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How to Future Proof Your Finances
How to Future Proof Your FinancesWhether it is an emergency, the world falling to pieces, illness, injury or death preparation or job security due to AI and other changes, there are many things you can do to future-proof your finances. How to Prepare for Emergencies focuses on the financial aspect, paying down debt, getting your finances in order, what to do with large unexpected expenses etc. How to Manage Finances When Sick What to do to Prepare for Death: It happens to us all and is better if you are prepared for it now rather than if something happens. Make sure you have a will in place and get advice to cover things such as care towards the end if needed, funeral arrangements, costs etc. Decide if you will be an organ donor and make sure you register. How to Cope with Job Loss: Tips to prepare for it and what to do if it happens. How to increase your net worth: The value of everything you own if you had to sell it all/cash it all in today minus your liabilities is your net worth. Increasing that, as well as cash flow helps with your future. Learn life skills: These are 11 of the skills I am teaching/have tuaght my kids. Learn frugal habits such as these ones that can save you thousands. Learn wealth habits such as these to help constantly improve your financial situation. Clear debt because it robs your future. Use these tips to pay down debt and deal with debt collectors. How to cope when interest rates keep rising. How to survive on one income. Have budget meetings, so you know where you are at with your finances, goals and life. Our Meal PlanRight now, we have a few meal plans rotating and need to accommodate different work schedules. We used to be able to cook large batches of things then divide some for lunches and freeze some. It saved a lot of time and money. Or we would rotate the discounts from meal kits but we are not doing that yet in Fremantle. With a different lifestyle, different climate (Perth is a Mediterranean climate vs the tropical/sub-tropical we have been used to most of our lives), our meals have changed slightly. Dinners include BBQ with salad, pho (my favourite), san choy bau, Thai beef salad, fish based on what we catch, coconut chicken and similar. Meals that are not too hot and are easy to make. I love kimchi and kombucha too. In winter, we have more stews, soups and meals like that. For breakfasts we still enjoy smoothies, omelettes, breakfast muffins, my 4 and 5 year old love Weet-Bix. Lunches are leftovers, wraps, salads, rice paper rolls, quesadillas and similar. What I Am ReadingFind my 2026 reading list here, created before the year started. I am reading all of them plus any books that take my interest throughout this year. Discounts For You!Be sure to get your freebies and check out the latest offers for this month here. The Thrifty Issue CommunityFor more and to connect with others check out The Thrifty Issue Facebook group, Facebook page, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter. |
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How to Manage Your Finances When the World is Falling Apart With all that is happening lately, fuel shortages, war, talks of extreme weather impacting farming and livestock etc. It can feel scary. So what can you do now to help your finances and ease some of the anxiety, especially if your budget is already stretched thin? What you can do will vary depending on the space you have, if you rent vs own, how much money you have and the skills you have. I grew up in a religion that preached about...
I have written about frugality, ways to make and save money plus shared parts of my life for years. My life changed drastically during that time with interstate moves, an expanding family, overseas commitments and more. I know it is March but our New Year didn't really start until now due to commitments in Vanuatu, a few setbacks in our move and only starting to get settled in Fremantle now. Here are the changes I have made for 2026 and moving forward. Reassess Goals and Priorities: My family...
How to Clear Debt I understand at times it is unavoidable and life can throw curveballs. However, a lot of debt is avoidable as it is impulse buys or things we want. When I was younger, I had credit card debt purely because I shopped too much. More recent debt was due to custody and health issues. Both of which I was ok being in debt for, it was interest-free and cleared quickly. So how do you clear debt easily? Firstly, get real about how much debt you are in. Write it all out, the monthly...