Month: November 2018

  • BuyAGift.com experiences : iFly indoor sky diving REVIEW

    ifly review

    Do you struggle with what to buy your loved ones as gifts? I’ve used a Christmas planner for the last few years which helps me remember what I bought people in previous years so I don’t duplicate. I still struggle with inspiration sometimes though. As I get older and wiser, I’m a big believer that […]

  • Help! I Am An Accidental Landlord

    accidental landlord

    I have a post today on the rise of the ‘accidental landlord’ which has been written in collaboration with the guys at ManageMyHome.co.uk. Property management is a subject close to my own heart; I have been doing a lot of it myself recently with a few new tenancies signed in the last two months, and I’m managing […]

  • Financial Hurdles When Taking The Big Leap To Move To Another Country

    Plane wing

    Opportunities to do something amazing or to change your lifestyle in one way or another don’t come around very often. Sometimes these opportunities are self-generated, other times they knock on your door and cause you to reevaluate your life. Moving to another country is one of them. Many people have this sort of thing on […]

  • I’m A Multi-Award Winning Personal Finance Blogger!

    emma maslin shomos

    Multi-award winning personal finance blogger. That’s my new title. Whaaaaaat? At the UK Money Blogger’s Annual Awards in London last weekend, I won two awards; Best Personal Finance blog and Best Family & Money blog. To say I was shocked is an understatement! Being shortlisted in the final 6 was an achievement in itself and […]

  • Toys And Games To Teach Coding

    coding toys

    Its no secret that I want to learn how to code. It was my number one goal for 2018 and as I haven’t done it yet, it’s now firmly on my Top 40 things to do before turning 40 bucket list. As the girls learn this skill at school as standard alongside reading and writing, […]

  • The Best STEM Toys : Gift Guide

    best stem toys

    Christmas is 6 weeks today, woo hoo! How much Christmas shopping have you done already? I know some keen beans will have done all their shopping already but for the rest of us who are still getting on top of things, there is plenty of time. I like to pop things in to my Amazon basket […]