10 Ways To Save Money

Hi, how it's going?

I’m going to be honest with you I spend majority of my money on clothes and I have come to realise I have impulse spending habit.

When I didn’t have a job I would be out and buying new clothes for no reason. I feel it would of been to make me feel better (it's what my mum said). It’s a habit I need to break.

It wasn't until after the boxing day sales I wrote down the everything I bought and the total was $$$. 

That was my wake up call and I decided I'm going to save more money this year. I learnt from myself, friends and family on ways they save money.

Here are some ways/tips I use to save:  

1. Collect 50c coins.  
2. Make a budget using Microsoft excel.
3. Write down  what you spend in a week. 
4. Write a list of your needs and wants. Example needs will be  groceries, petrol, rent, etc. Wants are clothes, tickets, make up etc.
5. Buy clothes during sales. 
6. Limited the amount of takeaway coffees and meals you buy.
7. Get a second job- babysitting, café work etc.
8. Pre plan and estimate how much you will spend on your night out. 
9. Save every second paycheck you receive. 
10. Find shops that sell your skincare and other beauty products at a lower price. 

I think it's also important to not feel bad if you go through a week of spending money. Life happens when it's a birthday or special occasion it's obvious you will spend money. 

What are your ways or tips in saving money?

Love Jordyn x

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Friday Food File: Easy Tips To Start Baking

Hi, how's it going?

As I spoke in my previous post about starting to cook, baking is definitely the same in the  daunting situation. There is still the a different variety you can bake- cakes, cookies, slices, pies etc but a lot sweeter and spice.

Here I have come with another post of easy tips this time baking!

Measure out ingredients:
The first thing you should do is measure out every ingredient  on the ingredient list before baking. This will make baking easier so your not doing everything at once.

Example: if a recipe says eggs lightly beaten- crack the egg into separate bowl and whisked. It's quite simple.

Read the recipe carefully:
When I'm finding a new baking recipe or reading through my baking book I read the recipe carefully. It's good to read  to check if you don't have a certain item or type of method you haven't done.

Form a routine:
When you have the ingredients ready to go, read the recipe get into forming your own baking routine. Make the routine simple:

Preheat oven, measure ingredients, bake and place in the oven, clean dishes, make icing etc.

Don't overthink:
When it comes to decorating, you don't need to overthink it needs to be perfect have fun!

What are your baking tips?

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Friday Food File: Easy Tips To Start Cooking

Hi, how it's going?

Starting or learning to cook can be daunting but it doesn't have to be. I thought I would share some tips on how to get into cooking:

Start small:

Find a meal that is simple and easy to make, with small amount of ingredients. They could be:

• Scramble eggs
• Toasted sandwiches
• Homemade pizzas.

These meals are not only simple but they have a variety of skills you learn straight away. The scramble eggs for example, involve cracking eggs, whisking, measuring and stirring. See? When you make a easy meal you learn new skills straight away! 

Get a partner:

Cooking with someone  that you know can cook is ideal whilst starting out is fun and helpful! Getting together with someone like a friend, sibling or parents ( for me it's my mum) would make it fun and create memories along the way.

Find a recipe:

When it comes to researching and finding one recipe to cook, firstly ask yourself  this question: "What you would like to cook?

The sky is the limit now with finding recipes. There are many options in finding a single recipe either online or printed. Here a quick list of where you can find recipes:

• Cookbooks
• Food websites and blogs
• YouTube videos
• Family and friends recipes.
• Social Media: Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter

Have Fun:

The most important thing to remember when learning to start cooking is to have fun! If you burn food, forget to add a ingredient or it doesn't taste good its not the end of the world because its all part of learning! Don't pressure or be hard on yourself- which I have done a few times . It's ok to do it all over again!

What are your tips to starting cooking?

Love Jordyn x

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