HELLO MONEYBABES!! Firstly let me apologise a million times for being away for so long – I had no intention of being away for this amount of time, but I got put on a project that sent me to Abu Dhabi for 6 weeks and in that time I had a super ~traumatic~ experience that threw me WAYYYY off and of course I will post about it … Continue reading Monthly budget results – Feb and Mar 2018
Ah Valentine’s Day, the most pointless holiday there is. Don’t waste your time booking a restaurant to sit around a bunch of other couples who feel forced to be there. It’s a waste of money. And it takes so much effort. My boyfriend and I luckily feel the exact same way about this holiday. I’d rather spend my evening with my dog and him doing … Continue reading 3 budget friendly Valentines Day ideas
Hello! It was a LONG January. I got paid Dec 21st for January, which I think the company tries to do to help with Christmas expenses, but it ends up making the last 3 weeks of January incredibly painful for everyone. Overall it was an okay month for spending given that it started with my boyfriend’s birthday and included a little bit of late-onset shopping … Continue reading Monthly budget results – January 2018
(I know I’m a little late to the party on this one!) I’ve been thinking for a few weeks about the goals I want to make for this year. I’ve read a few other posts which have talked about this (or specifically not talked about this), and like I’ve mentioned before I need goals to encourage myself to work harder. I want to make overall … Continue reading My goals for 2018 and Q1-18
I’m not actually sure anyone is still interested in seeing this (seeing as it’s already January 4th and it’s not super exciting), so I’m going to make it short and sweet. Christmas in Rome did a number on me, but luckily my very generous parents also gifted me close to $500, which is shown in my net worth numbers below. DECEMBER BUDGET RESULTS So it … Continue reading Monthly Budget Results – December 2017
WEEEEEE It already feels like Christmas…but once a few withdrawals from my matched betting accounts go through hit my account, I am wiping out my smaller loan completely, and then I can partyyyy (snakejuice style). I have never been so excited to pay down debt – seriously I cannot WAIT for these to go through. THE DETAILS The balance is £1375 and it is the … Continue reading Paying off my first loan in four months!
November was a really great month for me financially, and I think I owe that to my No Spend November challenge. At times, it was so so difficult to restrain myself, but it also opened my eyes to how often I ‘treat’ myself to a coffee or a treat because I’ve had a bad day or stressful minute. (A quick apology for being so late … Continue reading Monthly Budget Results – November 2017
I know there are a lot of personal finance gurus who say dogs are not worth having, and I’m sure they are richer than I am. I wanted to share the costs of keeping a dog in London with people who are considering it so that they can incorporate the numbers into their budget! (And so that I have an excuse to use dog gifs). … Continue reading The cost of owning a dog in London
Kick them in the shins and run. (kidding pls don’t do that) Let me just start by saying…. This. Makes. Me. Angry. I understand that a large portion of the world doesn’t care about their finances. That’s fine. It’s stupid, but it’s fine. I can’t control them (yet) and can’t stop them from making terrible financial decisions just to appease their peers or create some … Continue reading 3 tactics for resisting peer pressure spending
I’m actually really excited to write this post! Not because I did great this month (I kinda didn’t) but because it finally means it’s over and I get to start fresh!! It also marks the third month of budget updates which is great – I’ve loved being able to share my personal finance journey so far and can already sense the impact it’s made on … Continue reading Monthly budget results – October 2017
