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How To Make More Money. 51 Lucrative Side Hustles.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Life can be unpredictable and stressful at times, especially when it comes to your finances. All it takes is an unexpected bill and BOOM, your savings are completely wiped out. This is why I ALWAYS suggested having an Emergency fund. An Emergency Fund is a stash of cash set aside in case you lose your job, your earnings decrease, you receive unexpected medical bills or if your health affects your ability to work. In a Federal Survey, 44% of people said that they would need to borrow money or sell something to cover a $400 emergency expense. To determine individuals’ preparedness for a smaller scale financial…
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How To Recession Proof Your Life & Your Finances
Reading Time: 4 minutes Well, 2020 has been something that is going to go down in History. The way we live our lives, the way we run our businesses, the way to travel is NEVER going to be the same again. It breaks my heart. I remember when I was at school and I was learning about the plague and the devastation it caused, Covid-19 has been our version of it. I never thought that the word social distancing would be part of my normal vocabulary and wearing a mask in public places would be mandatory. Do I Need To Panic? Since 2008 our economy has been rocky, to say…
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Financial Freedom Starts Here
Reading Time: 2 minutes Well hello, Welcome to Live Full Retire Early. The place to learn how to budget, get out of debt, invest wisely and get financially fit. A community created to empower one another, we talk all things money & lifestyle. From investments, personal finance & budgeting to DIY, discovering new money saving recipes to travel and mindset. We share tools, strategies and tips on how to create a more fulfilling life, save and invest money and be able to retire early. We aim to motivate and inspire people to take control of their lives, most of all their finances, to create the best life ever and be…
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March 2020 Budget & Investment Portfolio Update. Stock Market Crash/Corona Virus Edition 📉
Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s always a good code of practice to check and review your budget and your investment portfolio. There have been a lot of changes in the stock market this month due to the Corona Virus … It went crazy high mid-month then dropped all of a sudden towards the end of the month … you will see exactly how it has affected my investments below. February Review What can I say about February? Well … financially it didn’t go as planned. Due to the bad weather we experienced in the UK my partner was weathered off at work so he ended up having the last 2…
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Money Diary: Trips To The Pub, A Quiet Weekend In & Lots Of Keto Recipes
Reading Time: 5 minutes The first money diary from a 30 something woman living her best life on a budget ... by sticking to a budget!
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How To Become Financially Free. LFRE’s 9 Rules of Money & Life
Reading Time: 4 minutes Hi and welcome to Live Full Retire Early (LFRE). Here we talk all things money & lifestyle and explore and share ways to live your best life on a budget. Here are our 9 Rules to help you do just that… Rule 1. You must always talk about Money. Money is a bit of a taboo subject, especially for us Brits. We feel talking about our levels of success is a bit of a narcissistic and ugly thing to do, like we are bragging. However, I don’t see it that way. If you talk about your struggles and listen to other people’s successes you might find…
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How To Increase Your Income Without Working More, Getting a Second Job or Without Investing With 5 Easy Steps
Reading Time: 4 minutes We’ve all had that experience in our jobs, we bust our arse for our boss, stress ourselves out every day for a month, then we receive our paycheck and are left underwhelmed, dissatisfied and a little bitter. Why have you gone through all that stress and emotional pain for peanuts? We’ve all had that conversation in our head about telling our boss to screw it but had the fear of having nothing to fall back on (check out my blog post, What Is An Emergency Fund and Why Everyone Needs One & 9 Ways To Create An Emergency Fund With No Money) However what if there…
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9 Ways To Help Create An Emergency Fund With No Money
Reading Time: 4 minutes As highlighted in my previous blog post creating an emergency fund is a necessary part of life and budgeting. Your first goal for setting you an emergency fund is to aim for £500. This is a small achievable amount. Then gradually aim for 3-6 months living expenses. This should give you plenty of time to find another job, discover your true passions in life (and how you can make money from it), launch your business without the pressure and stress of instantly earning a profit or give you time to heal if the emergency fund is set aside for health reasons. 9 Ways To Help Create…
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An Introduction To Emergency Funds. What Is An Emergency Fund and Why Everyone Needs One
Reading Time: 2 minutes What is an Emergency Fund? Put simply, an Emergency Fund is a stash of cash set aside in case you lose your job, receive unexpected medical bills or if your health affects your ability to work. Or alternatively the … Fuck You Fund. (F.Y.F) Having an Emergency Fund is a wonderful feeling, like a breath of fresh air, the sigh of relief knowing you have the freedom to breathe fully. We all need to save for the unexpected. Having a cash reserve can mean the difference from a minor dip in the road to a car crash. It’s the kindest thing you can do for…
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How I Made and Saved over £12,500 in 12 Months Without Using a Penny of My Pay Check
Reading Time: 3 minutes I know what you’re thinking, how have I saved £12,500 without using my paycheck? For a while, I had been thinking about how I could make some extra money on the side/from home without starting a part-time business. I have considered setting up an online store and importing products from China and selling them on amazon.co.uk or Shopify, although great ideas and something I could definitely make a success out of, at that moment in time I felt overwhelmed at the thought of it all. I wanted to start small with my side hustle, I didn’t want to run before I could walk. Then I remembered…
