Hellooooo Peeps! Do you have wiggle room? Can you wiggle your stuff right now? No, I'm not talking about wiggling your body (although feel free to wiggle as you're reading, I don't mind!) I'm talking finances; how much can you wiggle money-wise. There is no right or wrong answer here, we've done it differently in [...]
Tag: finance
Year-Round Budgeting
Howdy Friday Peeps! Mr B and I have been discussing finances and work type stuff a lot recently (partly because he's on reduced hours while they figure out what to do with him and his Meniere's disease). So we're starting to look more long-term, well mid-term... I dunno, let me explain: Up until recently, we [...]
Different Saving Styles
Morning Peeps! How Y'all doing? I think by now, most people will have figured out that we need to save money for Budget Busters and Planning Ahead. There are several ways to save and may different things to save for, so I thought I'd elaborate. Mr.B likes to micro-manage so he has accounts and saving jars for literally every [...]
Little Blessings
Howdy Peeps! Full of the joys of spring today! Lovely morning walk to town (as you can see by my picture) and I feel so blessed to be surrounded by the blues and greens of nature. Got to the shop's and was awarded a £5 discount voucher. .. Thanks very much! God always out-gives us, [...]
Don’t Blow The Budget
How-do Peeps! A few tips for you this morning to help you stay on a budget over Christmas and start the new year without any financial issues. Plan ahead, if you're going away plan ahead for the fuel costs and snacks so you don't end up paying service-station prices. If you get paid early because [...]
Budgeting For Big Bills
Morning Peeps! Sometime in the last week or two (I can't say when because of school holiday brain-fog) I did this post about Planning Ahead, we knew there was a big bill coming and it has arrived. First, I have to tell you God is good! He always provides what we need. My 2 bills (last old [...]
Planning Ahead
Afternoon Peeps! I'm a bit behind today as we are having a lazy day indoors, to hide from the gale-force winds outside! Mr.B and I were having a nice little chit-chat this morning, part of which was finances. We know we have some changes coming up (ends of contracts etc) and we were looking ahead. [...]
Don’t Be Caught Out!
Howdy Peeps! Sorry I'm a bit late on the upload today, but late night, got up later, had to be at church earlier; my bad. Anyways, a week or 2 ago I shared that the gas and the electric contract was ending and tips on getting the best deal. (If you haven't read that one, [...]
Something A Little Different
Morning Peeps! I love the blogging community and this week, they're really on their game. So I thought I'd share one for each of my blogging categories with you... Parenting: Christy over at When Women Inspire wrote this amazing blog for new parents: Time Saving Tips For New Mothers. It's simple but effective. If you're not the [...]
Tales of the Unexpected
Scarier than any horror movie, is the unexpected bill! Here's how to deal with it when you're on a budget: Expect it: You don't know what or when, but at some point there will be an unexpected new Tyre, plumbing issue or event. If you know it's coming it'll reduce the panic and help you [...]