I love to read! In my opinion there is nothing like a really good book and sometimes getting to the end of such a book can be almost sad. I read a lot. Like really a lot. A book a week or sometimes more. How do I have the time you might ask (because many […]
5 Reasons Why You Should Make Your Bed
Most people would say that our house is a bit on the minimalistic side when it comes to our furniture and things, or lack thereof. We don’t have a lot of things standing around because that is the way we like it. I like to have space and air and get a bit stressed out […]
8 things that helps us keep our spending down
About two years ago we decided that we wanted to make a reality of dear husband’s dream of opening his own business and to leave his job and his permanent paycheck. A year later I followed…. While it is great to follow your dream and making a reality of it, we knew that our income […]
Why we have a budget for food and how it works
I like food. I like to cook and I like to eat. Food is something I enjoy very much (sometimes maybe too much) and that is why I am probably willing to spend a certain amount of time on planning it, preparing it and eating it! It has been like this for as long as […]
Working out on a budget (or for free!)
A few years back I started running. In the beginning it was short distances which took me a long time to finish. From not being able to run a 100 meters without almost fainting I was quite fast able to run 5K! Totally finished at the end, though, but such a rush to be able […]
5 Budgeting Mistakes not to Make
I am great at making mistakes but I truly hope that each time that I do, I learn something new. Although I like to be positive and optimistic about things as I believe that it makes life better (glass half full and all that…) sometimes a point is better explained when showing what not to […]
Thoughts on being in Debt and how to get out of it
From personal experience I know that it is no fun being in debt, whether it is the overdraft on the bank account, loans from the bank or from family/friends or any other debt for something that hasn’t been paid as it should. I know that being in debt brings with it many worries and […]