Money

One of the great things about having a regular income is that it has allowed me to start a decent budget for the first time in years. Before 2016 I was on contracts, a casual, constantly reapplying for my own job – all things which throw a spanner in the works of budgeting regularly.    […]

I knew that Denyse had been taking a portable art kit out and about with her, and I liked the idea. Instead of waiting for her to blog hers (which she has shared here), I got impatient (as I do) when I knew I had a day full of waiting around in hospitals, I ducked […]

There were some really great threads on Twitter recently talking about budgets, being poor, and associated such type things.     I’ve always thought this & so few people will “admit” it. When you’re living on not enough money to cover cheap rent & basic bills, your problem isn’t a budget, it’s lack of quantity […]

As you may know, I’ve been looking into not only insurances, but also super and general finance “stuff” over at least half of 2017. I thought I’d share my experience of this. Also, like everything I blog about on this blog, it’s just my personal experience and this is not an area where I am qualified, […]

I feel like society is big on imagined value.   I remember when the rental I lived in at uni was being sold. It was an old, shitty house (though not all that bad for a uni student-affordable house, but honestly, shit) and the real estate agent was trying to convince people to buy it […]

Why I’m ok with the fact I buy home brand milk (usually UHT, sometimes powdered).   Hint: I don’t hate dairy farmers. I also don’t think they are treated fairly by supermarkets.   But it comes down to a combination of price, value and priority.     Price: I support myself, as well as a […]

Grocery Guessing Game – Round Two!   I’m liking doing my grocery posts this way around – it makes a challenge! It’s easy to play along.   Take a look at the photo I took of my trolley as I was in the checkout queue. Guess how much it cost me Take a look at the […]