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financial goals don’t have to be sensible

The other day after work I caught up with a friend of mine over coffee. The conversation turned to my blog - although I write anonymously, a number of people “in real life” are aware that I do have a personal finance blog. In an effort to show her that it wasn’t just geeky spreadsheet [...]

family of origin finances

Normally, I write my posts the night before they go up, but a spontaneous trip to the pub happened after work last night, and - with good reason - I’ve made it a rule not to try to write after consuming more than, say a couple of pints. This means that I’m posting on the fly, but this is good [...]

addicted to spending?

In many respects overspending and overeating are likened to addictions. Indeed, for all I know they could be actual physical or psychological addictions.
overcoming addictions
With most addictions, received wisdom states that the only way of overcoming an addiction permanently is to entirely give up the substance that you are addicted to. There are various reasons why [...]

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