About Me

Hello, I'm Claire, and welcome to Smilers Advice On Everyday Life.

I started this space because I wanted to help people with the things that make up real, everyday life: money worries, tricky situations, and the general ups and downs that don't always come with an easy answer. I hold a Level 3 AAT qualification in bookkeeping, and I'm currently working through a Level 3 digital marketing apprenticeship, so organising finances and building things properly matters to me both professionally and personally.

Life doesn't always go the way we plan. I spent eleven years in a relationship that, in the end, didn't work out, and going through that taught me a lot about resilience, starting over, and finding your feet again. It's part of why I care so much about writing honestly here rather than pretending everything is perfect.

Smilers Advice offers practical money advice, everyday life tips, and digital products designed to make life a little easier, alongside honest reflections along the way.

Away from the site, you'll usually find me walking my dog Jasper, baking something in the kitchen, lost in a PlayStation game, or writing. Jasper turns up in quite a lot of what I write, so consider yourself warned.

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