Category: Saving Money

Saving Money

Alternatives to payday loans

This is a collaboration with Creditspring.  At some time or another, most of us would need to access money in a hurry. It could be because of illness meaning we can’t work, a washing machine breaking or other emergencies. If you have been considering a payday loan then I want to share some fantastic alternatives to payday loans with you.  What is a payday loan and why do you need alternatives to payday loans A

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Make Money

The financial difficulties I face working for myself

This is a paid collaboration with Fidelity about working for myself.  I am really blessed to be able to call blogging my full time job. Being self employed and working for myself was always a dream for me. Choosing your hours, following your passion, controlling your life, it sounds great! The nature of living that vision isn’t always as plain sailing as the dream itself.  The world of self employment often means long hours, many

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15 Ways to Get Last-Minute Cash to Pay for College

It is evident that college is an expensive place to be, and potential students often worry about the ability to afford it. The majority often wonder where they will get the money to fund their college tuition. Well, if you are one of them, do not fuss or fret. There are various ways through which you can get money for college. And according to experienced specialists from customessayorder, below are some of the methods you

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Saving Money

Summer giveaway: win one of six M&S hampers

I have teamed up with over 50 of the UK’s Money Bloggers to bring you the chance to win some fantastic prizes this summer. If you are in need of some TLC or a pick me up then keep reading to find out how to enter our competition where we have six M&S hampers to give away – 5 main prize hampers worth £50 each and one runner up prize worth £20. M&S hampers allow

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Saving Money

How much does it cost to get married?

If you are thinking about getting married then you might be asking yourself how much does it cost to get married? Wedding prices vary dramatically depending on the sort of wedding you have, and in this post I am going to show you how much it costs to get married.  We got married in 2015 and went for a luxury wedding option. Whilst this might be surprising because of our frugal ways, we chose a

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Food

Vegetable crumble recipe

Lately I have become obsessed with vegetable crumbles – either as a main meal itself or as a side for another meal. It gives vegetables a new taste, and is a great way to use up lots of vegetables that might not still be quite so fresh. Here is my vegetable crumble recipe.  I’m not usually one to follow a recipe – I look at the ingredients and method then using those as a base

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Saving Money

How to get free garden stuff for your garden

Gardening can be an expensive but rewarding hobby. I have been enjoying Charlotte’s extreme garden makeover and I love planning our garden. Whether you garden for beauty, to stop insects or for food you learn that the cost of a garden can become very expensive rather quickly. One great way to help cut the cost is to look for free garden stuff. Whether you are on the look out for free garden furniture or other

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How to increase your RateSetter investment income

This is a paid collaboration with RateSetter about investment income.  With paying off £15,000 worth of credit card debt a few years ago and saving to buy a house this year we have had a lot of financial goals and commitments lately, and one area I have been keen to grow is our passive income through investments. In this post I am going to talk about how our RateSetter investment income helped us with this

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