Summary Our first full month of lockdown has had a huge impact on our April spending. Our total spend for the month was £1,559. This is well within our £2,000 target. It's actually our second lowest month since we started tracking. Beaten only by August 2019 when we were in Africa and most of our accommodation …
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Monthly Spending – March 2020
Summary What a strange month!! Our March spending is slightly different to normal to reflect the current situation we find ourselves in. As we’ve detailed in our recent posts, our lives have changed massively. We’re hoping the lockdown will help us to reduce our expenses even further, especially as our income looks more unreliable by the …
A Way to Less – One Year Blogging
Somehow, a whole year has passed since we started blogging on A Way to Less! We've learnt a lot in the last 12 months and our circumstances have changed quite significantly! Despite everything that has changed, we continue to make progress towards our FIRE numbers and keep making small improvements to our overall lifestyle. FIRE Progress Due …
Monthly Spending – February 2020
Summary Our February spending went slightly over our target of £2,000 with a total spend of £2,391 because of a few big expenses. Most of these were annual amounts so should average out through the year. See the sections below for a breakdown! We break our main expenses down into broad categories starting with the …
Delaying FIRE to Enjoy Today
Pursuing FIRE is a fine balancing act. On the face of it, delaying your FIRE journey would seem like a bad idea. Who wants to spend longer tied to a job when they could be doing anything else?! But there are other factors at play here! Finding a Balance It’s tempting to go flat out to …
Frugal Four – Episode 2
We’re back with our second episode of Frugal Four! We wanted a way to share the frugal tips and tricks we’ve picked up over the years. The aim is to provide a brief summary of a few little hacks we’ve enjoyed using in the hope it inspires you to save some money yourselves! 1. Buy Refurbished Electrical …
Reusable Nappies
We recently made our first large baby purchase, buying a bedside cot from Aldi! Shortly after that, the opportunity arose to buy some second hand reusable nappies. In this article we’ll explain why we decided to go down the frugal reusable nappies route and the potential benefits it can bring. Preparations As we continue to …
How to Create Good Habits
In Creating Good Habits we discussed the importance of creating habits that last. We also gave examples of some of the areas in our lives where we’ve utilised good habits to change for the better. In this post, we want to take more of a practical look at HOW you create good habits. There are various tricks you can use to …
Monthly Spending – January 2020
Summary Welcome to our first 2020 spending post! Our January spending was quite good, totalling £1,789. We’re aiming to stay below £2,000 on average throughout 2020 which should be achievable if we carry on like this! We break our main expenses down into broad categories starting with the big 3; housing, food and transport. Everything else …
Creating Good Habits
There's an increasing will among the general population to 'live a better life'. But how exactly do you achieve that? Creating good habits is at the center of achieving your goals and making changes that last. Decisions, Decisions In modern life we face almost unlimited choice in everything we do. Of course, this choice has its benefits. We can eat whatever we like, …