How to eat out for less

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If you love to eat out, knowing how to eat for less is very handy. Here are some simple chanages you can make to ensure you still get to eat out but without the high cost.   Here are my ten top tips on how to eat out for less: Drink tap water when you [...]

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Monday Money Quote: Planting Trees

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  One generation plants trees, and the next enjoys the shade. David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister and statesman, (1863-1945) Photo credit: Trancegeek

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I Love the Apprentice BUT….

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I do love the Apprentice and would love to be on the apprentice, I love Lord Sugar too. I  think Lord Sugar is rather sweet, he is funny, positive, savvy and a ‘character. ‘He also is entirely human; having favourites, preferring people who remind him of him, giving second chances. I think he is great. I love [...]

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I’m a Best Blog Post finalist at the MAD blog awards

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I am a best blog post finalist at the MAD blog awards 2012 and I am so thrilled. Family budgeting is  still a fiarly ne blog and I am chuffed to buits that you are enjouying what I write about. Thanks so much to all of you who voted . I am really touched. Over 3000 blogs [...]

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Stop Scratching

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Stop Scratching! Families on a baudget cannot afford tio buy treatment after treatment for headlice, they need to get something that works straight away. The less toxic the better. Will our guest post from Alison leave you scratching? How peculiar a feature is it of the human psyche that one of our smallest and least lethal [...]

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Essential money saving items every parent needs

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Prevention is better than a cure as we all well know and when it comes to kids we need to have a fair few tricks up our sleeve. Preventing things form being ruined can save money over and over again but you have to spend a little first. I would really advise every parent consider [...]

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Food Storage Tips for Families on a Budget

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Knowing some great food storage tips is really important when you are a family on a budget. In order to avoid the £50 monthly food  (£600) a year waste that most UK families have we need to know what we are going to be eating and ensure that we are keeping that food fresh. Storing food well [...]

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Portion sizes and food waste

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Portion sizes and food waste really do go hand in hand. In the UK it is estimated that we throw away about £50 worth aof food a  month per family that is wasted. What a shame and what a waste of money. But there is other food waste too. Food that gets cooked and goes [...]

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Easy Shortbread recipe

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This easy shortbread recipe will stand you in good stead for last minute sweet treats and birthday gifts. It has just 3 ingrediants, A bit of cellophane and a ribbon make this a gorgeous gift or present when you are out visiting. Ingredients 125g/4oz Butter 55g/2oz  Caster Sugar 180g/6oz  Plain flour Easy Shortbread Recipe: Pre- [...]

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Is your food budget squeezed? Do you want to be on TV?

TV1′s Tonight series  are making a programme about food poverty. As well as specific cases of food poverty, they are also looking for a case study of a typical family who is worried about increasing food prices. With the cost of energy, petrol and housing on the rise, many families are finding their food budget is [...]

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