Author: Jennie

Abolishing debt can be a slow process, and can take a few courses of treatment before you eliminate the bug altogether! Here are 5 of our top debt-busting tips to help you on your way to debt-free life. 1. Self-audit The best way to begin is to take stock of where you stand. This means auditing yourself and your budget. Begin by determining what your monthly debt repayments should be, what interest you are paying on loans, and therefore prioritising which need to be repaid first. For a detailed budgeting start, check out this guide to budgeting from the Money…

You may have caught yourself wondering how to earn extra money. Sure, you could offer yourself as a nanny, work some shifts at the nearest Starbucks, or even go as a clown in children’s birthday parties. There are probably hundreds of ideas in your head right now—all of them exhausting and or things that you could not see yourself doing. Well, you have come to the right place. Earning money online is not as hard as you think, my friend. Just by having your laptop and a reliable Internet connection, you are already on the path to earning extra bucks…

It is that time of year where some of the lucky ones amongst us are seriously considering jetting off for some much needed winter sun. The UK is particularly dismal during the winter months which leads to many of us jetting off to warmer climates. I personally can certainly understand that! Unfortunately, there are people who like to take advantage of this and this time of year in particular brings with it a lot of crime. In this article we’re going to run over a few ways to protect your home if you are jetting off this winter but first…

The age where traditional families with 2.4 children were dominant is now long gone, and little more than a foot-note in history. While there is a minority that would consider this to be an example of declining morality and the failure to embrace long-term commitment, however, it is more indicative of greater social freedom and the eradication of the outdated values that once bound family life. To support this, there were an estimated 13 million one-parent households in the US alone back in 2006, with this number having increased exponentially in the decade since. This type of family typifies the…

With post-Brexit anxiety rife across the housing industry, landlords have been swept into a void of the unknown. Whilst this has been enough for some buy-to-let landlords to wave the white-flag, others are persevering through this uncertain period, taking extra cautionary practices in order to come out unscathed. This year saw landlords get stung by a 3% surcharge on stamp duty, but rest assured, buy-to-let as an industry is still alive and kicking. Talking to HomeLet, David Lawrenson, author of Successful Property Letting – How to Make Money in Buy to Let, predicts that despite the referendum results there shouldn’t…