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Frugal Tips for Relationships: Dates, Gifts, Valentine's Day etc
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I decided to focus on relationships for this email since it's Valentine's Day this month. Whether you are single, married, de facto, dating, or whatever, there are tips in here for you. This week I am focusing on dating, making and saving money with Valentine's Day, gift ideas and relationship money tips. In other emails, I have covered how to get the money to leave an abusive relationship and tips for single parents. 25 Budget-Friendly Date IdeasDates are not just for couples. You can do some of these ideas on your own for fun, in groups or if you've been in a relationship a long time. Too many couples I know stop dating once they get married or move in together. Check out 25 budget-friendly date ideas and start booking them in. How to Make and Save Money With Valentine's DayValentine's Day is just around the corner. I've not really been one to celebrate it but it is a great time to make money in a few unique ways. I share 5 ways to do it in this article. If you are celebrating Valentine's Day you can find 5 budget-friendly options here. For gifts check out 7 frugal but thoughtful Valentine's Day gift ideas. What to do When Your Partner is Hopeless With MoneyFinances are a leading cause of divorce and relationship breakdown. If you are not on the same page financially it can be extremely difficult to achieve your goals. In this article, I answer a reader's question and offer what I would do plus some tips around what I do to manage money in our home. I'd also recommend reading how to survive when the cost of living keeps going up and 10 tips to stop spending if one of you is a spender. How to get your family to save money can help too. Perhaps one of the hardest things to do for some, especially if you have been keeping up with the Joneses then decide you need to clear your debt or save for a house. Getting the rest of the family on board can be tricky but the tips in this one will help. How the top 1% manage their money has helped many I know as well. I interviewed 4 Aussie families in the top 1% to find out how they managed their money. It is a long post but so much great advice and a lot of similarities between the families. Names have been changed to protect identities. How To Get Your $125 Bonus From INGIf you are a new customer of ING you can get $125 for opening an everyday account with them by doing the following steps:
Then you get your $125 the following month when the promotion is running. Promotion periods vary. The current promotion runs until 31 March 2025. What I Am ReadingSince divorce and relationship breakdowns can be expensive, here are some relationship books to help: The Seven Principles For Making Marriage Work by John Gottman is a great resource. As are his other books and The Gottman Institute. Another book of theirs is Fight Right which I would highly recommend for dealing with conflict. 8 Rules of Love: How to Find it, Keep it, and Let It Go by Jay Shetty is a wonderful read focusing on all types and stages of love rather than only a marriage. Attached by Dr Amir Levine and Rachel S.F Heller, M.A. In my view, everyone should read this book as it is about attachment styles and can help you understand everyone better. How to Do the Work: Recognise Your Patterns, Heal From Your Past and Create Your Self by Nicole LePera is important for everyone to read and actively do the work. DiscountsFood and AlcoholFREE HelloFresh box: New customers only. We've used HelloFresh for years so grab your free box here! Up to $200 off YouFoodz: Try the healthy meal delivery plan for less with up to $200 off YouFoodz. Good Pair Days has a $200 welcome gift with their wine. VINOMOFO has up to 75% off wine plus free shipping Up to $190 off Marley Spoon: but this is split over your first 4 boxes. Grab your $190 here. Up to $144 off Dinnerly: one of Australia’s cheapest meal delivery services. Split across your first 3 boxes. Get your $144 discount here. EveryPlate has meals as low as $2.19 with this discount. 1500 bonus points and 10% off groceries with Everyday Extra. T2 has a selection of special offers for Lunar New Year. FREE MoneyUp Bank offers $20 instantly! I’ve been using them for 2 years now both in Australia and overseas. Get your $20 here. CoinSpot offers a sign up bonus of $10 in BitCoin when you invest $10 here. Score a bonus $20 when you sign up to Cash Rewards and buy something worth over $20 online where you normally shop. Shopback offers $5. Be sure to sign up to both because you will get cashback on ALL your shopping at stores they are connected with. $5 Cash from WeMoney: Track your money easily and for free with WeMoney and get a bonus $5 when you join and connect your first account. Use the code GHPT8091 to get your $5 here. OtherLoveHoney is an adult store that offers up to 70% off lingerie and adult toys. Ryder Wear is my preferred activewear and you get 10% off your first order plus they often have 80% off sales. Extra ResourcesI get asked a lot about what we eat, how we save money, how I make money from home. Over the years, I have created various eBooks covering all of this so all the information is in one place. How to Make Over $10,000 in a Month Buying Things to Resell is one of my most popular books and just got updated! It shares all my tips on how to make a great side income reselling items. Including what I sell, where, how, postage and photography tips. $9.95 How to Survive on Centrelink has everything you need. I've been on Centrelink a couple of times in my life. It is so much harder than most people think. I've written loads of articles about how to afford everything from housing to education and medical. This ebook with include all of that as well as how to deal with Centrelink, how to deal with debt collectors etc. You can also find all our Centrelink articles here for free or the eBook is $9.95. 99 Side Hustles for Aussies includes the side hustles as well as how to set them up and market them to make more. Most of them can be done by anyone, not just Aussies. Only $9.95. The Ultimate Guide to Make and Save Money at Home includes all the ways I have made money from home and how to do them, my top frugal living tips and a huge selection of basic, frugal recipes I have used over the years to make my budget stretch. Only $14.95. The Thrifty Issue CommunityFor more and to connect with others check out The Thrifty Issue Facebook group, Facebook page, Instagram, Pinterest. |
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