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Sinking Funds – How To Calculate Them
I live by sinking funds and use them for absolutely everything possible – I’m talking holidays, Christmas, birthdays, graduation, pre-planned events – you get it! They are honestly one of the most valuable budgeting tool out there. However, when you are starting out, understanding how to calculate your sinking fund goals can be hard. Enter this blog post!! What the hell is a Sinking Fund? A sinking fund is a budgeting tool that allows you to cash flow an expense, by putting money aside in advance. You essentially add money into a “pot” each month running up to when you need the money so when the time comes you have…
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How I Made £16,446 from Side Hustles
There is only so much you can reduce and cut from your budget! Eventually you will reach a certain point where to save more you need to make more. Entering the side hustle!! What is a side hustle? There are many different definitions out there but I class a “side hustle” as anything I do to make money beyond my primary source of income. Currently, my primary source of income is my student maintenance loan, paid to me by the UK government to cover all living costs. I started on my side hustle journey exactly 2 years ago, which was just after I had been made redundant from my job…
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April Money Round Up
New month means it’s time to reflect on last month’s spending and earnings! Like all of my monthly money round ups – I will go through every penny out and in of my accounts this month. As well as my net worth progress – spoiler this was a BIG month for my net worth 🤩 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 that I love and I am currently obsessed with seeing what people spend and earn. I also believe that the best way to break the money taboo is…
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March 2022 Money Round Up
Another month can only mean one thing – it is time to reflect in a March money review! In this post I will break down every single penny I spent in March as well as everything I was paid. I will then share what happened to my net worth which was unbelievable this month!! 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 that I love and I am obsessed with seeing what people spend and earn. Hopefully you enjoy this type of content too 🤗 Context I am a full-time student…
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February 2022 Money Breakdown
2022 is flying by! I feel like the older I get the faster the years go by. A new month only means one thing… it’s time to reflect on last month’s spending! So let’s get into my February money review. February felt like a very busy month for me, both socially and academically. I literally have four weeks left of my degree – how is that possible!! – so I currently spend most of my time in the library writing essays 😅 What is a money breakdown? I started sharing my monthly money breakdowns last month because to be honest this is the type of content I like reading. Within it,…
