If you’ve followed my blog or Instagram page (@thriftylondoner) for a while, you will probably know that a big goal of mine is to own a property. My partner and I have gone back and forth about what, where and how to buy for a long time. Our most recent plan was to buy a …
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Investing is something that I put off doing for SO long. Even when I knew that I wanted to start investing in the stock market, I held back for a further year. Why? Because I just didn’t know how to get started. I was overwhelmed with information, but eventually found out that investing doesn’t have …
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One of my resolutions for this year was to read more books- but, as always, time ran away with me and come August I had only read a few books this year. It seemed like the only way I could make time to sit and enjoy a book was when I was on holiday or …
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In December 2018 it was discovered that hundreds of thousands of students had unknowingly been making student loan overpayments- and that they were entitled to receive a refund and get their money back. I hadn’t been unaware of this until recently, when a friend’s partner was refunded over £900 for overpayments made! NINE HUNDRED great …
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Our 20s are often years of change- for the most part we are figuring out what we want to “do”– where we want to live and work, who we want to live with, our relationships and our friendships. With so much going on, these years of our lives can become quite the money-minefield, and cash …
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Have you ever heard of the term ‘swallow the frog?’ I hadn’t either until a colleague introduced me to this saying- it essentially means doing something that you’ve been putting off, or getting a horrible task done. Once it’s done, it’s done, it’s swallowed and gone! At work, this might mean dealing with a difficult …
One thing is inevitable when working towards your money goals- you will come up short of your targets at one time or another. When you first begin to budget, this is something that you will definitely encounter as you start to work out how much you actually spend on gin, as opposed to what you …
Sometimes when you dare to check your bank account right before payday hits, and you see a sad looking £31.57 sat in there to last for the week, you can get to wondering- how can I end this cycle?! The one change I made around two years ago that enabled me to start saving 27% …
