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What is Your Perfectionism Costing You?
Being described as a perfectionist is actually a compliment, right? I remember being advised to respond with “I’m a perfectionist” when being asked about weaknesses in interviews. The idea, of course, is that it’s not really a weakness. Having high standards means...
How Will Anyone Know How to Raise my Kids If I’m Gone?
Thinking about what will happen to your kids if both you and their other parent are not around is terrifying. To ease the terror, it is better to put in place a plan! Your Will can nominate: One or more guardians of your minor children; or A pool of people from whom...
Juggling Always Juggling
It goes without saying that as a Mum, you juggle money constantly to give your kids everything they need to educate them well, keep them healthy and make them happy. But much as you love every moment of that your immersion in their world means you can sometimes lose...
Women and Money
Challenges and financial strategies Many women are still lagging behind in their longer-term super savings. There are several reasons for this that are often out of a woman's control. However, women can try certain strategies to improve their financial situation....
Work-life Balance: How to Succeed as a Working Mum
A tipping point for all mums, whether they’re in the workforce or not, is that dreaded night before reminder that tomorrow is costume day for Book Week and the shops are closed. Or it’s the email you skim read and tell yourself you’ll come back to and suddenly you’ve...
What To Do When Your Family Travel Plans Fail
Travelling with kids is an adventure on a whole new level, with many fun but also unexpected interruptions along the way. Sometimes the disruptions start even before the holiday commences. Has your child gotten ill the day before the family was due to go on a holiday?...
10 Ways to Practice Self Care for Mums
Self-care may be something you have heard being thrown around a fair bit. Or maybe you haven’t heard it at all and wondering what it is? I can tell you what self-care is not… and that is selfish! Self-care is in my opinion just a form of self-love. Something you must...
8 Easy Eco-friendly Family Habits That Save Money
These days most of us want to reduce our footprint on the planet and set a good example for our kids. It can be hard to know where to start especially when we have busy lives and limited budgets. Here are 8 easy habits you can start doing right now to save the planet...
Teaching Children to Budget
There comes a time in every parent’s life when they have to take a deep breath and sit down with their teenage son or daughter for a frank discussion about… yep, money. For while the biological facts of life are pretty fundamental, getting a handle on being...
How Your Self-talk Could Be Affecting Your Child
Once upon a time, when I was a kid, I had a close friend who wasn’t into school. She did everything possible to avoid schoolwork, in particular, reading and maths. She used the words ‘dumb’ and ‘thick’, ‘can’t do’ and ‘never will be able to’. It always seemed her...
