Switching Current Accounts for beginners
I googled this topic several times, and I was still shook by the actual system, when I went through it. Switching current accounts is easy, and there is a system…
How to prepare yourself to travel solo
As you know, I embarked on my first international solo trip this year. But this wasn’t my first ever solo trip. Solo travel does not have to involve jumping on…
How to budget for your first solo trip?
So, this is a post about the finances I had for my first solo trip, which I took to Naples Italy in July 2024. I did keep a spreadsheet of…
Solo Lessons from Travelling
My last post was about my trip to Naples, Italy, which was good. This post is for anyone interested in solo travelling and doesn't know where to start. I mentioned…
Growing up and Aging: The Reality
Recently I entered the next year of my existence, what I would call, ‘The big 2 5’. A lot of people in my age group, have not been as excited…
How to be perceived as an adult to your family
I remember younger me being so excited to grow up and being perceived by others as an ‘adult’. I can officially say, it has taken me 4 years of adulting…
4 ways I optimise my adulting experience
Growing up, your timetable is normally built around the normal school week, and the adults around you. As an adult, you have to establish your own routines, and therefore figure…
Financial lessons I have learnt – A penny for your thoughts
I have a master’s in chemistry yet most of my life lessons learnt are in finances. And sadly, I was never taught those lessons in a lecture theatre, where I…
Charting the Course: My adulting resolutions for 2024
Last year, I wrote a post about setting new year’s resolutions (you can find that here). I ended that post stating my resolution for 2023 was “To celebrate the little…
The journey: Handling change in adulthood
“Life is about the journey, not the destination”, and all that jazz. Sadly, it is about the journey, because more often than not, you will reach the “destination”, and then…