October has hit us pretty hard what with payments to our solicitor and work needing to be done on our new house. Of course some of these expenses we had saved up for and so would be coming out of…
Last year I made sure I had not paid full price for a single present, unfortunately, this year has been quite busy. I did manage to get some bargains an also find something extra in my parent’s loft to add…
September has been incredibly busy as well as being a very expensive month. We have just moved to our new house and are in the process of selling our other one so therefore we have a lot of expenses. So…
Now we are in October, the official countdown for the festive season begins. With Halloween, Guy Fawkes Night and Christmas all coming up towards the end of the year, plus we just recently celebrated our eldest daughters 4th birthday and moved into our…
Having just moved house we have a long list of all the things we need to change as well as trying to reduce some of our monthly costs. One of those is Car Insurance. Now it does not matter whether…
August was a stressful month waiting to find out about exchanging on our new house but we did it and now have a move in date. So here are our Real Figures. Expenses Mortgage: £755 – We have been paying this…
If there is one thing we all wish we were amazing at, it would be budgeting – right? I have often found that money can be a touchy topic for families to discuss because you either have different views on…
There are so many amazing things about starting a family, but finances don’t tend to be one of them. Most of us will find that having children puts a strain on our finances – not just the cost of raising…
We are in the very middle of buying our dream property and with that comes lots of extra costs. This month we have paid our solicitors to get all the checks carried out and will await for the final bill once…
I really don’t know what to tell you about what happened in May other than it was a very expensive month yet again, but we have a good reason for spending a lot. For starters, we went to Somerset for…
Fathers Day is little under a month away and now is the perfect time to start getting those gifts ordered or at list writing them down of what is needed. I usually try and keep things as cheap as I…