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Month: November 2015

November 2015 Income/Expenses

November 2015 Income/Expenses

It’s payday today which means time for this month’s Income/Expenses! I think it’s important to keep track of your income/expenses every month as it allows you to spot trends and areas for improvement. I find it really useful to track the spending changes each month, and really motivating to see the networth improvements. Sometimes it can seem like financial independence is so far away, but by watching your networth steadily increasing you’ll know you will reach that point eventually. I’ve…

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I just made my biggest investment

I just made my biggest investment

For the past few months now I’ve been slowly increasing my cash in bank holdings in anticipation of a large investment to come. Back in August it was my partner and I’s 5th year anniversary of boyfriend & girlfriend. We first got together just over 5 years after my 18th birthday and so I set about calculating the date at which I’d begin to have spent the majority of my adult life with her. That date was 14/11/2015. And so…

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Matched betting review and tips

Matched betting review and tips

It’s been just over 2 weeks now since I went back to my old university town and got chatting to an ex-housemate who talked me into starting up matched betting. In the time since then I’ve been busy most evenings setting up accounts, laying bets and watching mind-numbing automated bingo games. So the big question is clearly; how much have I made so far? The financials I started this side hustle with a separate bank account containing £1000. It’s extremely…

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Guest Post – How to keep fit and stay healthy while saving money

Guest Post – How to keep fit and stay healthy while saving money

I don’t normally post most of the guest articles I receive however the one below really struck a chord with me. Every time there’s an obesity craze sweeping through the media, the comments sections will begin filling up with people making excuses about how expensive is it is stay fit and eat healthily. Yes; if you insist on paying the insane all-included gym costs and eating out at vegan restaurants all the time then the costs will rack up! However…

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