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Family Finance Planning

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Planning your finances when a family isn’t involved is hard but managing your finances when you have a little family to run after just makes things that little bit tougher, and it’s something that many families seem to struggle with. Nearly every family is in some form of debt, for one reason or another. Whilst this isn’t an ideal situation to be in, it isn’t actually too hard to get out of when you start family finance planning in an orderly way. Here are just a few ways that you can get yourself out of a tricky situation with debt.

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One of the most important parts of a home is the ability to keep you and your family safe. Interior comfort, recreation and many other priorities come after this one in terms of significance. If your family is not safe, your family is not happy. If they are, happiness can build. People often purchase a home or begin a mortgage and thing that simply because four walls are around them that they are safe. This might be true to a degree, but there are always measures you can take to ensure the home is more secure and protective of the people you love inside.

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This is probably the most common question I googled prior to our family holiday this year; ‘What can I expect when flying with a baby?’ I had no idea. I didn’t know if it would be a hassle manoeuvring my way through the airport, I didn’t know if the baby would sleep or scream, I didn’t know how the other passengers would react and so on. 

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Preparing for your new arrival can feel incredibly daunting (and expensive!) – especially if it is your first baby. The main thing is to not panic or stress yourself out. To help you prepare for your baby’s arrival, it is worth getting everything in check over the course of 9 months to help ease the transition into ‘Mum mode’, giving you more time at the end of your pregnancy to put your feet up.

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Being healthy sounds like an optional lifestyle, but it’s something that should be a priority in everybody’s life. You shouldn’t just eat well if you’re trying to lose weight, and you shouldn’t just exercise if you want to fit in a new shirt. These reasons might be motivation for such health improvements, but the main reason to look after your health is to ensure that you have a happy future. You need to think about the big picture. A balanced diet, a regular exercise routine, a better sleeping pattern, and many other health improvements that we’ll discuss in this article are all changes that will improve your body and mind. Let’s talk about some health improvements you could make for the sake of your future.

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So, we made it to our destination but it wasn’t without a little trouble with our luggage at check-in. We knew we were going to be over, it was inevitable in our eyes. I mean, we have 2 children, 1 being a baby and we were coming away for 2 weeks. We had only been allocated 15 kg per person and I know what I’m like for overpreparing and packing for every possible scenario. I just can’t help myself,

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