Carrie lives for today and plans for tomorrow

This week I speak to marketing expert Carrie Bendall. During a modest but comfortable childhood in Scotland Carrie quite literally learned to watch the pennies and, by helping in the family business, the value and importance of hard work. Higher education at ‘one of the most magnificent places in the world’ saw Carrie develop and hone her formidable event organisation skills and love of people. A chance encounter at a party Carrie had organised for her father, led to the start of an amazing career in PR and marketing. A family tragedy in her early 20s taught Carrie how precious life really is and the importance of friendships, a good network and living in the present, ‘I’ve always [invested] in socialising. I’ve always thought that a good thing to do.’ After 15 amazing years in London, Carrie reset her life and career to enable her to start a family, set up a beautiful home and create a wonderful new life in the Suffolk countryside. Learning to budget for fun, life enriching experiences and guilt-free spending, as well as maintaining a degree of personal financial independence, has allowed Carrie and her family to balance enjoying life today without forgetting tomorrow. http://www.inspiredc.co.uk/about-us/