Category: Budgeting

How to budget when you have an irregular income-2
Budgeting

How to budget when you have an irregular income

Having a budget is extremely important, but how can you be a pro at budgeting irregular income? You could have an irregular income for a number of reasons – perhaps you are self employed, a work at home mum, your role is commission based or you get extra money with overtime and commission. Whatever the reason, it can be a real challenge to budget when you are getting an irregular income. Some months can be

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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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What women can do to protect themselves from the pension gender gap

This is a paid partnership about the pension gender gap, with PensionBee. Equal pay has been hitting the headlines a lot recently, but did you know that there is also a pension gender gap? According to a report by Close Brothers Asset Management, the average amount of money in a woman’s workplace pension scheme is less than half the amount of their male colleagues. This is a shocking statistic and in this post I am going

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How to set a budget and stick to it
Budgeting

How to set a budget and stick to it

Budgeting. It’s the first step to nailing your personal finance situation, reaching your savings goals and living a debt-free lifestyle. Budgeting can help make you feel more in control and more secure which means it’s definitely something to consider if you’ve never tried setting a budget before. If you’ve already tried budgeting, but it hasn’t worked out, I’ve got a load of ideas to help you stick to a budget plan like never before. So-

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Could cash envelopes revolutionise the way you budget?

If you’ve been reading up on ways of budgeting, you have probably come across the term ‘cash envelopes’ as one of many methods to keep your spending under control. But what are cash envelopes and how could they help you? Cash envelopes for budgeting can also be known as the Envelope System or Envelope Method, and has been popularised by Dave Ramsey who is a well-known American money expert, author and radio host. The cash envelope

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How to pay off debt with an irregular income-2
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How to pay off debt with an irregular income

Emma at My Debt Diary explains how to pay off debt with an irregular income and gives us real active tips on how to go about it.  Paying off debt is a challenging task for anyone to face. When you don’t know how much money you’re going to earn next month it can become unbelievably daunting. How will you ever clear your debt mountain if you can’t even track your numbers? Here is some guidance

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The Easiest Way to Become Wealthy
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The Easiest Way to Become Wealthy

Perry from Stupid is the Norm explains how a different mindset can make you wealthy.  The occupations of my friend group included the CEO of a global pharmaceutical plant, Director of a large marketing company, an anesthetist, a Quantity Surveyor and others. All professional, highly qualified guys. At age 55, the first of us able to retire was a guy who worked in a bank. He’d worked for the bank since leaving school, diligently working

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5 ways to save money in 2018
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5 ways to save money in 2018

With 2018 upon us, many of us are looking at ways to save money throughout the year. Whether it is to pay off debts, save for a holiday or to build up an emergency fund, we could all do with saving more money. Here are five great ways to save money in 2018. Set a budget The top thing you need to do in order to save money in 2018 is to set a budget.

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