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the grass is always greener syndrome

Sep02
by TFS on September 2, 2015 at 6:11 pm
Posted In: Psychology, Random Thoughts

  Do you suffer from this? I certainly do! The grass is always greener syndrome, in case you have been living under a rock for most of your life, can be described simply as always wanting what someone else has (e.g. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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spending habits – peer pressure and social spending

May21
by TFS on May 21, 2015 at 8:26 am
Posted In: Psychology, Spending Habits

    Welcome to part two of our “four spending habits of the financial apocalypse” mini series of posts! Today we are talking about spending habits that are largely influenced by our social circles, which can seriously mess up our […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Rip Off Mechanics – or another reason to DIY it

Oct31
by TFS on October 31, 2014 at 1:07 pm
Posted In: Frugality, Rants

The faithful fuel efficient old TFS mobile had to be checked into A&E a few days ago due to white smoke coming out of the exhaust on start up. A quick google search came up with a potential list of problems that all looked […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Thoughts on nearly losing my sight in one eye

Jul09
by TFS on July 9, 2014 at 7:40 am
Posted In: Philosophy

  OK first of all I admit it… dramatic title alert! Seeing as we are encouraged as bloggers to do such things to get you reading our posts, I thought why not give it a whirl? The short story is though; it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Two Spendy weekends and a Flat Valuation

Mar16
by TFS on March 16, 2014 at 10:41 pm
Posted In: TFS Updates

I thought I’d do a quick post updating everyone on what I’ve been up to, you know, cos I lead such an interesting life and all that! I’ve had a few busy and expensive weekends and so the savings this […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Interview with a shamFIRE

Dec20
by TFS on December 20, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Posted In: Fun, Philosophy

Sometimes the best way to guide us onto the right path in life is to look at people who are going about it completely the wrong way. This not only provides us with some light amusement but also a stern […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sunday Story: Internal Locus of Control

Oct20
by TFS on October 20, 2013 at 9:51 pm
Posted In: Philosophy

Seeing as we were talking about the benefits of having an Internal Locus of Control perspective the other day, I thought I would share a quick story about it, from the memory banks of the life of TFS. If you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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