I’ve been writing on this blog, mainly about money, for about a year now. And I came to realise that I always write to you from the perspective of money worries. Coming from the experience of intense debt payoff and now just as intense savings phase, this is not surprising. But money is not a worry – money is a tool and it can be … Continue reading Exciting money things
I’ve been posting on here for quite a long while now, so it felt like a good time to finally get a bit more personal and tell you some of the things which you might not otherwise find out. It was pretty hard to find some questions which might have interesting answers, but luckily instagram.com/heybtchpodcast ladies came up with a really good set recently. So … Continue reading Get to know me better
It’s Monday the 3rd June. The international children’s day was on the 1st of June – it was lovely to get a phone call from my parents and joke around at the fact that their youngest child is in her 30s. The holiday is a bigger deal for my brother who has two children – actual small people – and ended up sending me a … Continue reading Happy Monday (3rd June 2019)
A shocking thought visited me today. ‘I could retire now’. This shocking thought was immediately followed by an equally shocking one, ‘meh, I don’t want to retire right now’. In my current situation retiring would mean a move to a different country and a significant change in lifestyle. My reasons for not wanting to retire are a little cliche, so instead let me tell you … Continue reading I could retire, but I don’t want to
Some people keep it as a bit of a mystery, but managing money as a couple, married or not is a part of life which needs some talking about. And I want to talk about it now because of a comment directed at me by a colleague who is known to have strong opinions on everything, without background for anything. Therefore before I get into … Continue reading Managing money as a couple
It’s Monday the 13th. On that account I am weirdly pleased that it’s not a Friday. So let’s get on with making Monday the 13th a pleasant one. What I am watching – ‘Game of Thrones’. Did you expect me to say anything else, one week out from the final episode? I’ve just wrapped up the penultimate episode (on my way to work, no less) … Continue reading Happy Monday (13th May 2019)
