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I Travelled Hand Luggage Only For A Year – Here Are My Packing Light Tips
I hate paying for checked baggage – can’t stand it! It feels like a complete waste of money and often doubles if not triples the original fare of the flight if you are using a budget airline. So for my gap year, I made a goal to never pay for checked luggage and do the whole trip hand luggage only. And you know what, it was actually quite easy. Keep reading to find out my top packing light tips. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links which means I may earn a small commission if you follow them and make a purchase. This comes at no extra cost to you! I…
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Side Hustle Sites – How Much I Cashed Out In 2023
I’ve been using online side hustle sites since 2020. This was when I first fell into an online rabbit hole of online surveys and tasks. And honestly, I haven’t looked back since. Today I went back through my money spreadsheet and worked out how much I cashed out from various side hustle sites and thought I’d share the data with you. I only looked at side hustle sites and apps that anyone can use and make money from. So from smallest to largest, here is exactly how much I cashed out from 13 different side hustle apps/sites… Weare8 = £2.12 This is an app that pays you to watch ads…
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The App That Will Pay You To Answer Trivia Questions
Do you love a good pub quiz? Get super competitive with your friends? Want to earn a few vouchers for answering trivia questions? This is the app for you! Back in 2018, Swagbucks first launched their Daily Trivia app, an app where you can earn SB (the sites currency) for answering trivia questions right. Cool right! They have since updated it to feature two games you can play daily to earn SBs. Any SB that you earn get added automatically to your Swagbucks balance. Which you can then redeem for a range of vouchers – like a £1 Amazon voucher which is currently 100SB or a £5 PayPal voucher for…
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5 Reasons Why Credit Cards Are My Favourite Payment Method
I am 100% team credit card for a number of different reasons. And today I’m going to share five reasons behind why I try and pay with a credit cards for everything possible. Warning: credit cards are an amazing financial tool if used RESPONSIBLY!! Don’t charge things to a credit card that you can’t afford to pay off IN FULL!! This article is talking about how I use credit cards as a financial tool. I have never carried over a balance, missed a payment or paid a penny of interest in the four years that I’ve been taking advantage of credit cards! Ok with that important warning out of the…
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Ipsos Mystery Shopping – How To Get Paid To Order Booze
If you are aged 18-23 11 months, live in the UK and have a place where you can receive parcels – this is the side hustle for you! I’ve literally made hundreds in profit and got a tonne of free alcohol from ipsos mystery shopping using their site iShopForIpsos over the past year. Not bad considering I’ve spent most of the last year abroad and couldn’t do it regularly. Massive shoutout to @thesolosaver on instagram who sent this opportunity my way last year! What is this magical opportunity you are talking about? iShopForIpsos is a mystery shopping site that among other tasks, is currently offering at home mystery shops for…
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OhMyDosh: The Site That Will Pay You To Play Bingo
Disclaimer: This post talks about gambling. Please proceed with caution!!! The post may also contain referral and/or affiliate links which means I may received commission if you follow the links. I found OhMyDosh nearly 4 years ago and have dabbled on there a few times over the years, usually logging in to make sure I’m not missing out on cashback before I do something. And this time was no different. Casino offers and free spins are something I’ve heard a lot about but never looked into properly. I always dismissed them as something I would forget to do and it wouldn’t be worth it anyway. But then people were sharing…
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The Best Classic Budgets To Test Out
Budgets are the cornerstone of any financial journey but they are not a one size fits all. There are a few suggested methods pushed around out there which are the perfect place to start. Then once you have a better understanding of how your money flows and the best budget for you, you can customise your own budget. The best place to start would be by testing a few of the classic budgets out there to see what you like and what you don’t like. Here are three classic budgets to try… 50/30/20 50% for needs, 30% for wants and 20% to savings. This is what the 50/30/20 budgeting rule…
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5 Easy Steps To Save For Your Next Adventure
Have big dreams of travelling the world? Want to step foot in every country? Have plans to backpack South-East Asia? Inter-rail across Europe? Have all these grand plans but no idea where to start saving for your next adventure? This is the post for you! Here’s a simple five step process to save for your next adventure… Do your research The first step before you can save, like with anything, is the research phase. Research where you want to go, how long for and then infer from this how much you reckon you’ll need to cover the adventure. Blogs and vlogs are a great (and free!) resources to start your…
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Lifetime ISA: Best Way To Boost Your House Deposit!
Already saving for your first house or want to start? This account is the perfect place to keep that money! You know why? Because the government will give you an additional £1000 each tax year just for saving your money there. Cool right! So what is this magical account? The account you need to look into is called a LISA… What is a LISA? LISA stands for Lifetime Individual Savings Account. It is the scheme that was introduced a couple of years ago to replace the Help to Buy scheme. It’s essentially the new and improved Help to Buy. You can add up to £4,000 into the account each tax…
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How To Save Money On Subscriptions
Netflix, Spotify, Disney+, Amazon Prime, oh and don’t forget about Kindle Unlimited – subscriptions can add up very quickly and before you know it you’re paying out hundreds each month for something that is often seen as an essential but is simply entertainment. But you don’t have to settle for paying full price. Here are a few tips & tricks on how to save money on subscriptions… Get A Family Account Whilst more expensive in terms of the money value, Family Accounts are often cheaper than multiple individual accounts. Grouping together with a few others and getting a Family Account then splitting the cost can work out cheaper for everyone.…
