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Food Shopping on a (very) tight budget

Posted on June 14, 2014March 24, 2020by Vanessa Smith
Food Shopping On A Very Tight Budget

I’ve been tweeting my food budgets each fortnight as we scrimp by on my part time income. We’ve been ranging from $50-90 per fortnight. Some people have been curious, so I thought I would list my items & receipts and talk about how we use the items. This was a particularly large spending fortnight as […]

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Money, Life and Goals

Posted on May 25, 2014June 9, 2017by Vanessa Smith
money life and goals

It is HARD to balance those three things: money, life and goals.   It’s a balance I have rarely had a say on in my life (or so it feels at times). I’ve basically always worked full time, but been on contracts. So, generally speaking, I’ve always had money for bills. I’ve also only had […]

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How to manage a worst case scenario

Posted on September 23, 2013June 30, 2017by Vanessa Smith

What would you do if you lost your income? Here are some of my thoughts on setting yourself up to survive hard times. Continue reading →

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Paid vs Free

Posted on March 6, 2013January 4, 2018by Vanessa Smith

Paid vs Free was a topic that came up a few times in the 2012 ProBlogger Event tweet stream. This is my view. I know for a fact it doesn’t suit everyone.   I don’t believe in working in your … Continue reading →

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The Wrong Gut

Posted on November 26, 2012by Vanessa Smith

Around a year ago I had a strong gut feeling. I’d never felt anything like that before. And I’d certainly never had a gut feeling that strong before. I trusted that feeling and had absolute faith in its truth.   It didn’t turn out to be true.   I thought of that feeling this morning […]

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