Morning Peeps! Sorry I skived yesterday but I had some lovely young peeps to teach and went for lunch out with my mum and my closest friend for her birthday. So I told you the other day that we were claiming Universal Credit. I know there's a lot of controversy and confusion around them, so [...]
Tag: finances
Money and Stuff
Hello Saturday Peeps! Sorry for being MIA earlier this week, thought I'd give you a nice long post to make up for it! 😉 It's been a change-filled week, quite a lot of it money related, so I thought I'd share in case it can help any of you lovely Peeps. Firstly, it's 7 months [...]
I Told You Change Was Afoot!
Howdy Peeps! It's one of those crazy kinds of weeks where my head is so full of stuff that I feel a bit dazed...do you ever get those? (Thank God for my planner, that's all I can say!) The good news for you lovely peeps is that you get lots of new blog stuff as [...]
Financial Decisions
Hellooooo Tuesday Peeps! Nothing to do with what I want to talk about but it's a sunny day and I'm not at work! 😊 I should be but I swapped days so we could go visiting parents...yay! Anyhoo, I wanted to share some financial wisdom. I'm looking at a new phone as mine is almost [...]
One For The Girls
Hi-de-hi Peeps! I'm gonna talk periods, so fair warning if you want to leave now... There was some politician that quoted a survey saying women spend £500 a year on menstruation products...WHAT?!? No way! So I did some research... This article explains it clearly; £500 includes things like pain relief, replacement underwear and treats. People [...]
God Is Good ALL The Time
Howdy Peeps! I haven't watched the film God's Not Dead for a year or two, but this quote stays with me. A pastor says "God is good all the time" and his friend responds "all the time God is good". They use it to encourage one another in times when they are unsure of the [...]
How My Week Is Going
Hi-de-hi Peeps! I've got a lot of random bits of news to tell you, so I'm going to lump them all together here. Firstly, TODAY'S THE DAY!! 🙂 🙂 My daughter and I have been waiting for today since before Christmas! We're going to see Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom at Teatime!!!! YAY! There will be [...]
Financial Patience
Howdy Peeps! My idea of financial patience, until recently, was saving up for something and waiting to buy it....while this is excellent practice (and something we're currently doing) but it's not what I'm talking about today. I love scrimping and budgeting and the Mathematical side of running a home (I know it seems sad but [...]
Constant
Happy Sunday Peeps! I was thinking about all the changes in our lives at the moment, some of them (like finances and breaking really ingrained habits) seemed a bit scary but it's all good. The old saying goes "change is the only constant in every life." Humans don't always like or accept change easily...I certainly [...]
Check your budget
Howdy Peeps! The money thing stresses a lot of people out but, as with everything, prevention is better than cure. So here are my tips for what you can do right now to give your finances a check-up! Check what you're entitled to 1) If you claim benefits, check entitledto.co.uk will tell you if you [...]