Do you have a dream of making money with your blog, and taking the leap from hobby blogger to professional blogger? Perhaps you just want to supplement your income to generate enough money from it to go part-time elsewhere or just to have for things like savings. Well, blogging for money doesn’t have to just be a dream. There are plenty of ways that you can make real money with…
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Make sure your money habits serve your virtues rather than your vices*
Image via Pixabay You know, money is a funny thing. We all tend to believe that if we just had more of it, everything in our lives would be better. In reality, though, money is a tool that has the potential to make things better, but it also has the potential to make things worse. There’s an interesting statistic that gets thrown around from time to time, that suggests that…
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Building your family a future*
Family should be the number one thing in your life. There are so many families out there who just aren’t deeply enough connected, and it really does show. When you don’t haven that close bond with your family, you’re missing out on so many potential memories that could have been created. But having a deep connection with your family doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be one of those who…
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Buying a House: The First Hurdle In Your New Home
Buying a house is a life-changing decision. On the one hand, it’s a huge commitment that requires a significant investment. But, on the other hand, it’s also a dramatic change in responsibilities. If you’ve been a tenant all your adult life, becoming a homeowner means that, for the first time, you’ll be the one in charge when something breaks. Being in charge wouldn’t be so stressful if you didn’t have…
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Next Home: Top 10 homeware under £15
I was gifted a Next voucher for £15 from my colleagues on my final day at work so I thought it would be really good to check out what they had in new that would look great in our new place. Perusing the home sections of the stores I shop at has become the norm lately and next is really hitting the mark. I have gone through the website and…
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Deposit and saving Top Tips for buying a house
Buying a house, either first time or otherwise, is a HUGE purchase and in order for you to have a good head start a deposit is necessary. When getting a mortgage the bigger the better. As mentioned in my home buying series blog post, I will be explaining how we did it and bringing you other tips. Seek mortgage advice early Unless you are lucky enough to buy your house…
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Buying a new car? Deals on Wheels*
What are you looking for in an upgrade? Heated seats, more luggage space perhaps? Whatever it is you’re looking for in a new car, you need to know you’re getting the best value for money and that’s why I am bringing you a short and snappy guide to successful forecourt negotiation and how to drive a hard bargain and get real value for money. A little research goes a long…
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Eight Major Mistakes To Avoid When Buying A Home*
Buying a home is incredibly overwhelming, especially for first-time buyers. While it is certainly an exciting process at times, it is also quite daunting. After all, a house is the biggest purchase most people make in their whole lives but is nothing like any other financial transaction you will have faced. Because of this unfamiliarity, many first-time buyers sabotage their search and sale by making easily avoidable errors. With that…
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Important Aspects To Think About When Buying A Home*
When the time comes to move house, you often become somewhat overawed with all of the different facets of purchasing a place and all of the responsibilities that come along with it. You’ve worked hard for a long time, and you’ve prepared mentally for the strain of it all, but now the preparing has begun, and you need to think long and hard about what you want. The ideal scenario…
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Buying our forever home – House Buying Series
I recently asked a poll on twitter about what content you would like to see and Buying our House came out on top. I don’t use twitter polls as much as I should and even though my engagement on twitter has been very sparse lately, it’s nice to see that people who follow me have been keen to respond (thank you so much for that, really means a lot). Buying…
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