Two strategies for financial independence and matters to consider
Our readers have probably noticed the change in our financial priorities. In a nutshell, these have become ‘increase earning’, ‘keep spending steady’ and ‘invest the rest’ so that we can achieve financial health and financial independence.. Nothing unusual about this one: most people dream about being financially secure, and…
House size: does it matter?
Moving up the housing ladder can mean a few different things. It could be about getting to a better location or upgrading to a new build rather than an older property – but for many it’s simply about upsizing. More rooms and larger rooms are one of the big changes…
Principled Money Posts #52: indulgence or decadence
Note: We have been nominated for this year’s Plutus awards. The Money Principle needs your vote! Voting is easy: just look to the right and you’ll see a golden cup with a “P” on and ‘Vote here’ underneath; click on it; enter your e-mail, scroll to the bottom and click…
Half Price? Get in My Basket.
Editor’s note: Alex discusses his frugal artistry in the shopping basket – getting the best value and quality of food – while waiting for a job interview. It’s been a slow week this week, with a job interview coming on Friday and some other prospects lurking around the ambiguity of…
Our financial goals: time for another report
The summer is truly over and it is time to sit down – with a glass of nice wine in my case – and take stock of what has been achieved so far and what is still there to excite our passions and try our endurance. And while I rarely…
Taxing Issues on Tax Avoidance
Unless you’ve been living in a cave over the last year, you know that tax avoidance has been one of the biggest business stories of the year. It’s become a legal blood-sport for press and politicians. Deride naughty tax avoiding brands, and have readers and voters sagely nodding, while darkly…
Saving With Surya
To clarify this from the beginning: Surya is the Hindu god of the sun – celebrated in regular festivals and venerated by a billion or so followers in India and beyond. It may seem rather trite to combine the concept of frugality with such a cherished idol, and certainly,…
The perils of motoring
We all fear it, those of us who take to motoring. That time when you are stuck in a traffic jam or worse, car full of kids, outside temperature rising – or raining cats and dogs – and the engine starts to falter – putter, putter, putter … silence. This…
My First Experience Earning Extra Money and Lessons Learned
Editor’s note: This post by Little House from Little House in the Valley is part of the Yakezie blog-swap. You can read my post on Little House in the Valley. By 14, I’d become the neighborhood babysitter, making $5 an hour I’d watch up to three children per household. My…
Job Search: From Cloudy to Clear View
Editor’s note: This week Alex offers some of his experience with different job search websites. It seems he is onto something: he has had impressive response using a different job search website. This week a dark cloud has been lifted in regards to gaining job interviews. Over time I…
You want a new car?
From time to time, most of us who need a car also need to consider when to change it. There are some folk who are wedded to their vehicle, come what may, and will happily spend all their waking hours under the bonnet fixing a hole because they are…
The Building Blocks of Money
Keeping track of your finances can be a full time job. Add in a family plus a career and what you’ll probably end up with is a migraine. Spending cautiously doesn’t have to be incredibly time consuming nor does it have to be complicated. All you need is the right…