My news feed has been flooded with articles on ways to save money this winter on energy costs. I was curious how much extra money I was likely going to need to budget for based on my own energy usage so I created a calculator which I’m making available for free! I normally would put … Read more
With the cost of living rising, it can feel like holidays may be out of reach, but with a little outside the box thinking, travel both within Ireland and abroad can soon become more affordable with sites like HomeExchange – think of the movie “The Holiday”. The idea is that you put your home up … Read more
See how Meagan plans to earn 300€ from her credit cards this year.
This post goes into the psychology of money, the recipe for human happiness as well as ways you can use this knowledge to build a sustainable budget without impacting your happiness. You can also view this on YouTube. Happiness is relative Vicki Robin, author of the New York Times bestseller Your Money or Your Life, … Read more
See why Meagan has decided to pay off her mortgage before building a passive income investment portfolio despite it being less profitable mathematically.
The lockdown has me thinking more and more about our journey to reduce waste and attempt to find reusable, non-toxic solutions for almost everything in our home. This approach has served us well in the lockdown and we are grateful we are not running out or needing to stock up on various items. Some of … Read more
Here is a list of Irish based tools I use to save and manage money. I will try to keep this up to date with things I use, as and if they change. Some, but not all, of the below tools include affiliate links where I will get a small commission if you sign up. … Read more
If you’ve had a read of how we managed our mini retirement in Portugal and are thinking of taking one yourself then here are some tips on what we did to plan for ours. When How long to save up First, you will need to figure out how much your mini retirement will cost and … Read more
I often find inspiration for various life goals in the most unexpected places. Most recently it was a visit with our friends who live in the countryside where one comment, after sinking in and ruminating for a few days led to two weeks of research, number crunching and spiralling off into many rabbit holes…and the … Read more
Since I’m off on maternity leave we’ve been trying to maximise our travel since only one of us needs to take off work. So far this year we have done 1 week in Tenerife and 6 weeks in Canada (where my husband worked remotely for half) and starting New Years Day we will be going … Read more