AD – this is a paid collaboration. Having bought our house in December 2019, we are loving turning it into a home that we love. From getting new floors laid to finding the ideal decor, turning our house into a home has been a great journey. A great way for us to achieve this has been by using artwork Desenio kindly offered to send us some artwork for our new home and to give them
When you have big dreams of owning your own home, it’s easy to get carried away by the thought of the number of bedrooms you want, the colour schemes, the flooring and how much sun the garden will get at certain times of the day. Yet, like most budding homeowners there’s one thing standing in your way – your house deposit. The idea of paying a mortgage payment each month is probably easy in comparison
This post may contain affiliate links. Affiliate links means that sometimes if you click through to a website and register or purchase something, I may get a commission from that sale at no extra cost to you. Click here to learn more Buying our first home together in 2019 has been a long and challenging process. Many of you have asked me for recommendations from the mortgage broker we used to get a mortgage whilst being
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We have recently moved home into a converted chapel and I have been keeping a list of the true cost of moving house. The costs in this blog post are for the actual move and don’t cover anything like mortgage fees or tenancy applications. Here is everything we have spent on moving home. Man in a van – £436 We had been quoted £3,500 for a previous move with a full packing and removals service (no
Moving house can be a whole range of emotions and experiences. On the one hand, it can be the most exciting event to ever happen in your life. On the other hand, it can be extremely stressful and can also very costly. Fortunately, if you plan well in advance and are smart with your moving decisions, you can greatly reduce the stress of the process and save money whilst doing so! Here is how I
Most of our grandparents will have lived through times of austerity. Most notably WWII where basic necessities could be hard to come by at times. It is no surprise that grandparents always seem to have frugal household tricks to save money and live more simply. Here are some frugal household tips our grandparents used which stand the test of time and will save you money today. After all, grandma knows best! 1. Hot water bottles
Sometimes you need to sell your house fast — maybe you want to move quickly for a new job or an unexpected life change. But just because you don’t have time to wait for the perfect buyer, doesn’t mean you should lose any equity. This is why getting your house ready to sell i.e. ‘staging’ is really important. Whether you are looking for sale houses in Florida or selling elsewhere, any advice will be helpful!
