Being broke is hard. Very hard. As a teenage single mum I spent time on welfare benefits and hated the feeling of trying to eek out my pennies until my next payment. I always ran out of money long before I should have. I was struggling financially at a time when I didn’t really know […]
15 Money Affirmations That Will Inspire Your Life
Do money affirmations really work? Like in the real world, not just a woo-woo, fluffy world? And will they help you to save money and get out of debt? For a long time, too long, money scared me. I never had enough of it, when I had money it got spent, far too quickly. I […]
53 Old Fashioned Frugal Living Tips For Your Modern Life
I have no doubt you have been told before that “in the olden days” people had to make do and do without. And if it was your thrifty Grandma talking I bet she talked about old fashioned frugal living, the way it had to be. It had to be because in those days you didn’t […]
How To Successfully Live On One Income (With 30+ Helpful Tips)
You’re fed up! I get it. You’ve read about a million different blog posts from people talking about how they are successfully living on one income. But it hasn’t worked for you. You are still searching for the right tips to make it work for you. I know how you feel. Trying to live on […]
8 Fantastic Frugal Habits To Live Your Life By
Saving money is easy to do when you’re in the habit of doing so and hard to do when you don’t. No-one gets to save a load of money without making certain decisions about how they are going to live their lives. You need to be in the habit of saving money. Frugal habits that […]
How To Stop Lifestyle Creep And Keep More Of Your Money
Isn’t it great when you get a raise at work? Getting more money, to make life easier, to buy the things you’ve wanted, that’s all good isn’t it? Or is it? Lifestyle creep is at work every time you get a raise and spend it. It’s one thing to increase your spending patterns from that […]
7 Simple Ways To Build A Powerful Frugal Mindset
I get very frustrated when I see people talking about how to become frugal and they fail to mention the most important thing – your frugal mindset. Without working on you, your thoughts and ultimately your frugal mindset you can never be really frugal. Because you (and your thoughts) will likely sabotage your success. Being […]
Declutter Your Home – 2020 Easy Peasy Declutter Challenge
Are You Ready For The Easy Peasy 2020 Declutter Your Home Challenge? Are you desperate to declutter your home this year but quite frankly not interested in spending every waking moment doing so? Why not declutter your home on your terms not someone else’s? I’ve read so many decluttering books, articles and challenges searching for […]
Win One Of 8 M&S Festive Hampers With The UK Money Bloggers
Can you believe it’s 1st December already? Which means there are only 24 days left until Christmas Day – yikes! And because it’s almost Christmas I, along with many of my fellow UK money bloggers, have joined forces to be able to offer you the chance to win one of 8 (yes EIGHT!) Marks and […]
How To Embrace The Joy Of Being Frugal
These days being frugal isn’t something that comes naturally to most of us. Yes, we can be frugal, and yes, we can save money, but it doesn’t happen naturally or easily. It’s often because we HAVE to be, due to stretched finances. In fact if you are reading this, chances are that you are looking […]