Outcome of my weight challenge – Week 1

Week 1 Diet Update

Well, the results are in The scales started last week at 78.7kg The scales this week are at  77.7kg I had hoped for a tad more, because I have been extremely well behaved, but there’s always next week, and even the week after! If I keep up this progress, I will be under 70kg in… Continue reading Outcome of my weight challenge – Week 1

2017 – 1st Quarter Summary

2017 started with a post – Dream Big. When I wrote it, I was in New Zealand, the weather was brilliant, I was warm. Now I am back in Scotland, and while we have had a very reasonable / almost warm winter, it is still ‘coats weather!’ So how am I getting on? My goals… Continue reading 2017 – 1st Quarter Summary

Awesome April Money Saving Ideas

Awesome April. Following on from Frugal February and Miserly March, I thought it was time to be a bit more upbeat. Frugal and Miserly suggest a Scrooge concept, which is just totally wrong. Living within your means and not being wasteful is just good sense. April in the Northern Hemisphere is a lovely month. The worst of the… Continue reading Awesome April Money Saving Ideas

How To Save Money on Your Grocery Bills

Save Money on your grgocery

Question: How do you save money on your grocery bills? Answer: Do basic price comparisons. Even if you can only use one shop, then look across all the shelves, packet sizes etc. It will take you longer, but your bank balance will be seriously better off. I get frustrated when I speak to friends, who say they… Continue reading How To Save Money on Your Grocery Bills

My Diet Progress, or rather lack of it!

Scales

My diet progress – or rather lack of it! One of my 2017 goals is to lose 10kg. We are now at the end of March, and my progress to date has been nothing at all. Zero, nada… Or rather, I lose 1 or 2kg, take my eye off the ball, and they are straight back… Continue reading My Diet Progress, or rather lack of it!

Side Hustle No 17 – Ladybird Books

red riding hood

Many of the articles I read say that to increase your wealth you need to create one or two side hustles. The recommendations include blogging (e.g. this one!), writing eBooks (not got there yet), driving Uber taxis, Air BNB, take a lodger, flipping (i.e. buying and selling on eBay / car boot sales or equivalent),… Continue reading Side Hustle No 17 – Ladybird Books