A fluffy pony standing in a field as you drive past is enough to grasp anyone’s attention. People may feel that equestrianism is a sport that only the rich can afford – but is this truly the case? The truth is, you could spend your life savings (and more) on owning a horse, but it … Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Money Saving
Top European Cities to Travel to on a Budget
Thanks to a number of online resources like Skyscanner and affiliate holiday sites, you can bag a bargain abroad for cheaper than ever. It’s a worthwhile exercise to try and save a bit of money between your flights and accommodation, but the place you choose to go to will affect your budget and the amount … Continue Reading →
What’s The Best Way To Save Up For A House?
Planning to buy a house is both daunting and exciting at the same time. Daunting because it can be an uphill task saving enough money for the initial deposit; and exciting because if you can raise the deposit, you will finally get rid of the landlord. To qualify for a mortgage, you will be required … Continue Reading →
Cheap-as-chips Halloween costume ideas
Fancy dress costumes are a bit like condoms: they’re only good the first time round! Forget splurging on one-off outfits, writes Save the Student – here’s how to dress for (a lot) less. Pay less for party costumes: the golden rules Stick to a budget if you don’t want to start November hungover and It’s … Continue Reading →
My money saving tips for 2016
Another year passes, and as we move into 2016 (how the hell did that happen?!), I think it’s high time to distribute some of my ever popular money saving tips. And seeing as it’s the New Year, all my money tips will be slanted towards January finances. Make sure you’re squeezing every penny now, … Continue Reading →
Shop Smart the Alternative Way
Shop Smart on Alternative Marketplaces I am the gift-giving QUEEN. My family look forward to Christmas because they know, if nothing else, I am bloody great at giving presents. Now, I’m not particularly well-off and to be honest, I’d go as far to say I’m actually quite tight but I love trawling through websites and … Continue Reading →
Tactical Super Frugal Food Solutions
Living frugal – enjoyment is allowed! Frugal living doesn’t necessarily mean Spartan living. There is a subtle difference here. The latter refers to a style of living where comfort and luxury are out of the equation. With frugal living, they remain in the equation – but only for special occasions, and never involving a situation … Continue Reading →
Cheaper Kids! (Not literally)
I recently had the pleasure of babysitting my niece for the weekend and overall it was great. We watched some of her favourite movies, which incidentally were some of MY favourite movies from when I was her age and it was great revisiting them and watching them as an adult. We also watched something called Adventure Time … Continue Reading →
Tackling a sale, for the sale-shy
Here at Spend It Like Beckham, at the moment it is just me, Chris 🙁 So, I thought it would be good to get in a guest post from elsewhere, and I thought it would be even better if this particular guest post was written by someone of the female persuasion. Women like football and … Continue Reading →
5 Ways to Make Money Online
We could all do with a little extra money. I always could, especially when I was at Uni. Through recommendations and a bit of research on my own part, I found a few simple ways to make some extra cash online in my spare time. And I still use them today. Here are 5 ways … Continue Reading →
