Monday Money #106 Lockdown Spending Diary Week 13
The sunshine is back for my lockdown spending diary week 13! We have thoroughly cleaned the Bestway 3m pool, refilled with a lot of water and balanced the chemicals in preparation for the hottest week of the year so far. Wed/Thurs are 29 degrees here in Hertfordshire. Cannot wait to donut float around the pool. […]
The Importance of Life Insurance [ad]
The Importance of Life Insurance Imagine this situation. You are a 58-year-old woman who spent most of her life bring up three children. In your 20’s and 30’s you raised your first two children, then a delightful gift came along at the age of 42 and your third child was born. You have had a […]
Monday Money #105 Lockdown Spending Diary Week 12
Lockdown Spending diary week 12 is here and how this week has flown by. It was packed with some incredible fun and work, also a rock bottom day. Possibly one of the worst days in my life, not wanting to be dramatic, but it was bad. My mental health and physical health have fallen apart […]
Monday Money #104 Lockdown Spending Diary Week 11
Lockdown Spending Diary Week 11 I say it every week, but I am really over lockdown now. When can get back to some form of previous life I miss my friends; I miss contact with human beings that are not my children or random acquaintances I bump into on the street for a chat. 🙁 […]
Best Vertical Radiators for Living Room
With many people moving into small apartments with limited wall space, central heating requirements have fallen to the back of their minds. Most people except that radiators for living rooms in a small space will be tucked behind a couch or hidden behind another crucial piece of furniture. This has changed with the advent of […]
Monday Money #103 Lockdown Spending Diary Week 10
Lockdown Spending Diary Week 10 We have hit double figures for the number of weeks in lockdown, lockdown spending diary week 10 is here. We are starting to see some easing back towards our old life. But I do not think our lives will ever be the same again. The social distancing rule is going […]
Monday Money #102 Lockdown Spending Diary Week 9
I am really enjoying this lockdown spending diary week 9 process. I love updating my spreadsheet and going through my spends each week. What was a need, what was a want? This week has been pretty good. One emergency spend and one big want. I shall explain as I go through each day. And yep, […]
May 2020 Update from a Football Academy Parent
Football Academy Parent Update I read the most beautifully written post yesterday from an 18-year-old football player, Harvey Steel, just released from his football contract. The link to the post is at the bottom of this post. It has prompted me to write an update on Dylan and his progress in the football academy world. […]
The Importance of Saving into an ISA from a young age
The Importance of Saving into an ISA from a young age [ad] Saving into an ISA has always been an important part of my financial strategy and it’s something I have chosen to invest in from a young age. I wanted to share my story of what I did and how it helped me in […]
Monday Money #101 Lockdown Spending Diary Week 8
Lockdown Spending Diary Week 8 I am making a concerted effort to spend less money this week. May has started off expensive and I feel like I need to calm down a bit. Let us see how that went! Here is my lockdown spending diary week 8. Its a good one! Monday 11th May – […]
Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 – Loss & Grief
Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 I have spent the past 12-months trying my best to protect my mental health, this marks a perfect time to share the story for Mental Health Awareness Week 2020. It has been a year since I made the decision to separate from my now ex-husband. The impact that decision has […]
Scam-man & Robbin’ – Retro game raising awareness of pension scams
Retro game raising awareness of pension scams Did you play endless games of Donkey Kong, Super Mario Brothers and Pacman when younger, or maybe you still play them now (yes, I am addicted to the app game Matchington Mansion)? I used to spend hours in ‘The Underground’, the Penzance arcade where the teenagers would hangout. […]