So, I thought this image was a fairly good example of how most of us look in the last few days before payday (especially if you are paid monthly) and the first few days after the pay has come through. I think we have all been in the tins of beans for dinner situation, or […]
Read more "The last days before payday versus the first days after"So, another Melbourne Cup has rolled around, this year, didn’t bet, didn’t watch the race and didn’t even consider the race as an option other than ‘oh yeah the cup is on today’. Literally can’t afford to waste the money on the bet, and really had other things on my mind today, like my son […]
Read more "So… an update of sorts"So, due to my recent redundancy from my full time design role, I am currently without an income. Which means plans to pay down my debts has been put on hold for a bit. Redundancy Now this is a hard one, a restructure of the company I was working for meant that my role was […]
Read more "Redundancy, new directions and the plans for the future"Looks like the house has sold, so switching to a much smaller place for myself. Which of course means a much smaller mortgage to service. The sale does mean that I can clear credit card debts and push any extra that is left over to paying off the mortgage a little faster. Clearing those debts […]
Read more "Getting that little bit closer to reducing the debts…."Introducing a graphic designers journey out of debt. That’s right, this is hopefully my journey from broke to swimming in money. Or my spectacular recorded failure at it! Most of us are in debt to the banks with mortgages, credit cards and bills that just never seem to stop coming. Add in working a job […]
Read more "Going from broke to bountiful."