Buying A Repossession
The local estate agent has been busy in my street recently. One house had a for sale sign up for less than a month – and then sold at £125,000 ($212,500 in US funny money) The day after the sold notice went up on the first house, a for sale sign went up on the […]
I’ve lost a friend
Have you ever considered what happens when someone dies ? To be honest, I’ve never really given this much thought until recently losing a close friend and being asked by his family to help deal with his affairs. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been busy learning all about the legal and financial processes involved […]
Time To Get Serious With My Debts
Time to get serious with my debts. Since starting to write this blog 8 months ago, I’ve made some massive changes in my life, and my way of thinking Number 1 positive is that I’ve decided to tackle my crappy financial situation and become more financially stable Number 2 positive is that for the first […]
Rubbish At Ebay
I’m rubbish at Ebay Last year, I wanted to show my eldest son (aged 17) that money doesn’t grow on trees, and that the money he receives from the “bank of dad” is hard earned. We love having the occasional little boy project – counting the hairs on one leg below the knee to see […]
PLAN
A FINANCIAL PLAN FOR LIFE "If you aim at nothing - you'll hit it every time" Zig Zigler Here at Get Rich With Me - we think that you don't build a house without a blueprint - so why do you think you can improve your financial health without a … [read more...]
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