Need more disposable income in your life?

Having some cash to spare is something not a lot of people can manage, especially if they're living paycheck to paycheck. And quite a few of us are in the current economic climate, and that’s a dangerous combination of financial lows to have to deal with. In life, we have a lot of unexpected events thrown at us, and quite  a few of them are to do with money. So if you need a little more disposable income in your life to deal with the eventuality of these situations cropping up, here’s a couple of ideas you can follow. They usually bring in the most amount of success.

Unexpected bills - how to deal with them?

As a family who live on a very tight budget and do not have much ‘spare’ money to play with from their low income after all bills and necessities have been covered, dealing with unexpected bills can be difficult.

Take for example when a couple of months ago our old, hardworking machine went bang! To be fair I can’t really complain as it had worked tirelessly for over 10 years without any issues, tackling mountains of washing for our family of four including at points in its life cloth nappies - but being so old meant it was out of any warranties. But with so much washing done in our household on a weekly basis it going bang and deciding to call it quits on washing our clothes was a big problem. Yes I could hand wash bits and pieces but there would be no way I could keep on top of the washing pile doing it by hand. Living away from family meant we could not pop round to a loved ones house to borrow their machine. And with no laundrette close by we were stuck and the washing was piling up.

5 Common household items that can make you extra money

Finances can often be a struggle when you have a family to look after. There are some great ways to try and save money, such as budgeting your food shop and using vouchers, but what about making extra money?

Spring is the ideal time to do some cleaning and decluttering. When giving your home a good spring clean, it can be surprising what you find — and many items around your home can even be resold for some extra money. Selling the likes of jewellery, clothing and old CDs is a simple way to pocket some pennies. Let’s take a closer look at discarded items around your home could be the key to unlocking some handy extra cash.