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Savvy Saving Tips For a Rainy Day
This is a collaborative post Have you decided to set up a rainy day fund? Are you hoping to book a summer holiday or would you like to try and move up the property ladder or start putting money aside for your children’s future? Whatever your motive, it’s always good to have a pot to dip into when you need money unexpectedly, or you fancy treating yourselves. Putting money away can be tough, but there are some surprisingly easy ways to spend less and save more. Reducing spending Think about what you spend money on every month. What are your biggest expenses? It may not be possible to bring down…
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5 staycation getaways for your family this autumn
This is a collaborative post. For some parents, there may be an element of relief that comes with the back to school feeling. Indeed, keeping kids occupied and stimulated for the best part of three months isn’t necessarily the easiest thing in the world. But of course it does bring the curtain down on the holiday period, and indeed the (all too brief) British summer time. Yet that need not spell the end of future getaways for the family. Indeed, just getting away for a weekend can do wonders to refresh the mind, and make lasting memories for the family. Added to that, they can be done on the cheap…
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school holidays mean nothing to me !
Working in a nursery now for many years, I worked towards each half term counting down the days till I could have a few days off, or work at the holiday club that the nursery ran. Many parents had said to me that school holidays can be such hard work as everywhere is manic. I have known parents go to a soft play areas with their child and be turned away as it was too busy. My maternity leave started and I didn’t think about how many days till the next school holiday. If I’m honest most days I wouldn’t have even been able to tell you what day it was as…
