About Me
I came to budgeting and organisation out of necessity in 2017, when I found myself facing a pile of debt that had quietly crept up on me over the previous few years. It was almost as if the debt didn’t exist until I hit the proverbial wall of money troubles and was forced to face it head on.
I spent the following year doing a “no spend year”, during which I became the most organised I had ever been in my adult life. The result was that I paid off €10,000 in just under a year and gained a mindset that has stayed with me ever since: there is no problem so big that, when faced honestly, shared with a supportive community and tackled step by step, it cannot be improved.
Until 2017, I didn’t believe I could ever get ahead financially. That year taught me otherwise. We are constantly bombarded with ideas about how our homes, finances and lives should look. What I learned is that our lives are ours to design. They should look the way we want them to look, not the way social media tells us they should.
What I Do
Many of the systems I share today were developed during my own journey out of debt and have continued to evolve ever since. Through Mrs Hawkins House, I help ordinary households with budgeting, meal planning and kitchen organisation in an increasingly busy (and expensive) world. My aim is to help you feel more peaceful in your own home by reducing the mental load of running a household and creating simple systems for everyday tasks. When your food, money and kitchen are organised, life feels calmer. And I think that sense of calm is something many of us are looking for in our increasingly busy lives.
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I Share:
- Household budgeting and paying off debt
- Meal planning and saving money on groceries
- Household and kitchen organisation
- Family-friendly, affordable recipes
- Digital tools for budgeting, meal planning and home management
Whether you’re trying to reduce your grocery bill, get on top of your finances or run a more organised home, you’ll find practical, realistic ideas here and across my social media channels.
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Business Enquiries
I have several years of experience speaking and writing about household budgeting, grocery savings and debt payoff. I warmly welcome enquiries regarding speaking engagements, media opportunities, collaborations and other business opportunities.
Please get in touch using the contact form or email me at hello@mrshawkinshouse.com.
Featured In
- Ruth’s interview with Galway Beo
- Ruth’s radio interview with Alison Curtis on Today FM
- Ruth’s guest article on the UK personal finance blog Mrs Mummy Penny
- Speaker at FIRE Live with Fire Dave