Financial Freedom is a journey, and usually a long one! It can be tough to find that balance between staying motivated enough to stay the course without becoming so obsessed…
Discovering Your Dharma On The Path To Financial Independence
So you may be wondering… What is dharma and what’s it got to do with financial independence? Dharma is a sanskrit word that many translate as your “unique purpose in…
Having Doubts as a Parent on the Path to Financial Independence
I have two children, 3 and 6, and am actively pursuing the path to financial independence. I even blog about FI and to many I may seem determined (or at…
Planning a Christmas That Won’t Cost the Earth
Now that we all have extra pressures on household budgets, thanks to energy price hikes and inflation, this is a better time than ever to find ways to slash our…
Planning an Amazing Eco-Friendly Birthday Party on a Budget
This month my daughter will turn six and will celebrate with twenty of her closest friends from school 😉 This is our first time hosting a party for more than…
14 Easy Ways to Save Money Shopping at Waitrose and John Lewis
OK, OK, I know some people will be thinking if you want to save money, don’t shop at Waitrose! I admit it doesn’t have a reputation for being a cheap…
Low Spend Year: 6 Month Update
In April I started a Low Spend Year and shared an update after three months. After tracking my variable expenses for a while I had learnt a lot about my…
6 Ways Our Air Fryer Saves Us Money: Or, How I Found Love in My 40s
Just when you think there’s no romance or excitement in your life…we jumped on the air fryer bandwagon and couldn’t be happier 😉 We’ve been flirting with the idea of…
Tulipshare Review: Activist Investing App (with a £25 sign up bonus)
Up to now my approach to investing ethically has been to either avoid the companies that are perceived to make a negative impact on the world – through using ESG-screened…
Best Tools for Tracking and Making Mortgage Overpayments
With mortgage rates rising, making overpayments seems more attractive than ever. If you’ve made the decision to do this, you don’t need extra tools to do so. To be in…