Happy windsday peeps! π¬π₯Άπ§₯π§£π§€ 11 weeks til Christmas!! ππ π»ππ²π The deals are out, the radio is advertising Christmas lunches, the sofa ads are still guaranteeing delivery. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. π Usually it gets to this time of year and I get a bit panicky about the amount of paydays left [...]
Tag: planning ahead
Planning November!
Howdy Peeps! Thought I'd share a few planner themes with you as I race through my autumn planning. I'm loving these themes and hope you do too. I've added some autumn-themed sticky notes to my existing dashboard, because you can never have enough post-its...am I right? Also, did I show you the cute reindeer? I [...]
Christmas…yes, really.
Howdy Peeps! You may think I'm insane (you should know that if you've been here a while!) especially as it's our last day of school here for summer, but let's talk Christmas. It is 5 months today (or 22 weeks yesterday) until the big day! That's not long when organising as much as we do. [...]
Cheap Cheap!
Happy Bank Holiday, Easter Peeps! Just a quick reminder that a lot of stores will sell off Easter stuff cheap from today. Obviously chocolate and stuff probably won't keep until next year but the decor, craft stuff and other gifts will. (And who's gonna refuse cheap chocolate you can eat now?π) Generally, when preparing for [...]
Budget Update: Real Life
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! π 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 [...]
Planning Christmas (…or any other big celebration)
Howdy Peeps! We're down to double figures!! It's a mere 99 days until Christmas!! (YAY! π π π ) We've always been on a tight budget and a large circle of family and friends to visit and buy for, so we've got to be organised! I'm thinking Christmas, but these tips can be applied to [...]
Balancing the Books
Hi-de-hi Peeps! Really feels like summer today! (Long may it last!) I'm doing extra work today and it gets busier as we get nearer the summer holidays... the upside of extra work is extra cash...having money left over is always a pleasant position to be in, but past experience teaches me not to blow it [...]
New Goals
Howdy Peeps! I said a little while back that I upped my goal for followers to 250 for the year, well we've got to 249! So any day now I'll hit my target for the year...it's JUNE! I can't quite take it in that 250 people want to read what I write, Thank you so [...]
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 [...]
New Year, New Budget
It's Friday Peeps! If you haven't done so already, January is an excellent time to review your finances. There are 2 aspects to this, budgeting and goal-setting. Firstly, check on the health of your monthly budget, if there are any issues then deal with those first (or at least have a plan to if they [...]