Living the good life on a budget.
One of the things that makes my life much easier is that my husband is just as interested and focused about finances as I am. He is always searching to get the best deals on things we want to buy, looks at the offers in the supermarkets for me and generally is another frugal person….
In one of my first posts on this blog I outlined what our ultimate dream is and spoke briefly about steps to get there. This post is to discuss the ideas in a bit more detail and run through some of my own thoughts about early retirement. The ultimate dream, for both me and my…
The title of this post could mean lots of things and could include all multiple of aspects in its meaning, however today I’m going to talk about food. I like food. A lot. People at work would probably say I get a bit too excited about food – after all, lunch time is one…
One of my biggest beliefs in life and how we live our life as a reflection of that, is that simple living is the key to happiness and fulfilment. There is nothing better than sitting in our garden, with the sun shining, having a drink and enjoying the wildlife. Or having candles lit in the…
Now, this is a topic where a lot of financial people would say that we’re doing it wrong, but this is our take on mortgage overpayments and financial freedom. We’re overpaying our mortgage and aiming to pay it off early. Sort of. We first got our mortgage in December 2012 and, for the majority of…
Meal planning/menu planning can be a subject that people disagree on, but I’m firmly in the camp that does meal planning every single week. In my mind, meal planning benefits your health and your wealth. Now, the way that meal planning works in our house is in 3 steps: 1) Check what we have…
This post is a slightly wishful, half-serious explanation of our dreams for the future. The ultimate dream, for both me and my husband, is to retire fully at age 50. My husband is older than me, slightly, so it might change so that when I retire at age 50, my husband then will as well,…
A quick post to really explain the name behind the blog. For me, being frugal is not scrimping and saving every penny in the quest for financial freedom. For me, being frugal is making sure that every single penny that we work hard for is put to the best possible use for maximum gains. Both…
I’ve been thinking about starting a blog for some time now, and I’ve finally taken the plunge! I’m a girl in my twenties who wants to be better at finance. Between me and my husband, we’re pretty good, but we can be better! The only debts we have between us are our student loans, which…
