Moving through life's seasons
One of the first things I did when I retired last year was to discard all my work clothes. I did that with complete glee! Now I’m settling into retired life a little more, perhaps I ought to consider what to wear and some snappy dressing in retirement. Continue reading “Snappy dressing in retirement”
I do like a bit of frugal, thrifty living going on these days, it helps eek out our modest income and is a bit of fun turning unwanted things into cash. So here’s a few examples of current decluttering and turning unwanted trash into something worthwhile. I would never have believed there is a demand out there for old rusty screws and toothpaste…… Continue reading “Rusty screws + old toothpaste = frugal living!”
As we get used to our new grey Toyota Avensis, yesterday we said farewell to Rachel’s old red Avensis. As part of the process we advertised it on eBay and Autotrader and I now feel like I could be a car dealer! Not that I ever will, so please don’t get worried, excited, horrified or think I’ve totally lost my marbles. Quite an amusing dialogue with the buyer….. Continue reading “I could be a car dealer!”
We are in the process of changing cars and this, so far, has involved me buying a 12 year old car. Normally we have bought cars which are 3 years old, in other words when most of their depreciation has already taken place and yet there is still plenty of life left in the car. Continue reading “Buying a 12 year old car”
Being debt free is a nice feeling. I found myself remembering when we paid off our mortgage and the huge weight which had been lifted from us. We only had a mortgage for about eight years and I hope I’ll never forget the immense joy and relief when we paid it off. Continue reading “Remembering when we paid off our mortgage”
So much to tell you, ever so quickly….
Rightnow we are in North Wales, at the foot of Mt Snowdon, having rented a little cottage for a few days. The reason being is Hannah’s birthday today and we wanted to come over to see her. The view above is from the cottage, pretty cool eh? Continue reading “So much to tell you!”
Never let it be said I’m extravagant or careless with money. Having said that I do sometimes have a tendency to throw money at problems. And then there is the 65p watch repair…. Continue reading “The 65p watch repair”