My number 1 tip for Portugal
During February half term, my husband, daughter and I had a lovely holiday to Lisbon in Portugal. I have shared my tips about the best…
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The 500th invoice
I’ve just issued my 500th invoice as a freelancer – to the company I issued my first invoice to, my very first client. I’ve been…
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‘When’s my rugby tour?’
Next summer, just after his GCSEs, my younger son is going on a rugby tour with school. The rugby tour will be a brilliant, life-changing…
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My daughter, the new earrings and me
Regular readers will have got the impression that I don’t care much about what I look like. And you would be absolutely right. I don’t…
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Occasional spending – it all adds up!
For most families, keeping on top of the finances is an ongoing battle. You think everything is sorted for the month, then the car breaks…
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A question of pocket money
Every now and then I read about people wondering when they should start giving their tweens pocket money. And in my opinion, if you’re asking…
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How much do we spend on holiday?
Holidaying self-catering in the UK, it’s easy to think we don’t spend much on holiday. Because we’re just living in a house, like we do…
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Not spending money (on myself)
For as long as I can remember, I’ve struggled to spend money on myself. I just don’t seem to be able to justify it. We’re…
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Time is money
Talking about money is a bit crude, isn’t it? But now I work for myself, even with the cushion of redundancy money behind me, I…
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The cost of feeding a child
How much does it cost to raise a child? To be honest, if we knew in advance I think it might put a lot of…
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The dance tights and the bottomless cheque book
As I came close to cracking under the sheer pressure of June and all I have to organise, my daughter announced that she needed some…
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A rock and a hard place
I am officially at risk of redundancy. Long-term readers will know this isn’t the first time We’ve been there before. Only two years ago. I took the…
