For some, recycling is the very last thing that comes to mind at Christmas. Amid the decorations, lights and gifts, who really has time to think about recycling? But what if I told you that you can recycle at Christmas and still enjoy the decorations, lights and gifts? You don’t have to leave your home… Read More »How to Recycle at Christmas
It’s Christmas Eve and I cannot believe that I found time to come on here to write this. This week I joined the Yakezie Challenge and as a result, I discovered new personal finance blogs! That’s one positive that has come from joining the network so far. This week’s favourite posts is a link containing the list… Read More »Favourite Posts of the Week – New Personal Finance Blogs Edition – 24 Dec 2011
This week I made the decision to grow my blog with Yakezie. I finally joined the Yakezie Challenge! I can’t remember on which blog I first noticed a Yakezie button, but I bookmarked it right away. I initially backed away from joining the challenge and I can admit that I was a bit spooked by the… Read More »Growing My Blog With the Yakezie Challenge
I would describe myself as very independent. If I want something, I prefer to get it for myself rather than ask someone to get it for me. Whilst I was still in university, I always knew that I wanted to purchase some property on my own. Relationship or no relationship, that was something that I… Read More »10 Financial Tips For Women
How much to tip? It depends. I’m not a fan of tipping, but I will admit that I have tipped more than once. But when I do, it does not go over five dollars unless it was an exceptional meal with excellent service. I’m not a fan because I believe that when I pay for… Read More »How Much To Tip?
For a long time I’ve been trying to figure out how to save more money. I need to save money, but I’m in a bind because I can not trim anything else from my budget. I’ve budgeted down to the cents, which is not a good thing. I could always hope and pray that I… Read More »Get a Part Time Job to Save More Money
Every day I’m appalled by the crazy stories of people doing crazy things. It seems as though a large portion of the human race has lost its basic common sense! I would admit that I like to laugh and I might be the first to start giggling at a good joke. But when people start… Read More »You Can Play Your Part and I Will Play Mine
Seeing that Christmas Day is one week away, I decided to make this a Christmas edition. The posts that I chose for this week include how to wrap gifts, make gift tags and how to enjoy Christmas on a budget. I know that the upcoming week is going to be crazy, so if you have… Read More »Favourite Posts of the Week – Christmas Edition – 17 Dec 2011
Are you struggling with late payments? What should you do when you’ve missed one of your loan payments? For some, it might mean being one step closer to financial failure and the possibility of losing something that was achieved through many years of hard work and dedication. For others, it might be a regular occurrence which is… Read More »How to Deal With Late Payments
One day I found some extra money in a pair of jeans that I had not worn in ages. I stuck my fingers into the pocket and felt what I thought was an piece of tissue. I pulled “it” out of the pocket with every intention of throwing it away. But alas! It was not… Read More »What Should I Do With Extra Money?