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Showing posts with label Aviva. Show all posts
05/04/2016

Home - How to be a better saver

The past month has been very busy one for us, we spent some time down in Cornwall and then have only got back from a week long family holiday in Helsinki and with both John and I being self employed this means every-time we take a holiday we need to make sure we have enough savings in the bank to cover all our bills plus spending money while away as we don't get any holiday pay. Travel is only one of the things we save for in our household as being parents to two young children we need to be responsible and make sure we also have a small amount put aside for those rainy days as well as trying to get our house ready to put on the market. We recently used the #SaveSmarter tool from Aviva , a fun and easy quiz that gives you a good idea of what kind of saver you are and then offers you tips and ideas on how to #SaveSmarter. Both John and I are fully aware we need to be as savvy with our incomes as possible as we are not the biggest earners and making sure we leave within our ......
21/03/2016

Family, Finance and the Home

Having a family has changed my view on money I can still remember the moment I found out I was pregnant with my eldest, up until that point I only had to think about myself, what I earned I would either save to go travelling or spend on things like clothes and eating out but as soon as I saw those two blue lines a switch went on inside of me and I knew straight away I would have to save every penny and that the way I viewed money needed to change. I think I have always been fairly sensible and have never got in over my head when it comes to money although I did have some student debt and minor spending on credit cards but nothing too unmanageable. If debt had become too much, I would have sought help from professionals ( click here ), to reclaim control of my finances. At the time of my first pregnancy, neither John nor I were earning very much so I wanted to make a point of really getting on top of things, clearing debt, and saving for essentials. I became very frugal and......