Molweni! my awesome readers as the president of the broke girls society I would like to open our meeting by letting you know, you don’t owe anyone a popping December or the Insta pics. Now that’s out of the way let’s move on to the next part of the agenda: how to not go broke over one month. Have a budget and stick to it This is the most important thing, do not be ashamed of planning your Dezember money early, decide your limit and stick to it. This will help you not suffer the Januworry woes. Let’s be honest as amazing as the music festivals are it’s usually the…
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How to save money whilst shopping (it’s not a trick)
Hey there my amazing readers! It’s our last full week of July (this month had three months in it) and to finish off the savings month we go shopping. It gets better this kind of shopping also gives back to charity. Yep you guessed right I am talking about thrift shopping. To make sure I got the (best) full experience as a first timer, I got the assistance of an old friend of mine who’s also a patron of St Bernard’s Hospice, Mimi has been supporting the shop and the hospice for the last five years. So whenever she has any good quality clothes which are no longer in use…
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How to get out of debt
In case you have been living underneath a rock, July is national savings month and we have covered the reason why we are broke. Now we need to figure out how to get out of debt. This post needs to start with a disclaimer: I could give you all the cheat notes to getting out of debt, you could read all the self-help books in this category. However if YOU do not decide it’s time to make a change and do the hard work, then nothing will change- it will only get worse. In other words dear reader roll up those sleeves and let’s get to work. How much is…
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The Real Reasons We Are Broke
You might not know this but the core purpose of my blog is to Empower womyn Encourage people to take off their masks and speak their truth Start the conversation Entertain Knowing all that we can move on. Today we need to get real about the one thing that is not so nice to talk about, it is a leading factor in depression, suicides, divorce and general unhappiness: finances.July is national savings month and so our focus for this month will be on all things money. I am no financial service provider but my content where necessary will be vetted by someone more qualified. I am a twenty something who…
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Adulting
I would like to start this blog by apologizing to Peter Pan, you were right growing up issa trap. Where is Neverland when you need it? Am I the only one who calls on my inner child when life gets too tough? I was one of those many, many fools who couldn’t wait to grow up and be my own boss. But after doing grocery shopping, I always rush home to my trusted lover (Merlot) and watch my favorite motivational speaker Dory who reminds me to just keep swimming. When the clock strikes 5 am, 5.20 am, 5.45am and finally 6 am (do not judge me I am sure you…
