Morning Peeps! So, if you've read parts 1 and 2, you'll know that I had some work to do for our universal credit claim. Being self-employed I had to submit accounts a week before the scheduled pay date, wait a couple of days for an award notice and then get the money awarded for that [...]
Hi Peeps. Shockingly I'm not talking Christmas when I say 'that time' (even though christmas eve is only 9 weeks today)! I'm talking about the fact that we moved into our current home almost 4 years ago (!!😱) so we have lots of bills and contracts up for renewal about now. The best advice I [...]
Hellooooooo Peeps! Apologies for the lack of blog but I've done a lot of driving and study the past 2 days...am here now though. 🙂 I told you we were going through the Universal Credit switch-over and promised to update you, so here I am to do just that. When I left the topic last [...]
Howdy Peeps! You know I did that whole post about June yesterday?.... Well I found out something awesome about yesterday:As of 1st June 2019 they have abolished check and admin fees on rental agreements! This means renters can move more easily as it is more affordable. It's also good for landlords (despite the extra cost [...]
Howdy frugal Peeps! I usually put my money in the deposit machine at the bank, it takes the notes, counts and sorts them; saves queuing up. The other day it wasn't working and it bothered me that I had to queue up. I was thinking afterwards though and realised that if we could all use [...]
Hi-de-ho Peeps! 6th April marks the start of a new financial/tax year in the UK. Just thought it was a good idea to stop and take stock of our budget, look at how our goals for this calendar year have progressed and obviously, start on the tax return. (Is it sad that I enjoy that? [...]
Hello Monday Peeps! I want to talk money with you. We've discovered something recently, we can afford things we didn't think we could! We have our bills covered but, because of my self employment, the other stuff is variable. Several times recently we've had small unexpected expenses (like the kettle blowing up). Things we've had [...]
Hello Monday Peeps! I'm far too hyper for a Monday morning, maybe because it's the 17th anniversary of our engagement....aww I love the old man! 😉 I thought I'd give you a budget update; January is a pain in the butt, but we knew it would be so it's OK. I have 3 savings pots [...]
Howdy Peeps! We are in the midst of wedding season, which can be MEGA expensive. I provided some budgeting tips a little while ago (see Budgeting For The Big Day (Part 1) and Budgeting For The Big Day (Part 2)) but I just had to share this YouTube video that popped up on my recommended viewing! She claims [...]
Howdy Peeps! It's nearly the end of the month and still the start of the summer hols, so it's a good time to check the finances and see what wiggle room we have for fun. We found a subscription we no longer use enough to make it worth having. We also ditched the no-contract TV [...]
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