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My personal finance spreadsheet

My personal finance spreadsheet

by BrendanJanuary 18, 2021January 19, 2021Leave a comment

I update my personal finance spreadsheet almost monthly. I was sharing about it on Twitter recently when some users asked for a copy. So here is my personal finance spreadsheet. It's just a template and can be customised to suite…

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Tracking my expenses

Tracking my expenses

by Journey ManNovember 17, 2020November 17, 2020Leave a comment

I decided that in order to build (improve, encourage, regain) self-control in terms of my spending habits, I need to work on my discipline. Sounds scary for some reason LOL. I can't believe it, but I have actually started tracking…

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Financial Habits, Late Starter expenses, keep track, spending plan
How to make a personal budget

How to make a personal budget

by BrendanOctober 11, 2020February 6, 2021Leave a comment

This post is all about how to make a personal budget. It's not the most exciting topic but I would like to encourage you to stick around because (and this is the most important part of this article), if you don’t…

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Budgeting expenses, keep track, spending plan
Make time for money

Tebogo – I make time for my money

by BrendanJuly 17, 2018December 31, 20203 Comments

Welcome back to Tebogo's Story. Make time for your money and if you missed the first one on the realisation that change was needed, I'd suggest you listen to that first. Tebogo's Story (Part 1) - I need to fix…

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Financial Freedom, Save Money Budget, challenge, Focus, Goals, intention, keep track, podcast, tebogo
Special wedding day

Your special wedding day

by BrendanApril 2, 2018October 20, 2020Leave a comment

Getting married is a truly magical experience but wow, it can be expensive, stressful and over the top! There is so much to consider when planning your wedding day. From family and friends, food, venue, weather, and the list goes…

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Budgeting, Smart Choices celebrate, expenses, keep track, plan, spend, stress, wedding
How to budget for clothes

How to budget for clothing

by BrendanMarch 26, 2018October 20, 20207 Comments

It's tricky to know how to budget for clothing as you don't necessarily need to buy clothes every month. In fact, depending on your personality and fashion sense you may only be buying clothes every 6 months. (And let's face…

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Budgeting cash, keep track, plan, save, shopping, spend
New Year Resolutions

New Year Resolutions – Anytime!

by BrendanDecember 27, 2017October 6, 20202 Comments

I like to set goals at the beginning of the year and even though I'm writing this with the New Year in mind, this is certainly not the only opportunity to set goals or new year resolutions. If there is…

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Financial Habits challenge, Focus, Goals, intention, keep track
Create Savings Pockets

Create Savings Pockets

by BrendanApril 20, 2017November 3, 2020Leave a comment

You might manage to save a few extra bucks each month, but what do you do with it? Wouldn't it be great if you could create savings pockets for every goal of yous? That would probably help as we somehow…

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Financial Habits excel, Goals, keep track, save

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