Reading Time: 1 Minute Greetings everyone! As promised, a short and insightful video on how to create an emergency fund. The importance of an emergency fund has never been more paramount than in the last few months. Go on, watch the video! Transcript: Today’s video is on the how, what and why of having an emergency fund. As this year has shown, now is the time to start boosting that fund! What is an emergency fund? An emergency fund is money you set aside to cover unexpected or urgent bills such as unexpected medical bills, an urgent car repair or perhaps unexpected travel expenses (like if you’re stuck overseas and…
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What To Consider When Buying Property (Youtube Video)
Reading Time: 3 Minutes Hello all! Here’s the latest Youtube video, following on from one earlier about steps involved in buying property. Always important to know what to look out for if you are in the property market, especially if you are a first-timer or newbie! If you are more of a reader than a viewer, here’s the edited transcript below: Things To Consider When Buying Property For most households, buying property is the largest expense we will incur, so we want to get it right. Here are some general things to consider: Research Local Area These may be such things like high vacancies or over-supply in the local area.…
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My First Youtube Video
Reading Time: 1 Minutes Hola peeps! Some wonderfully EXCITING news to share with you all. The Frugal Samurai is now on Youtube! Whew, 6 months in the making but finally I ticked off an item on the bucket list for 2020. Was a LONG time coming. I admit I was procrastinating badly with this one. Chiefly because with this goal, I had to make a real conscious effort. I think the unknown and going outside of my comfort zone was holding me back. But like anything in life, the anticipation and buildup is often the biggest stumbling block. Now that I’ve done it – I don’t really see what I…
