When it comes to our financial concerns, we can all agree that getting through the day, the week, and the month comes first. However, whether it’s to make sure you have savings for a rainy day, to plan for a dream holiday, or even for bigger purchases like a home or a car, making sure that you have enough money to keep some to yourself at the end can be important. But how do you do that? Picture - CC0 License Pay yourself first The first rule is to set up a budget, calculating how ...
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Update Your Child’s Bedroom with These Top Tips
Image credit Redefining your child's bedroom is a fantastic opportunity to make their space more interactive, stimulating, and fun. Here are some great ideas that can help you get started in updating your child's bedroom—so it can be used for playing again instead of just sleeping! Whether you want to completely reinvent the space with ideas like a loft bed or update the look with new curtains and paint—these top tips will help you achieve a bedroom that your child will ...
Signs You Need to Downsize
Some people assume that downsizing is something that’s reserved for retirees and those who are moving from the family home after the children have flown the nest. The thing is, downsizing is not just about the house. When you downsize your life, you downsize more than the home. You can downsize your car, you can downsize your job and go part time, you can even downsize your wardrobe. From choosing to swap your giant Range Rover for small Jaguar cars, to moving out of the six bedroom ...
How to Keep Your Dog Stimulated and Happy
We all want to do right by our pets. So as a responsible dog owner, you must keep your dog stimulated and happy so they don't become overweight and miserable. Here are some tips. Play Games All the Time Hundreds of millions of people all over the world subscribe to Netflix. And over 2.5 billion of us play video games. So it's safe to say we love entertainment at home. And your dog is no different, as you will probably already know. Dogs love to play. And they will play so much that it's ...
A love for Photography
Photography has changed significantly over the years the old camera my Nan used cannot be compared to a camera like a (Professional) Mirrorless Cameras but what hasn’t changed is my families love for photography. My Nan loved her camera. I can remember little about her but in my Dads old office I can find dozens of photo albums and old slide shows. The pictures are often faded, and I don’t know the faces staring at the camera, but I have always still loved to flick through them. I am sure ...
The Benefits of Forest School
The following is a guest post written by Adam Smart who is a dad of two children aged 1 and 5 and forest school leader. He also runs three after school clubs and works as a teaching assistant. I really wanted someone to write about the benefits of forest school and Adam very kindly volunteered. Many Thanks to him for the following wonderful piece. The benefits of Forest School by Adam Smart Forest school is transformational! When I trained to become a forest school leader it totally ...