Costs Of Buying A Home For First Time Buyers

House hunting can be exciting but it can also be rather daunting and time consuming, no matter how many times you've been through the process, but even more so for a first time buyer. When buying a house it is important to factor in all the upfront costs, mortgage costs and on going costs involved in buying and running a property. You've probably asked yourself where do I start? Well aside from your monthly mortgage payments here are the main cost factors that you need to budget for when buying a home.

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The 7 Most Important Reasons to Sleep During Pregnancy

Pregnancy can be a very difficult and trying time on a woman’s body for a variety of reasons. The hormones are out of whack, and the increasing size and weight can be very uncomfortable and painful to the back and spine, but most importantly - pregnancy is difficult because a woman is growing another human inside of her.

And while 6-9 hours of sleep is what is necessary in regular life (depending on your age range), pregnant women should get even more rest to nurture the body growing inside of them.

DREAMING OF A FUTURE GARDEN

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I've mentioned numerous times before on the blog how much I hate our garden. In fact you can't really call it a garden because it doesn't even have any grass! It's basically just a back yard with some concrete slabs and a set of table and chairs. But it was the one sacrifice we made when we moved here four years ago as it's a much nicer house. I have also shared many plans over the years to make the space a bit nicer but as we never spend any time in it I've always put it off, especially as the weather has been pretty rubbish and we never really have a summer to be able to sit and enjoy it.

5 Beaches To Visit In North Wales With Kids

Living in North Wales has its perks, especially on a hot summers day when we all just want to cool off and chill at the beach. We have dozens of beaches to choose from including some of the best along Britain's coastline, from just a short 5 minute drive to an hour. North Wales is full of many beautiful beaches and here are five of our personal favourites...