Creative ideas to help families make and save money
Leeds Building Society recently ran a campaign about kicking your habits showing people just how much money they could be saving in the process. What an awesome idea. It made me think about the bad habits I used to have and wondered quite how much kicking them has saved me. I smoked from my teens [...]
How cool to be able to save money and support charity at the same time> Over at My Favourite Voucher Codes you will find over 4000 voucher codes available to save you money on items you might buy online. That is a lot of voucher codes! The site works with 2400 different merchants so you [...]
When you are looking to update your bedroom on a budget there are some very key, simple things you can do to make a difference for less. Paint it..check out the colours of the season and paint your room in the one you like best. Will update it instantly. Adding a mirror can make a [...]
Guest Post Being a parent is never easy. Alongside looking after children, a typical mother likely has very financial difficulties to balance out. A key part of this is learning how to budget effectively. With this in mind, here are a few crucial budget tips for wise mums. Whether it’s budgeting down on home costs, [...]
Parties for kids these days can include limousines, party bags which rival the gifts, state of the art cakes and whole class invites. Parties tend to last 2 hours max. You have to consider is the expense really worth it? I have thrown expensive parties and budget parties for my kids and I would say [...]
Wanting things now Children love to get things ‘now, immediatelty right this very moment. In fact many a ‘toddler tantrum’ or ‘teenage strop’ is actually frustration at not getting what is wanted straight away. Learning to patiently wait for things we want is something that comes to most of us with maturity. Huge credit card [...]
Guest post We could be wasting money every second of every day without knowing it. Literally like burning £10 notes or throwing them into the dustbin. I pride myself in not necessarily cutting corners or cutting down on what we have in our house, but there are always ways to save money. I’ve put together [...]
Food storage is a wisdom we should all have in our quest to be better budgeters. Our grandparents knew these tricks but somehow the secrets have been lost along the way of nuclear families, convenience foods, microwaves and takeouts. This new little series of posts aims to bring you food storage wisdom to help reduce [...]
Guest Post (translate allowance for pocket money my UK readers!) I love getting a Pottery Barn coupon. They come in handy for the projects the kids have to do throughout the year for school and many of the around the house projects that I tend to get into. You never know when you will find [...]
I do like nice things. I guess its probably fair to say we all do.But affording the nicer things in live doesnt have to leave you in debt. I have a few tricks up my sleeve! I like to stay in lovey hotels, I have been reviewing a hotel in Mayfair this past weekend with [...]
