Image - CC0 Licence   For all of the money stress you go through before Christmas day, you may think it's worth it to see the look on your children's faces but before the big day comes, are you doing enough to save money? It's one of those things that can be quite a tribulation, perhaps you might feel that you're going without essentials to ensure that your children get everything they want. But it's about finding that right balance. In terms of saving money, or at the very least ... VIEW POST

Pexels - CC0 License   Coming into money can be a positive and unexpected event. However, it’s rarely always completely positive. For example, the most likely scenario of coming into an unexpected amount of revenue is that it has been inherited due to the death of a loved one. That is never something you consider ‘worth the payday,’ even though some families do fight over the interpretation of a will, which is a sad thing to see.   However, while the temptation can be to go ... VIEW POST

It’s an experience that most of us have from time to time, and learning how to deal with it is something that you would generally consider to be a useful thing indeed. Money stress can arise as a result of being very poor, or having managed a situation badly, or just because you need to get hold of something and you can’t afford it. Whatever the situation is about, you would do well to know how to deal with the money stress, and this is something that any of us can do. As long as you know how to ... VIEW POST

Image credit - Pexels - CC0 Licence    From time to time, everyone's household budget needs revisiting. It may be that certain expenses increase seasonally so budgets have to adjust. Or it might be that you have a large planned expense coming up that you need to make allowances for. Either way, our finances tend to shift over time, and we have to make changes. But there are ways to save more money on household costs, and once you get the ball rolling you'll be amazed what you can ... VIEW POST

https://unsplash.com/photos/XXherw1ujoI   When you’re the responsible adult(s) that have a family to take care of, you need to have pretty much every aspect of your life handled. They need to not only be organized properly, but they need to be convenient for your personal situation. You can’t just do what everyone else does because it suits them. You’re a completely different entity with completely different goings-on, you have to find your own ways.   A person’s car is ... VIEW POST