Our 7 Steps to a ‘Stress Free’ Move
We will move house several times during our lives and it is often ranked as one of the most stressful thing we can do. In a poll of 2,000 adults who had moved house within the past three years, almost two in three placed it at the top of their stress list, above divorce and starting a new job! Much of the stress on moving day comes from misplaced possessions and realising furniture does not fit. But, if you are currently planning to...
Buying Your First Home: Four Saving Tips From The Pros
When you’re buying your first home, advice is worth its weight in gold. It can be a costly and stressful process, but it is one that many members of your friends and family have already been through and their wisdom can help save an awful lot of that time, money and hassle. (And don’t forget the internet is your very best friend while house hunting. It’s not just RightMove for the houses, either. Local media like...
8 Things Being A Childminder Will Teach You
You took some time off when your baby was born, but really never wanted to go back to work full time. You baby is growing into a toddler, you feel ready and able to take on some work, the bank account would certainly appreciate it… and yet you still don’t want to go out and leave your child 9-5. It’s a dilemma so many of us have faced – it’s one of the reasons that freelancing and women setting up their...
Bank switching: Put money in your pocket
When it comes to popularity contests, bankers aren’t going to be near the top of the list for many of us. A taxpayer-funded bailout in the recession still has us seething, and it feels like our reward in the years since has simply been dire interest on our savings and shocking service. Indeed, average rates on savings have plummeted by more than 4 per cent in the last decade, causing misery for those of us with money in the bank. It’s...
Holidaying when pregnant – did you/would you?
When Boy was a not-very-small almost-8mth bump inside me, I finally started my maternity leave and we promptly took off on holiday. We already had a 3 yr old, funds were tight and the British summer was actually glorious (no, really, it was…) so we decided that holidaying when pregnant definitely meant the camping thing. I’ll admit I did some fast-talking to convince Mr LittleStuff that I could TOTALLY handle camping with...
Just a little help when you need it.
It’s 24 years this year (in a few short weeks, actually) that Mr LittleStuff and I got married. Twenty Four Years. Firstly, I am in no way old enough to own that kind of marriage number. Yes, I got married when I was VERY young. No, really! Secondly – oh how things have changed… and stayed the same… It wasn’t long after we were married that Mr LittleStuff lost his job, I’d never got on in the first...