by Catherine Jansen | May 22, 2018 | Budget, Goals, Property, Wealth
Well good luck you to. Just kidding! Welcome to part two of the renovation diaries. This week’s installment will get into the nitty gritty. Last week I talked about our decision to renovate our first home, the importance of having reno-roles and creating a plan....by Catherine Jansen | May 15, 2018 | Budget, Goals, Property, Wealth
If I had a dollar for every time I thought that sentence in the past 12 months, it would have paid for our renovation! But it was kind of fun. Well a lot fun. There were tears, dollars spent (and sometimes wasted) and heated debates on whether to go with plan A or...by Catherine Jansen | Apr 12, 2018 | Budget, Goals, Savings
When setting a goal it is easy to say, “I want to go on holidays!” “I want to lose 5kgs!” or “I want to buy a house”. It’s also easy to part with your money when the time comes to enjoy the reward of achieving said goal. So...by Catherine Jansen | Feb 13, 2018 | Budget
Roses are red, violets are blue, you can be my Valentine as long as you foot the bill. Right? Uhhhh we’re not sure if that will have your special someone looking at you with love heart eyes tomorrow. Whether you get amongst the notion of Valentines Day or not,...by Catherine Jansen | Jan 23, 2018 | Family, Goals, Savings
Heart pounding, palms sweaty, legs unstable as you slowly lower onto one knee to ask a special someone a very important question. They say yes, there are tears (of joy) and then the fun stuff. Champagne, telling family and of course your social media announcement of...