There are some things in every woman’s life that she should get around to doing. And here are the top five. Continue reading The five things you should take care of for yourself as a woman
A new breed of smartphone apps is here to help you save without you even needing to think about it. Here’s why they don’t work for everyone. Continue reading Automatic savings apps that round up your change and why this finance blogger won’t use them
appy Monday indeed! Did you know that putting an optimistic tone into what you are expressing has a potential to positively impact the mood of people on the receiving end of the interaction? Of course you knew that! So now onto the interesting parts of this article. Continue reading Happy Monday (5th October 2020)
Long, well written books As the daylight becomes more scarce and the energy and funds we had in the summer for going out get channeled into paying for the heating bills, a good book becomes a great piece of entertainment. I like my books long enough to last a few evenings and fun enough to not have me yawning at 9pm. Some of my past … Continue reading Autumn favourites of a frugal blogger
Here it goes: the important lessons and how they really landed for me. And not one of them is about keeping a budget. Continue reading Money lessons for your early 20s and how this one blogger has really learnt them
As much as I love this ability my parents have to get by, I absolutely hate the idea of side-hustling. Partly, because it detracts from focusing on your main financial goal and partly because it means that your main streams of income are insufficient. Continue reading What I am taking from my parents’ 5 financial habits
I bought a flat in London, with £4000 down payment. Yes, you read that right, four thousand pounds. In today’s post I am telling you how that happened. Continue reading How to buy a flat when you have no money
I am touching on this topic in the run up to Christmas, because estimated 19 million people just in the UK regularly dip into the overdraft with close to 2 million permanently overdrawn (according to the Guardian). It is not unusual for people to get into overdraft right around this time of the year and remain stuck in either authorised or unauthorised overdraft for a … Continue reading What to do when your account is overdrawn beyond limit
In 2014, I paid off close to £12,900 of debt, starting the year on a £24,000 income. In this post, I will tell you all about how I did it and how my life changed during that one year. It does not involve moving back with my parents, just saying. It is going to be a long post taking you through the twelve months. The … Continue reading Paying off debts fast & how life can change in just one year
Let’s start from the start. I graduated from university in 2011, at a ripe age of 25. I chose to take 3 years out between high school and university simply because that’s how long it took me to decide what it was that I actually wanted to study. My BA is in computing and marketing and with a bit of strategic arm-twisting, selective studying and … Continue reading The burden of managing money and balancing debt
