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Understanding Money – Retirement Planning

Sun, 01 Feb 2015 21:00:00 +0000

This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Understanding MoneyWelcome to our series on understanding money. We hope this will help you make some headway into understanding, and getting a hold of your financial matters. So far, we’ve looked understanding money in everyday life, how to budget, and how to start saving. These […]

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Understanding Money – Budgeting

Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:00:00 +0000

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Understanding Money Welcome to our series on understanding money. We hope this will help you make some headway into understanding, and getting a hold of your financial matters. This is written from the UK perspective, but we welcome comments, comparisons, and questions from any […]

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Downshift Trials 2 – Save Money on Groceries, etc.

Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:03:43 +0000

Last month, I introduced the concept of downshifting which I’ve been doing for several years. As I was a student from 2006 to 2014, I learnt to make do with a more simple lifestyle, and not to desire the luxury or high end versions of most things. This is a fantastic way to save money […]

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Downshift Trials – Part 1

Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:00:00 +0000

In order to save money and squeeze my budget, I’ve downshifted quite a lot of different grocery and household items. What is downshifting? Well, it’s where you find an alternative product that costs less. For example toothpaste. You could go with the teeth-whitening, breath-freshening, dentist recommended Colgate/Aquafresh/etc. or you could buy the supermarket own-brand, which […]

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