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Retirement – Single Women Should Budget Wisely

For the single mature woman, retirement brings many more challenges than just how to fill your day. For those of us who have held down key roles throughout our adult life, be it managerial, or even executive, retirement can come as a big shock. The reason for setting the alarm clock is gone, the routine of your day is gone, and alarmingly, your sense of purpose is gone. Much of this can of course be fixed once you’ve identified how…

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How To Stay Motivated When Sorting Out Your Finances

How many times have you told yourself that this is the month, quarter, or year that you will get your finances in order? Maybe you do stay on track for the first few days or weeks. You make a budget, you start cooking from scratch instead of going out to eat, and you might even start clipping coupons. But at some point, the drive you had at first to get your finances in order starts to fade. You might spend…

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Win A Free Amazon Gift Card Worth £50

When money is in short supply, you need all the help you can get, and this is the easiest of ways to possibly win some extra money to help things go a bit further!   Just follow the instructions to win an Amazon £50 Gift Card, and Good Luck There are plenty of ways to enter, simply scroll down to the Rafflecopter widget below to see the options. You will also see the terms and conditions below as well as all…

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Win A Fabulous Freebie For Christmas

Let’s kick off Christmas 2021 with a fabulous Festive Giveaway, just follow the instructions, it couldn’t be easier. GOOD LUCK! This prize is M&S The Beaulieu Hamper There are plenty of ways to enter, simply scroll down to the Rafflecopter widget below to see the options. You will also see the terms and conditions below as well as all of the blogs taking part – please do take a moment to visit them to show your support to them. Bloggers…

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The Covid Impact On Health And Finances

  Life has been pretty much wrapped up with all things Covid related, for far too long in my opinion, but it’s not just our physical and mental health that has been affected, our finances have been hit hard too. Our finances do have a ‘health’ side.  Our bank balance can look healthy, but we often suffer from stress if we don’t have enough money to cover our bills. And of course one of the biggest outgoings is our monthly…

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