Tag: nospendyear

  • Little Acts of Decluttering – Part 5

    Little Acts of Decluttering – Part 5

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    I’m back again with some more little acts of decluttering to help you to create daily habits for a clutter free home. Let’s get decluttering… Dresses – make sure you have a range, but reduce any similar or duplicate items in different colours. Jewellery – keep special items that you could wear for different occasions.…

  • No Spend Year Rules: 2022!

    No Spend Year Rules: 2022!

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    I have successfully complete one whole year of no spending. I am so pleased with myself! I honestly couldn’t tell you what I used to spend my money on. The last year has really taught me a lot about how I spend my money. I have learnt to manage it more explicitly and have now…

  • 12 Days of Christmas Decluttering

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    Hello, and I hope you are enjoying the build up to Christmas. I am enjoying the quietness of Christmas this year after a long and busy school term. So I decided to set myself some decluttering challenges in the form of 12 Days of Christmas Decluttering. I will keep updating this page with all of…

  • NO SPEND YEAR COMPLETE!

    NO SPEND YEAR COMPLETE!

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    I did it! A whole year of no spending. One whole year trying not to spend any money. I’m not gonna lie. It has been a rollercoaster ride; some months have been great and super focused. Others have been tricky and tested me more than I thought. Let’s break down into the figures for the…

  • 5 Ways to Make Decluttering Fun

    5 Ways to Make Decluttering Fun

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    Decluttering is not everyone’s cup of tea, so I have come up with some ways to get into the decluttering spirit! % ways to make decluttering fun. Let’s start to make decluttering fun… Trying on your wardrobe! This can help you visualise items for outfits and see what fits. You can put on your favourite…

  • 5 Things I Wish I Knew About Being a Minimalist!

    5 Things I Wish I Knew About Being a Minimalist!

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    Everyone has their opinion on minimalism, but I wish I had been more open minded in the beginning, because in reality it wasn’t quite what I thought it was… It was even better! 5 things I wish I knew: Minimalism can be what you want it to be! there is no right or wrong way…

  • 6 Months of No Spending!

    6 Months of No Spending!

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    I have successfully completed 6 months of my no spend year. Whilst my plan is to spend as little money as possible, I have set myself allowances for certain items. To recap, my rules are: 1: Small amount of spend allowed for trips/activities with my son (when covid rules allow). 2: Only allowed to buy…

  • July No Spend Review

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    What a rollercoaster of a month it has been. As you can imagine, teacher life is very busy at this time of year. Lots of things happening and changing, but many exciting things too. With this in mind, I know that it has been harder to stick to some of my budgets this month. Sometimes…

  • How to save a house deposit fast!

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    Since December I have been on a mission. I have never been set on anything more in my life. Tell a lie… I regularly set myself big life goals and I achieve them. The reason I am successful with big life goals is due to sure determination. So if you are wanting to save money…

  • February No Spend Review

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    For me, pay day is the 25th of the month. I am now ready to sit down and analyse how I got on. This month definitely threw a few curve balls. At the beginning of the month my TV died. It was a dilemma for me – to decide whether or not to buy new…