Personal finance tips, money hacks, money in the news and general musings on money-related issues.
Contributed post If your New Year’s Resolutions included starting your own business or taking it to the next level, chances are you will need to budget for the startup expenses. If your savings account doesn’t look as healthy as you would like it to, you can still go ahead with your plans, by making some … Read more
Contributed post All businesses need to constantly take a long hard look at themselves. It pays to be reflective and analyse how things are going at regular intervals. Some people run a cheeky quarterly analysis, others like to do things month to month. Personally, I think month to month is the best way to do … Read more
Contributed post Of course, while buying a house, one wants to be as cost-efficient as possible. Not only during the initial sale, but often during the aftermath of setting everything up and possibly looking to resell it. While this is rather obvious, many people often just try to hop onto the property train without much … Read more
Contributed post Living comfortably in the 21st century is a pretty pricey enterprise. The cost of living is sky high with nowhere to go but up (unless you live in London, in which case the prospect of negative equity rears its ugly head). International relations are tense across the world which has a knock-on effect … Read more
Contributed post It’s so easy to get in debt, and if you’ve fallen down this slippery slope and ruined your credit score you’ll know it can be tough to live with the consequences. When adverse credit stays with you for six years, it can mean mistakes made in the past can come back to bite … Read more