Living the good life on a budget.
I spend a lot of time reading various personal finance blogs online; I love to soak up all of the information that they provide, the inspiration to continue to do more, the varieties of backgrounds and lives they live. I think that reading and taking in all of this information can only better my…
This week has been a fairly normal week; both of us have been at work and nothing particularly out of the ordinary has happened. I feel like I’m on top of my work at the moment, which is a nice feeling – long may it continue! I mentioned last week that both of my grandparents were ill,…
I feel lately like I have become more reflective and contemplative as the time passes. As the our lives are slowly changing, and in no time at all, our lives will never be the same every again, it feels like now is the time to be reflective about our current situation and what we have…
As two people who don’t seem to buy a lot of material possessions, our house still seems to be pretty full of things. Every room in our house has got lots of stuff in, some of which we definitely do not need. There are lots of DVDs we’ve watched and are now just sat on…
This week has been a complete contrast to the week before; I was back at work on Monday and the week itself seems to have gone by really slowly. Work has been fine, as I have been fairly organised and laid back about getting things done. Long may it continue! I think that after a…
When I first set out the outline of this challenge, I forgot to consider two things. Firstly, that I would be off work for weeks 3 and 4, which makes it slightly trickier to gage the results. Secondly, that as I go through the pregnancy, I need to eat slightly more and at more…
As we continue to prepare for our new arrival in the summer, our thoughts are obviously turning to how to cope on a reduced income. The obvious things, such as the nursery and everything related to the baby will be bought beforehand (hopefully!) but there are other things to take into account as well. One…
This past week has been lovely; I’ve been off work and it has been great! I have spent some time with family, had a catch up with an old friend and pottered around the house without any reason to rush. If only it was holiday time all the time! The weather has also suddenly got…
Firstly, can I just say thank you for all of your lovely comments on our last post. We are very happy, excited and a bit nervous, all at the same time! There are lots of things to consider and plan for now, but we are very grateful to be on this journey. Spring seems…
There are lots of paths to take during the journey that is called life, and ours is taking an exciting turn. I have hinted at this in quite a few ways on the blog already, in my 2015 goals, how to find the right mortgage for you and our new mortgage overpayment plan. …
