Earning Reports
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How I’m Making £2000 in “Free” Money This Year
I love finding weird and wonderful ways to make money. And one of my favourite ways to boost my income without much effort or time is through free money or as it’s more commonly known interest. Whether that’s bank interest, LISA gov bonuses or sign up offers they all come under my umbrella of interest. And if my projections are correct I will make over two thousand pounds from this income stream alone in 2024. Two thousand pounds – an insane amount for someone who started out on £5 per hour washing dishes. How am I planning on making this much? Let’s dig into my plan… LISA BONUS I’m obsessed…
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October 2023 Money Review
After almost a year, I’m back with another money review woo! This is my first full month post-gap year and I’m feeling a lot better about my situation than I did last month 😅 I’d always assumed that I’d find a “normal person” job once I got back from my year of travel but the closer the end got the less and less this idea appealed. I LOVE the flexibility and randomness of the life I’ve built over the past year and I have found a way to extend it and kinda just keep going – temporary seasonal work!! These types of gigs usually last a couple of months, often come…
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£5k Hustle Challenge – How I did it in 7 1/2 months!
I am currently on a gap year after graduating uni back in July 2022. My intentions for this year were to slow down a little bit, do some travelling and decide what my next move is going to be. I’d set aside a pot of money (£5k to be exact) to cover all costs associated with the year. But I soon found out I’m not the type of person who can just sit idly all day. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love a sofa day but I need to be doing something. Enter the £5k hustle challenge! Disclaimer – This post contains some affiliate/referral links which means that I…
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I Saved 63% Of My Income – 2022 Financial Review
2022 has been a wildride. I graduated, read 115 books, wrote a 10 thousand word dissertation, went to 2 weddings, ate countless bags of crisps, spent 48 hours on a train, saw my first west end show, slept in an airport, started housesitting for strangers off the internet, spent 7 weeks in the US, experienced an ice storm and so so much more… hands down the best year of my life to date!! But it’s all over and you know what that means! It’s time to review every penny I earned and spent over the year. Why are you sharing this? You’re probably thinking it’s weird to share all of…
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How I Saved Every Penny Of My Income
During my three years at university, I worked multiple jobs on top of my studies, and I saved every single penny I earned. Sounds crazy right?!? But it became second nature to me, and I would do it automatically without even thinking. You might have already called bullshit because like duh obviously you have to spend some money to live so this must be false. So let me start with a little disclaimer… Fortunately, I was eligible for almost the maximum student maintenance loan (around £9k) each year. This was more than enough to comfortably live on; hence this stream of income became the only one I would budget with.…
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September 2022 Money Review
One month down, only eleven left of my gap year! Crazy how fast time flies when you are professionally unemployed 😂 But the end of the month means only one thing on this blog – time for a September money review! September did not really go to plan but I made the most of the situation. I ended up staying an extra two weeks with my parents because a housesit got cancelled. This was one I had organised with a friend so I wasn’t covered by any guarantee like I am when I housesit through Trusted Housesitters. But this meant for a very cheap month. This will be the last…
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August 2022 Money Review
August has been a busy month for me! I left both of my jobs, moved out of my uni accommodation and moved back in with my parents – temporarily! Just until I leave for my year-long trip housesitting around the world. Let’s get into my August money review! More on that in another post, for now let’s get into August’s numbers. What is a money review? It is where I share reflections on my finances from the previous month and detail every penny in and out. I find doing this at least monthly is a good way to stay connected to your finances. Plus, I love reading them back in a…
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Personal Finance Journey – How I Saved £34k in 3 Years
Whilst I have always been a natural saver, I didn’t really get into personal finance until I started university three years ago. I was supposed to study abroad for my second year and found out I needed to prove I had access to £18k to get a visa. At this point I had zero pounds left in my savings, a part-time job and just eight short months to sort it out. Enter the personal finance community! I became frugal, got intentional about my spending and began side hustling. 6 months later I had over £8k in the bank and that combined with my upcoming maintenance loan, I had enough to…
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July 2022 Money Review
Here we are again! Another month gone, another money roundup. Time for a July money review. Scary how fast this year is going by – soon it will be Christmas again! What is a money review? It is where I share reflections on my finances from the previous month and detail every penny in and out. I find doing this at least monthly is a good way to stay connected to your finances. Plus, I love reading them back in a couple of months! Why do I share this? I know it might seem weird to share this on the internet, but I truly believe in creating the type of content…
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June 2022 Money Review
June has simultaneously felt like both the longest and the shortest month ever. I cannot get my head around the fact that we are already half way through 2022, how is that even possible!! However, it is one of my favourite months of the year as it’s my birthday, the days are longer and brighter and the sun occasionally makes an appearance. But without further ado, lets get into it! What is a money review? It is where I share reflections on my finances from the previous month, and detail every penny in and out. I find doing this at least monthly is a good way to stay connected to your…
