This page features a collection of our best money-saving tips, hacks and tricks that we’ve accumulated over the years.
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I’m sure every single one of you reading this has flirted with impulse spending in the past, maybe a lot. I certainly have. Even though I would like to think of myself as a rational director of my own money, I simply know that isn’t always the case. But a few pounds here and there …
How to control impulse spending – 8 strategies that work Read More »
We all love the epics that are shown on Sky Sports, but we’re not as in love with their price. After seeing one of my close family members dropping over £120 PER MONTH on their media package just so they had the Sky Sports channels, I figured there HAD to be a better way. Welcome …
I’m sure most people are in the same camp as me, but I regret not starting to save more when I was younger. I would manage to be disciplined and save up some money, £500 or so, and then have one big blow out and buy a laptop or something else I probably didn’t need. …
Why starting to save when you’re young is so important (I wish I did more of it!) Read More »
It is often quite difficult to figure out whether your budgeted weekly food budget figures are actually reasonable or not, especially when you are basing your budget off of your own previous spending patterns. This is a classic weakness to using your previous expenditure as the starting point in budgeting. One way to counter this …
Average Food Bill Per Month in the UK – How Do You Compare? Read More »
At its core, your savings rate is a fairly simple mathematical expression which is your personal profit divided by your income. In this article we’ll take it deeper and walk you through exactly how to calculate your savings rate so that you can be confident you’ve calculated it correctly. What is a savings rate? In …
How To Calculate Your Savings Rate (Your Personal Profit!) Read More »
As part of the Budgeting 101 article, I discussed the lengths you’ll need to go to depending on your current situation with regards to your Personal Profit. I then discussed the different scale of savings/cuts that would be needed in order of what I consider to be pain-free savings vs painful savings which will improve …
