If statistics are to be believed, apparently more single women of retirement age are living alone than ever before. But what is surprising is that more and more single women are retiring to Spain to start a new life on their own, and as a Girl on a Pension myself, having spent a lot of time there, I can assure you that financially at least, they will be better off. THE LOW COST OF LIVING It may seem a strange suggestion, when you are…
You don’t have to trawl round car boot sales and charity shops to find the best items to sell, here’s an easy way to flip on Ebay, you can sometimes even do it from the comfort of your own sofa. WHAT IS FLIPPING Flipping is when you buy something specifically to immediately sell again for a profit. There is a whole community of resellers who don’t just sell their own items, clothes and household goods. They also regularly visit charity shops and car boot…
For any girl on a pension, who like me has a 4 legged soul mate, after my own recent experience, no matter what your income is, I cannot stress how important it is to have some Pet Insurance in place. After he had a restless night and upset tummy, I took my dog to the vet for what I thought was going to be a routine examination and antibiotics. But just as he got into the consulting room, my dog…
MATCHED BETTING Back in the day, when men were men, it would have been unthinkable for the words ‘women and betting’ to be uttered in the same sentence. But thankfully things have moved on, and now it’s never been easier or more acceptable for women to be able to supplement their pension with a little wager or two. But you don’t have to venture onto the dark side that is ‘the bookie’, this is something entirely different called Matched Betting.…
The Break by Marian Keyes I love everything Marian Keyes has ever written, and I seemed to wait a long time for her to release her latest novel. But good things are worth waiting for and The Break was no exception. For me, The Break is the best summer holiday book of 2018, and that’s exactly when I read it, during a glorious chill out week in Gran Canaria. Amy is 44 years old when her husband Hugh suddenly…