Build wealth. Love your life
Recently we realised that our older sons, the ones supposed to be independent and make their own way, have been getting in debt. Yep, both of them. Because I realise that young people today have it rather hard – jobs gone, pay gone down and the rest – I got…
Sounds simple, right! Not so, according to Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) – a recycling group funded by the UK government and the European Union. WRAPs research shows that in the UK we throw away on average six meals a week; this amounts to about £60 ($97) per household…
For some, having a shopping list is a simple requirement when carrying out your weekly shop. But how many of us actually look at our list as we shop? And how many make a haphazard list based on guesses and ideas we think we’ll need for the week? It’s not…
Here is the deal! According to an article published by Yahoo Finance: household average unsecured debt in the UK has increased to slightly under £13,000 ($21,000); 1 in 20 families in the UK turns to payday loans to make ends meet. To make matters worse, today The Independent reported…
Editor’s note: Alex has been researching the costs of having a dog. And I don’t know about you, but I am about to change my mind on this one. Paying £18,000 ($29,000) to have a toddler around for ten to fifteen years? If you are thinking of surprising someone by…
The other day I was talking to a friend of mine. Between exchanging news about the children and work, she mentioned that they don’t ‘have much life at the moment’. Yep; you probably guessed right. My friend and her husband recently found out that their debt is out of control….
In an attempt to keep the wolf from the door, students in the UK are increasingly turning to the older generation to help finance the rising costs of tuition fees and, with the maximum tuition fee now standing at a hefty £9,000, it seems that the bank of gran and…
I have a confession to make: I tried macaroons for the first time about a month ago in Helsinki. Sounds strange? It isn’t, really. Macaroons were not around when I was growing up In Bulgaria. We can blame it on communism – God knows we already blame too many things…
I know, I know; pizza is not good for you. And let’s face it – it is not only ‘junk’ food giving us a load of carbs and bad fats but it is also something that responsible adults are not supposed to like. OK, call me irresponsible than but I…
Editor’s note: This post by Grayson from Debt Roundup is part of the Yakezie blog swap. You can go and check out my post here. I have written about my biggest money mistake before, but I never shared what I actually learned from it. For those that don’t know me,…
To clarify this from the beginning: Surya is the Hindu god of the sun – celebrated in regular festivals and venerated by a billion or so followers in India and beyond. It may seem rather trite to combine the concept of frugality with such a cherished idol, and certainly,…
From time to time, most of us who need a car also need to consider when to change it. There are some folk who are wedded to their vehicle, come what may, and will happily spend all their waking hours under the bonnet fixing a hole because they are…