Bad Habits
Breaking the bad habits of spending.
The worlds most expensive stuff – WOW!
What would you buy, if money were no object? A yacht? A summer house by the sea? A diamond encrusted ring for your beloved?
Now think bigger.
How to stop your shopping addiction (shopping addict!)
Habits are pesky things- they lurk in my subconscious, masquerading as part of my identity. Changing a habit may sound easy, but in reality is very difficult to do. This goes a long way in explaining why I struggle with saving money.
Read more »Bad vices and what they cost us per year
I try not to be a holier than thou kind of person, especially as I am certainly not holier. I have vices a-plenty and I tend to enjoy them with great sincerity; the odd tipple, the cheeky cigarette and the barely contained, desperate desire for a coffee that grabs hold of me every couple of [...]
Read more »5 tips on returning an item you should never have bought
You thought coral would be your colour. It looked great in the shop. You really needed another blender. Funny how all justifications seems to evaporate in the cold hard daylight of a purchase. Suddenly you realise how much you never needed it, how it doesn’t really suit you anyway and you have no money with [...]
Read more »5 Things I shouldn’t have bought in 2009
With New Year’s celebrations out of the way, it is now time to start looking at the year ahead. So what better way to do so, then by looking back at what 2009 meant for me and learning from some of my mistakes!
Below are the five things I purchased in 2009 that are probably not [...]
Do loyalty programs actually save you money?
82% of us have them. You can’t go to the local supermarket without being asked for one. So, has anyone ever actually done the maths? Do loyalty programs and loyalty cards actually ever save us money, or do they just tap into our psychology and encourage our spending while delaying consumer guilt?
It’s so easy to [...]
