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July 12, 2013
The nice thing about having a goals list is…
However, here we are – already the second week of July and in case you missed the post about your first six months of the year, please have a read. If you didn’t set any goals and you’re wondering if it’s even worth it, it absolutely is worth it. The thing with goals (and with [...]
July 10, 2013
{Marcia on money} 10 – remember your priorities
This is the last post in this series and I’ve loved writing it. I wanted to end off with a post to really challenge your thinking. I could write about tips and tricks to stretch your money … which a lot of the personal finance bloggers already do very well… but at the end of [...]
July 8, 2013
The babies are 4
Did anyone notice I didn’t post on Wed and Fri last week? I had a really rough week and so I decided to do what I tell my clients – just do what I needed to do to get through and never mind about the rest. I also had a cowboy/ cowgirl party to plan [...]
July 1, 2013
{Marcia on money} 9 – keep your lifestyle constant
This is, undoubtedly, one of my “secret tips” with regards to money and finances. Something I started doing when we first bought property – I think we were married 3 years so that’s about 15 years ago. Keep your lifestyle constant even when your salary increases. I’ve always worked for companies where we received annual [...]
June 28, 2013
How I eventually got the baby book project done
350 photos 6 albums, about 50 post-it notes I’m so glad it’s finally done. Here are a few pics of what the final result looked like. Honestly, the only way I eventually got over the analysis paralysis was to let go of my perfectionism. Initially I thought that I would choose exactly 4 pics from [...]
June 26, 2013
Review – what the most successful people do at work
I really enjoyed What the most successful people do on the weekend so I was expecting to like this one as much. I didn’t but that could be because I already use a lot of the techniques or maybe because the book ended so abruptly. However, let me tell you what I liked: I liked [...]
June 24, 2013
{Marcia on money} 8 – Pay yourself first or second
Now and again in conversation the topic of savings comes up. A lot of people still think that it’s a good idea to wait for the end of the month or just before you get paid, see what’s left of your salary and then transfer what’s left to a savings account. I tried that for [...]
June 21, 2013
Organising nail polish – solution 3!
Remember I had my nail polish stored like this? And then I organised the bottles like this. Well, the selection grew… and I seemed to always have a couple of bottles just hanging around my drawer. Til one day I got fed up and changed things again. I grabbed two baskets, they fitted perfectly in [...]
June 19, 2013
Just for you if you feel overwhelmed
We all go through periods of overwhelm in our lives. Sometimes it’s just a week or two of pushing through (like an annual deadline at work) but other times it seems like you’re living in the overwhelm with no true and complete end in sight. If you’re in the second camp, this email is for [...]
June 17, 2013
{Marcia on money} 7 – Have a regular review
We’ve all heard the saying “you can’t manage what you don’t measure” and boring as that sounds, it’s true. Pre-kids (also known as the days when I had LOTS of time but didn’t appreciate it) I would do a clean out of my wallet and balance my receipts against my account on my spreadsheet (!) [...]
