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Embracing Financial Mindfulness: My No Spend Challenge Journey in 2024

Embracing Financial Mindfulness: My No Spend Challenge Journey in 2024

In a world where consumerism often reigns supreme, the concept of embarking on a no spend challenge might seem radical, even daunting. However, as we step into 2024, I’m excited to share my decision to…

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No spend challenge
Review: The Love Rematch – Kay Marie
Reviews ➤ September 13, 2023

Review: The Love Rematch – Kay Marie

I thought I was beginning to tire of romance books, but this one hooked me. It had one of my favourite styles with dual POV. I liked that there was history between the characters and...

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Review: The Graveyard Shift – Maria Lewis
Books ➤ September 11, 2023

Review: The Graveyard Shift – Maria Lewis

I don’t know where to begin with this new horror novel from Maria Lewis, I loved it all, I loved the characters, the story, the writing, the film references, the Spotify playlist, everything about this...

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REview  Suddenly a Murder
Books ➤ September 3, 2023

REview Suddenly a Murder

I LOVED this! A group of teens head off to a post graduation week away before heading off to different colleges after the summer. All well of friends from the prestigious Marian school, apart from...

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Kindle Unlimited vs. Audible
Uncategorized ➤ July 11, 2023

Kindle Unlimited vs. Audible

If you’re an avid reader or audiobook enthusiast, you’ve likely heard of Kindle Unlimited and Audible. Both services offer a vast selection of books, but they differ in their formats and features. In this post,...

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REview: The HoneyMoon – Kate GRay
Books ➤ July 11, 2023

REview: The HoneyMoon – Kate GRay

A story of two couples who meet in Bali on the last day of their honeymoons and go out for dinner. One couple, Sophia and Mark, are living in London confident, well off but with...

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Review: THe Silence – Katerina Diamond
Books ➤ May 25, 2023

Review: THe Silence – Katerina Diamond

I loved this book, I’ve never read much thriller before but I definitely want to read more! I read this over a couple of days with only sleep getting in the way! What I’ve realised...

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Review: Seven Exes – Lucy Vine
Books ➤ May 24, 2023

Review: Seven Exes – Lucy Vine

I feel like this would be a perfect beach read, easy to get through and follow. I enjoyed the concept, very similar to romcoms like What’s your Number. Our lead character, Esther, reads an article...

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Review: Wild things – Laura Kay
Books ➤ May 24, 2023

Review: Wild things – Laura Kay

I got through this fairly quickly, it was an easy listen with great LGBT+ representation. It’s about four friends, El, Ray, Will and Jamie that decide to buy a house in the country to escape...

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Keeping Track of Netgalley reads
Books ➤ May 14, 2023

Keeping Track of Netgalley reads

So far I’ve read 25 NetGalley books since my first one back in June 2022, and currently have 13 on my list to read and give feedback on. To avoid logging on all the time...

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review: Everything’s Fine – Cecilia Rabess
Books ➤ May 1, 2023

review: Everything’s Fine – Cecilia Rabess

I was not aware of the controversy around this book when I requested it – and it wasn’t until I was halfway through and I was updating my progress on Goodreads I saw the negative...

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Blog ➤ December 21, 2023

Embracing Financial Mindfulness: My No Spend Challenge Journey in 2024

In a world where consumerism often reigns supreme, the concept of embarking on a no spend challenge might seem radical, even daunting. However, as we step into 2024, I’m excited to share my decision to...

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Reviews ➤ September 13, 2023

Review: The Love Rematch – Kay Marie

I thought I was beginning to tire of romance books, but this one hooked me. It had one of my favourite styles with dual POV. I liked that there was history between the characters and...

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Books ➤ September 11, 2023

Review: The Graveyard Shift – Maria Lewis

I don’t know where to begin with this new horror novel from Maria Lewis, I loved it all, I loved the characters, the story, the writing, the film references, the Spotify playlist, everything about this...

Read More
Books ➤ September 3, 2023

REview Suddenly a Murder

I LOVED this! A group of teens head off to a post graduation week away before heading off to different colleges after the summer. All well of friends from the prestigious Marian school, apart from...

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