Danger can lurk in even the most mundane situations, as you can see here. More seriously, everyday things have an effect in the long run, so it’s worth making sure they’re healthy. I haven’t always thought this way. Not that long ago, if I noticed I was slouching – especially at the computer – or…
If you’re anything like me, you probably think you’re not really taken in by advertising. That’s what I usually think, but every now and then I’m jolted into thinking otherwise. Most recently, after a rare half-hour spent watching TV – I’m one of the few people who try to watch more TV rather than less…
I wrote last week about the electronic fixes that, given half a chance, will suck away your precious time. My own experiment in not mindlessly surrendering to them is still ongoing, but I’ve already noticed it can be surprisingly hard to resist the compulsion to check in, even when I’m short of time and there…
Back in the mists of time when I was at university, I had a friend who was constantly snowed under by her studies. She complained that she had no time to sleep, go out, eat or relax. She was indignant that her degree course gave her no time for anything except studying, and as you…
Some people seem always to have had their heads screwed on properly where money’s concerned. For instance, Mr Money Mustache and the guy behind Brave New Life either retired or switched to part-time work in their 30s with their mortgages already paid off. I, on the other hand, am 35 and hoping to take out…
Here’s the thing. When I decided we should track our spending last month, I thought it was just to smooth out any rough edges, find anything we might be paying too much for. But it turns out our spending habits are terrible, and not at all what you’d expect from someone from blogs about being…
It’s 3 pm on a Wednesday and you’ve just got home. Your other half will be back soon too, with the children – you both work full-time – so you make a drink and a snack for all of you. You had a good lunch so you’re not hungry yet, but you’ll need plenty to…
So far I’ve talked a lot about money, but actually of the two things in the title of this post it’s time that’s more important. Money flows in and out, but time goes in one direction only, and there’s nothing you can do to change that (unless you’re going to get into some very weird…
You can easily be misinterpreted when you give advice or advocate a particular point of view, so I thought I’d clear up any confusion before it arises. That way I can refer people with queries here and won’t have to keep spending time explaining things (mwaaahahahaha!). This is what I’m NOT saying: That cheaper is…
One of the most important things I want to talk about on this blog is the trade-off between working time and free time. We all need money: as my salt-of-the-earth grandfather used to say, the only time you’ll ever not need to think about money is if you already have lots of it. The fact…
