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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Twenty Side Hustle Goals to take me to 2020
I am a bonefide queen of the side hustle idea but not really managed to implement it enough that I am making any money I have to declare (profit baby, profit). This year I want that to change. As I mentioned in my previous blog post about growing my side hustle, I am going to utilise the things I already have worked on and started, rather than reinvent the wheel….
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Snag Tights – The first tights that fit me
Am I the last to know about this brand? Possibly. But I really didn’t believe that there would be tights that would fit my body. Big enough and comfortable enough to fit my thighs and bum but also tight enough around my ankles. When Snag Tights first caught my eye it was through the instagram page of Sally – cuttinnstickin who I found on the off chance because I saw…
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Growing my side hustle: Blogging and selling online
I have been a hobby blogger since 2010 and have never really made any money from it. In the last 12 months I have been increasing my side hustle from online selling and want to try and do more. It started last March when Claire started her new job. Since the changes in her health she took a job which was (meant to be) less stressful which meant a reduction…
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Life Update: Grieving, home buying, health
If you don’t follow me on social media you may not have known about the updates happening in my life over the last 6 months. Lump update You may remember that I had a lump and was being tested for sarcoma. A rare cancer. I went for an MRI scan a couple of weeks after the initial ultrasound as they were not sure what it might be. I can confirm…
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