I must say, before I start, that I’ve always been a saver… I rarely ever ‘splurge’ large amounts of money, and if I do, it will always be on something I’ve lusted after for an extremely long period of time, it’s rarely ever an impulse buy! I love having a goal to work towards, something that motivates and drives me……

An ode to my absentee father, I feel like, I should be angry. I should be upset that you’ve always made it absolutely, perfectly clear that you wanted nothing to do with me, and probably never will. I should be jealous of people who are fortunate enough to have their fathers in their lives, having never had you around… And while I probably should be,…