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How to Invest Your Short-Term or Long-Term Savings

05/06/2019

Saving is a highly praised virtue by it is highly probable that you are selling yourself short by ignoring investing. Famed author Robert G. Allen once asked if any knew of several millionaires who got their wealth by keeping their money in a savings account. Your guess is as good as mine.   Because having to continually rummage through old jackets and the back of your sofa for some spare change at the end of each month is not fun, most people learn the virtues of savings fast. A lucky few did pay attention to their parents' warnings on the dangers of blowing every single coin that they ... read more

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The Essential Guide To Saving Money At Home

01/05/2019

If you are finding that you are reaching the very limit of your bank account at the end of every month, you may need to reassess your household budget. With grocery bills ever increasing, a need to keep your home warm in winter, and the all important car maintenance to ensure that you can ferry your little darlings from A to B, it can be hard to manage your budget effectively. However, by shaving your expenditure you can find yourself with more money at the end of the month. This can go into savings or be put towards a big ticket item like a holiday, kids college fund or new motor. Take a look ... read more

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Money saving tips for when you have a new baby

27/11/2018

One of the biggest expenses in family life can be when you have a new addition to the family. Everyone knows that having a baby comes with costs, but just how much might you need to spend? And how much of it is really necessary? It's a while back since I first wrote on here about how you can have a baby without it costing the earth, and I think that many of the tips and tricks I gave then still hold true today. This time around, my financial situation is very different to when I welcome Little Miss C into my life. This time around I don't still have everything from my first two babies, ... read more

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5 Tip and Tricks to increase the value of your home on a budget

31/10/2018

It is no secret that it is harder than ever to get on the property ladder, with soaring house prices and a hugely competitive market. Yet in 2018, the number of first-time buyers is the highest in 12 years. After committing to the biggest investment of their lives, it is not surprising that house buyers are more keen than ever to make sure they can successfully increase the value of their home. Don’t worry, you don’t need to take out a second mortgage to pay for home improvements! Here are 5 tips and tricks to increase the value of your home on a budget. Convert Under-Utilised ... read more

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Thrifty home technology tips

08/06/2018

Where would we be without our gadgets? A few years ago, it seemed bad enough – TVs in most rooms, a computer in the study, a games console and handhelds for the kids. Today, the tech has completely taken over, with smartphones, tablets, a TV with so many boxes under it, you’ve no idea what half of them do, laptops all over the house and, as if that wasn’t bad enough, Alexa, the Queen of All She Surveys, lording it over everything and everyone.  OK, so it’s not actually so bad, and 90 percent of us who moan about the technology taking over would probably complain even more loudly if it ... read more

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5 Clever Decisions to Save Time and Money

10/05/2018

Saving money often comes at the expense of saving time. It seems impossible to do both. But it doesn’t have to be. Making the five following decisions is guaranteed to save you both time and money, and you’ll be surprised how easy they actually are.  Consolidate debt Credit cards can be fun to use, and especially so with cards that provide rewards. However, sometimes life gets crazy, and between the credit cards, auto loans, and other debt accrued, time keeping track of all of those bills and money spent on separate payments accruing interest is wasted. Looking into an institution ... read more

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Saving money on day to day grocery essentials

12/03/2018

When you're trying to save money at home it can seem relatively easy to save on some of the bigger expenses. Things like shopping around for insurance deals, switching your utility supplier, waiting until the sales to buy a new fridge or washing machine. That kind of thing. But, when it comes to the things that we buy week in week out it can be much harder, especially if you're time poor. Not all of us have the time to wander around the supermarket looking for special offers or are able to time our trip so that it coincides with when staff members mark down the reductions on things that ... read more

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Look After My Bills – saving money with minimal effort

15/02/2018

Look After My Bills

Saving money on your energy bills is one of those thrifty things that should be easy. There are sites out there offering to help you save money on your bills by finding the best tariff based on your usage and where you live, but the key thing that you have to remember is that these sites are just helping you at one moment in time. On the day that you enter your details they assess the market and tell you what the best deal is for you that day. But what about when your current deal ends? Do you remember to make a note of when your deal is due to end? Or do you just wait until you see that ... read more

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How to Save Money on a Mattress Purchase

10/01/2018

Photo credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Couponing_workshop_helps_military_families_save_money_160221-F-XU223-003.jpg How are your mornings: bright and filled with fresh energy that’s ready to be transformed into a productive day, or dreadful and filled with back pain and muscle spasms? If the latter is true for you, this can only mean one thing: you need a new mattress! But if you’re like me, you’d rather sleep on the floor than go through the whole mattress shopping process. Even more, modern beds are so expensive these days! It’s like you have to sell a leg ... read more

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5 Work From Home Jobs Every Mum Should Consider

06/11/2017

https://www.pexels.com/photo/adult-blur-computer-cup-374897/ As a mum, you often want to make sure that you’re able to make life as enjoyable for your children as possible. It’s often the reason why we put them above everything else in our lives. Your needs immediately get put to the side as you try to focus on the needs of your kids instead. It’s only natural. So when you work, you often have to think of ways you can fit it in with looking after your kids. This often means that you have to work part-time, and that can make earning more harder to do. But it’s not your only option. Because ... read more

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