Category Archives: Single’s Money

Cost Of Being Single £254,082 ($400,000 US)

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Frugal Trenches

The Telegraph has an article on the added costs of being single and how that adds up over a lifetime! This does not take into account the loss of an extra income, the cost of childcare on one income (if you … Continue reading →

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‘S Wonderful ‘S Marvelous

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Frugal Trenches

Ten months ago I sat down with one of my closest friends and organized her finances, it was no easy feat! With an income of £12,000 a year and a mortgage, she was struggling and never seemed to have any money left. When … Continue reading →

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Coping With Other People PART I

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Frugal Trenches

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the effect other people have on our lives. Often when I’m knee deep in reflection, I receive questions from others about the same thing! I received two questions recently which I would really … Continue reading →

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Oh Those Emergency Funds

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Frugal Trenches

Firstly, thank you for all the comments & emails on the post about giving up tv, it was amazing and encouraging to read how many people are tv free! Okay back to this post…  For the month of November I set myself … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Funds, Personal Responsibility, Repairing Damage, Single's Money | 17 Comments

What would it take to lose everything?

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Frugal Trenches

I’ve been thinking a lot about the family I previously mentioned, the family which was made homeless. In thinking about them, I’ve been reflecting on just what it would take to lose everything (financially). I’ve thought that it rarely is … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Fund, Frugal Living, Goals, Lessons Learned, New Beginnings, Single's Money | 30 Comments

Credit Crunch & Buying A House – when is the right time?

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Frugal Trenches

Everywhere I turn it seems like renting 20 and 30 somethings are talking about buying a house; it seems like people are of the opinion that rent is going to soar as less people get on the housing market, and … Continue reading →

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The Bandwagon!

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Frugal Trenches

Plonkee asked me a question in my previous post about how I manage to stay on the bandwagon. There are times I don’t, like this week when I spent over £20 on groceries instead of £15. Now, yes that isn’t … Continue reading →

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Goals for June!

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Frugal Trenches

I need to keep myself motivated for June as I had some doubts and questioning last night about whether I can really save up 6 months income, save up a downpayment for a house and add to my retirement – … Continue reading →

Posted in Goals, Single's Money | 11 Comments