We have a guest post from The Beau, who’s just found out that he’s been unexpectedly paying too much for his Sky TV package, due to some VERY sneaky changes recently made by the provider. Here’s how he’s put Sky straight AND saved a cool £90 on this year’s bill. Over to you, Beau… Sky [...]
Hi everyone, it’s time for a little announcement – we have a new site up and running, and it’s called Golightly Gardens. I’ll be moving more of my food and drink, seasonal foods and gardening content over there in the next few weeks, as well as ironing out the few remaining glitches, but do please [...]
It’s difficult to teach your kids about money, especially if you aren’t 100% confident about your own finances, but it needs to be done. After all, it’s not something parents should leave to chance – schools generally aren’t teaching great money skills, peer pressure and the reach of advertising are ever-increasing, and financial products tend [...]
Hi everyone. It’s been a bit of a whirlwind January, and I’m sitting here having a cuppa on my lunch break, sort of wondering where the month went. In A Good Way, mostly, which is great. We were kept busy by Jump Start January, doing one good thing every day. If you want to look [...]
A few weeks ago I reviewed the MySupermarket Companion App – a downloadable toolbar that sits in the background while you’re browsing for groceries and toiletries, and pops up to show you ways to save. Original review here, if you’d like to have another look. It spotted a couple of pretty good in-store deals that [...]
Hi again! I wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who joined in with the Barclaycard Freedom Rewards Card #SavvySpender chat on Twitter last week. There were some very clever money saving tweets from you all, and it was great fun. I thought you might like to have a little round up of [...]
I’ve recently been given the chance to take the new Confused.com parking app for a test drive, so here’s how it handles (sorry). As with all driving-related apps, it’s probably best to use this app before you set off on your journey rather than be fiddling around with it while you’re driving. It’s ideal for [...]
Saturday was the last day of my November 2012 Tenner Week, and I was down to my last £1.50. We raided the last of the berries in the freezer and made big bowls of mixed berry porridge to get us filled up at breakfast. Not quite the usual lardy weekend brunch, but very tasty. I [...]
We are cracking on through the week at quite a pace – Day Six already. Today is going to be the tough day – I’m out for most of the day and also going out in the evening with a friend. Fortunately my friend is aware of Tenner Week and has forgiven me for changing [...]
Been a little busy so I’m going to write about yesterday and today in the same post. You don’t mind, do you? Good. Wednesday was Day 4 of Tenner Week, and I somehow managed to have another no-spend day. Actually, it’s surprisingly easy to do if you’re concentrating on work, and also working in the [...]
Day three of Tenner Week has gone really well here so far – how are the rest of you getting on? I went to a fish preparation and cookery masterclass this morning at L’Atelier des Chefs, courtesy of the Morrisons M Fish Cafe, and it was beyond fabulous. I brushed up on some of my [...]
To recap quickly from yesterday, my quick bath turned into a wallow while the casserole simmered away slowly in the oven. Dug out a few rarely-used beauty products and gave my hair a deep condition, slapped on a face pack, then slathered myself with body lotion afterwards. Oh, and it turns out the casserole recipe [...]
The first day of a Tenner Week is usually the easiest, and starting it on a rainy Sunday certainly made it easier to stay in and have a no-spend day. It’s also a good day for getting things done around the house. Yesterday I had a really good look in the fridge, freezer, cupboards and [...]
I’m planning another Tenner Week for anyone who feels like joining in. This time it’s going to run from Sunday 4th November to Saturday 10th of November inclusive*, and it’s designed to be a handy way to avoid overspending in the run up to the always-expensive party season. We were doing Tenner Weeks, which originally [...]
Time for another ebook review, and this week it’s The Stylish Frugalista by Viviana from The Lean Times blog. It’s a handy little guide to style on a budget, and getting the most value out of your purchases. The book makes you stop and think before buying throwaway items, and is a good reminder to [...]
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