I’ve been gone from here for quite some time, my last post being a Q1 2020 review. Reading the intro of that post again it was spot on; The beginning of 2020 marked the start of a new year, a new adventure and much optimism about what such an awesome sounding year would bring (who wouldn’t love a little more 2020 vision in their lives?)…… Then the world was thrown another curveball. And that’s where I left off. The world wasn’t even sure what was happening yet, and nobody (well not in my circle) could have predicted what was to come. I’ll jump straight into some thoughts and reflections on eac ..read more

The beginning of 2020 marked the start of a new year, a new adventure and much optimism about what such an awesome sounding year would bring (who wouldn’t love a little more 2020 vision in their lives?) We jumped into the year head first with family, friends, work and big financial goals! We enjoyed; A hen’s weekend away Niece’s birthday 2 week NSW road trip with an #emptyesky and still going on the 30th’s for friends (will they ever end ;)) After fires, then floods, people started to rebuild their lives all across Australia, especially on the east coast. Then the world was thrown an ..read more

Another quarter gone and only 1 left in 2019. As I write this it there are only 60 sleeps until Christmas! I do love this time of year, the days are getting longer and the weather warmer. Though, excitement aside, this update is meant to be a reflection of the past 3 months. So what happened in July, August and September? I turned 30! We had the Playing with FIRE Sydney Premier (you can watch the Q&A here Soccer season finished up Attended a friends wedding and made a weekend away of it Mr B’s car was written off due to someone else. New car shopping Threw my sister a small baby ..read more

I’ve been contemplating the rising cost of my groceries these past couple of months. My spend has crept up slowly from $195 per month in 2018 to an average of $225 per month so far in 2019. That’s a 15% increase! Why the increased spend? I could make excuses for it, the biggest one being that I used to get 3-4 meals per week provided through work and I don’t have this benefit anymore. While that does contribute somewhat to a higher spend, I know I can do better. What to do about it? I thought about completing a no spend month, though without any pre-planning that didn’t really f ..read more

Just like that, we are halfway through 2019. I’ve been pretty quiet on the blog front lately but am enjoying checking in each quarter to keep myself accountable. It also helps to update myself so I sound like I know what I’m doing when I see you all again at the Sydney Premiere of Playing with FIRE. Don’t forget to grab your tickets and join us for the Q&A session after the show with Dave from Strong Money Australia, Pat from Life Long Shuffle and Serina from The Joyful Frugalista. Let’s go! Health If you’ve been following along you will know I had a rough start to 2019. Luckil ..read more