Personal finance tips, money hacks, money in the news and general musings on money-related issues.
Budgeting changed my life. It helped me learn how to save money, understand money, and stop wasting so much of the precious money that I work so hard for! I know budget can seem like a scary word if you don’t know much about finance. But really, it doesn’t have to be. Think of ‘budgeting‘ … Read more
Contributed post You have handed in your CV and you have received the call; you have got an interview! Your first emotions are joy that you have managed to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process. But, you then begin to panic! You hate interviews (well, most people do) and you worry about … Read more
Contributed post Title image source: Rishichhibber So you have enough funds to literally design and build your own home, what now? It should be obvious that saving money where you can should be a goal you constantly keep in mind. It’s one thing to have enough money to build your home, but to comfortably live in … Read more
Contributed post When you’ve been dragged by the hair through a rough divorce, it can make you rethink a lot of things and make you want to protect everything that you have left. This can include anything from the furniture that you managed to take with you when you left the marital home, to the … Read more
Contributed post Most of us make silly money mistakes now and then. We apply for personal loans we shouldn’t, buy cars we can’t afford, and waste cash keeping up with the Joneses. Many of the mistakes we make are down to misguided choices, and while this is partially our own faults, the faulty belief system … Read more