Monthly Archives: March 2011

Believe it or not, today we are one quarter of the way through 2011. It’s funny how January seems to drag on forever, interminably, until the end of time; and then, boom! you turn around and the clocks are changing and spring has arrived. A good way to keep your finances in check and ensure… Read more »

Over the past month I have featured a series of guest posts from some of my favourite personal finance bloggers to celebrate my new FruGal blog design. I asked each blogger to contribute a post on a money matter close to their heart, and was so excited to share these posts with you. I’m now… Read more »

The twelfth Totally Money Blog Carnival went live today at Debt Free Divas. I hope to see you again next week! Without further ado, here were the Editor’s Picks for this week: Fanny presents 10 Smart Tips on How to Make Your Money Work for You posted at Living Richly on a Budget. Financial Uproar offers… Read more »

This week’s guest post comes from Viviana over at The Lean Times. Viviana is an ex-Manhattanite who has been living in London for over ten years. She works in the world of fashion photography, and being a freelancer where the money comes and goes and goes: she knows you must always be prepared for The Lean… Read more »

What have you been up to this weekend, dear readers? I have spent the afternoon baking red velvet cake from the Hummingbird Bakery’s cookbook. It’s still in the oven, so don’t know if it’s been successful or not, but the cake mixture was delicious (yes, I am 29 years old and I still lick the… Read more »

I have noticed that in the last couple of weeks the gym seems to have emptied out of the huge waves of people that were swamping it in the first couple of months of the year. It looks like most of those people who made New Years’ resolutions to become fitter and more fabulous have… Read more »

Having just returned from a gorgeous break in Miami’s sunny South Beach, I can safely say that a bit of winter sun is by far the best way to celebrate surviving another winter. More than that though, knowing that the holiday was planned and booked played a big factor in keeping my spirits high during… Read more »

Ah, Sunday. Don’t you just love it? I have spent the day in a state so relaxed it could be easily mistaken for a coma. And what a cracker of a day today. It really is clear that spring is just around the corner – the clocks even change next weekend! Here are some great… Read more »