Saving money—just the thought of it can feel overwhelming. After all, is it really possible to balance your expenses? For the longest time, I thought saving meant giving up on all the things I enjoy. But over the years, I’ve learnt that it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, saving can be…
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Easy Ways for you to Save Money When You Have a Family
Read moreIf you know that you need to start saving money because you want to book a family holiday or even because you want to try and have more money on a day to day basis for your family then there are things that you can do to try and help yourself with this. The best…
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How to Budget When You Have a Low Income
Read moreManaging money is always tricky and when you have a low income, a slight change in circumstances can make a huge difference. That’s why budgeting and planning is a crucial part of managing your money but how can you start doing this? Working out your budget To start with you need an idea of what…
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Look after your future by managing your savings
Read moreI talk a lot about the future on my blog and about how I want to make sure I can provide myself and my family with a financially secure future. When our twins were born we made a big effort to put money away every month for them so that when they’re older they can have…
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The Complete Guide to Buying a House: From mortgages to moving In!
Read moreMoving house can be stressful, time consuming and expensive. For some the whole process is easy, especially if they have people around them who know what’s involved, but for others – my husband and I included – there’s a lot of unknown territory involved. Courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net/artur84 For the past ten years my husband…
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Cussons Mum & Me Baby Bath to Comfort Snuffles Review
Read moreI’m a big fan of Cussons Mum & Me products. I love their little explorers range, especially the super soft squidgy soap! We received some of their Baby Bath to Comfort Snuffles recently and it didn’t disappoint! Cussons Mum & Me Baby Bath to Comfort Snuffles contains a menthol fragrance to help comfort little noses, helping…
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Looking after your child’s future
Read moreEveryone knows that having children is expensive. From the moment they’re born – actually, from the moment you discover you’re pregnant the costs start to add up! Nappies, furniture, clothes, bottles, bedding and everything else that comes with having a baby! Did you know that the average cost to raise a child from birth to…
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Advice to my younger self
Read moreThe older I get the more I’ve found myself thinking about what advice I would offer to my younger self if I could go back and do so. Thoughts range from ‘don’t even think about dating him’ to ‘don’t eat that chocolate bar!’ In all seriousness though it didn’t take me long to start remembering all…
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Are you a savvy saver?
Read moreWe all want the best for our children. For many parents this means a secure financial future, but when it comes to savings and investments – do you really know exactly what it is you’re getting in return? New ISA rules are coming into effect on 1st July 2014 which will allow people to put…