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I used to think that learning how to manage money wisely is about as exciting as watching golf on TV. I also believed that money management and keeping track of money are for miserable spoilsports. What can I say, I have a strong hedonistic streak – I believe it…
Today I am starting operation ‘focus on money’. ‘But, Maria, you told us that now is not the time to worry about money; you told us we must focus on surviving the health pandemic instead.’ Yes, I did tell you so, friend. And I meant every word I said….
You know, 2022 has been difficult enough without receiving a letter from our water company informing me our bill is going up. Again. This made me have a good, hard look at the rest of our bills and to question again the ways to save energy and water. Energy…
Editor’s note: My son is off to university in September and he needs a new laptop. Naturally, he want an Apple laptop and, being an Apple fan myself, I could not fault his preference. For the last week or so, I’ve been looking at way to save money when…
It is this time of year again – Christmas time is when we celebrate, see family and out bank account groan under the strain of expensive presents, unusual food, and selected wines. In brief, this is the time when we can all do with a bit of help towards the…
Gas boiler service must be carried out regularly; Servicing your gas boiler is often preferable to installing a new one; Sales pitches based on increased efficiency of new boilers are often misleading; Be careful when offered long term loans. A few weeks ago we had a domestic crisis – a…
There are two key elements to building wealth. The first is to make money and to use that money to make even more money. The second is to try to hold on to as much of it as possible by reducing what you spend. There are many techniques that…
In this post, we share five ways to keep car insurance for young drivers affordable. Car insurance for seventeen-year-old drivers is not cheap but there are ways to make sure you don’t pay more than necessary. “What? We are not paying £2,000 on car insurance for our son.” This is…
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Millionaire Mob, a blog focused on ways to improve your financial future. They have helped thousands of people with bettering their financial future through passive income, dividend investing and travel hacking. In this post you’d find ways to save money on travel…
Do you want to pay less for car insurance? Yep, I do as well. Not only because I hate overpaying for anything but also because I know that when it comes to keeping costs down our best bet is to focus on what we can control. Car ownership has much…
What do you reckon, friend, is a holiday in the sun worth getting in debt? I can tell you what I think. I most emphatically believe that nothing is worth getting in debt; not even a week of sunshine, sea and beautiful beaches. Still, this is the reformed me; the…
My bread-maker is one of the gadgets in my kitchen that saves me time, money and gives us so much sensual pleasure. There are good reasons to buy a bread maker if you already don’t have one. (You know that there are few pleasures that compare favourably to the smell…