bathroom makeover!
You’ve probably noticed it’s been a bit quiet around here the last few weeks, and that is mainly because any spare time I’ve had, I’ve spent giving myself a crash course in plumbing and other DIY...
View Articlebathroom makeover – update #2
Hi peeps! I am now about three quarters of the way into my two weeks off to get the bathroom done. How far am I into the bathroom makeover!? Hmm… Tough one but I would say about half way. Nonetheless...
View Articlequestion time: what was on your frugal christmas list?
Hope you all had a nice Christmas time readers!? We’ve had a great one this year with lots of merriment with family and friends and I even managed to squeeze a round of golf in the sunshine on the 28th...
View Articleself build your way out of the housing crisis and a free pdf about money...
Happy Friday! I’m doing something a bit unusually lazy today as time is short and there are a couple of things worth passing onto you lovely folks. First up is a story I received through email...
View Articlethe garden project – day 1
Good evening everyone! I’ve just started another 4 weeks off of work (Heeeeyoooo! Props to the part time massive!) but rather than have any time to sit down and write thoughtful, useful, and google...
View Articlethe garden project – days 2 and 3 (theres a rat in mi garden what am me gonna...
I said I’d post something every day but that did seem a bit over the top, and in all honesty the picture after day 2 didn’t look that different from day one anyway so it seemed a bit pointless posting...
View Articlehow to level a garden and lay a flat patio base
(or… garden project days 4, 5 and 6) Seeing as Vinny asked about levelling a garden I thought I would turn this update into a bit more of a “how to” post. One thing to bare in mind having done […] ↓...
View Articlethe garden project – days 7, 8 and 9
Another picture of this little guy… just because 🙂 We’re getting near the end of this series, “thank god” I hear you all say (along with my back). So what did I get up to on days 7, 8 […] ↓ Read the...
View Articlethe garden project – FINAL!
Yes, another one of these guys! 🙂 It’s the final post! “Yay” says my back! “Yay” says all the readers who have no interest in DIY! 🙂 Anyway, here is what I got up to on a few odd half […] ↓ Read the...
View Articlejanuary income/expenses update – strong headwinds encountered!
Windy! How was everyone’s January? Pretty boring as usual? Ours was actually pretty hectic for a change, in terms of spending at least, as we geared up for a winter sun holiday and a few other bits...
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