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A Beginners Guide To Bullet Journaling. How To Achieve Your Goals By Becoming More Productive
Reading Time: 3 minutes Many of you know that I am a huge fan of journaling and its amazing benefits. Putting pen to paper and getting all your thoughts down gives me a sense of peace and relief, like that chaos (in my head/mind) has been removed from the system ready to carry on with a fresh free mind. I believe journaling will change your life. It will help you more organised and productive, resulting in you achieving your goals. If you are not sure of the many benefits of journaling, I have included my top seven for you: It will consciously bring how you feel into awareness. Helps…
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February 2020 Investment Portfolio Update
Reading Time: 3 minutes Every month on Instagram I share my investment progress, however, I’ve decided to start writing a dedicated post every month to give you a more detailed overview of each investment along with my thoughts, feelings and feedback. As this is the first in-depth Investment Portfolio Update some of the information is missing as I didn’t do one last month as I was in the middle of sorting out the chaos after I moved house. Next month will be much more interesting and enlighting. You’ll notice that I don’t include the actual amounts and values of each investment. That’s because it’s just not necessary and not helpful…
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19 Cheap & Frugal Date Ideas That Are Actually Good
Reading Time: 5 minutes When trying to stick to a budget and your financial independence journey, occasions like Valentines Day or even date night can feel a little stressful. You don’t need to cave into peer pressure and do these overly expensive lavish things to show your partner that you love them. A nice meal and a trip to the cinema (including drinks and snacks) could end up costing you over £75.00, plus anything gifts you buy each other. It’s insane. You don’t need to bankrupt yourself to show others how you feel and if you think you do … maybe you’re not with the best person for you. Emma…
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3 Ways To Make Money Online and Earn Passive Income With Little or No Money
Reading Time: 4 minutes There are so many people searching the internet every month on “how to make money online” (18,100 every month in fact) So why isn’t everyone a millionaire? Well, it all comes down to self-belief. The likes of Gary Vee is continuously banging on about how simple it is. We think it’s harder than it is and we tend to overcomplicate matters. That being said, it’s not as easy as people make out, you do have to put the hard work in and occasionally turn down invites from friends or family as you are working on your hustle. So what is the difference between being wealthy and…
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9 Practical Tips To Survive and Thrive This Blue Monday
Reading Time: 4 minutes Blue Monday is just days away so I thought I would share some tips to help you survive and thrive. The third Monday of January is called the saddest day of the year, also known as Blue Monday. Christmas is over, we have packed up all over decorations, we are back to work and ‘back to reality’, and made and broken a few New Year’s resolutions. You are not alone. Millions of people will be feeling exactly how you are. However, all is not lost. Let’s use this feeling as an emotional springboard to set new realistic goals (not New Year’s Resolutions) that I know you…
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My 1st Bloggy Birthday
Reading Time: 3 minutes Twelve months ago today I was driving in my car on the way to work, listening to Les Brown, like I always do this time of year and an idea and the name for my next business came to me “Live Full Retire Early”. When I got to work, I ran the idea past my best friend, and he said it was fantastic. I’d seen and heard so many people sharing their financial and lifestyle struggles over the past few years and I’d felt frustrated, feeling powerless that I couldn’t help anyone. But then I realised I could help people merely by sharing what was and…
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9 Tips To Help You Be More Organised and Make Moving Home Stress-Free and More Enjoyable
Reading Time: 4 minutes Moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do, besides getting married or divorced. So you need to make sure you are organised every step of the way.
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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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8 Apps That Transformed How I Analysed, Evaluated and Managed My Real Estate Investments
Reading Time: 5 minutes With more and more apps and software being launched every month, it can be difficult to figure out what is the most helpful and beneficial to you. All claim to offer ways to help improve the way to manage your investments. I have compiled a list of all the websites and apps that I use to either manage my property portfolio or stack potential investments
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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…