our lives…
