Staying in the black: making your monthly wage last

How do you do making your monthly wage last? Habits can be picked up at any age, good or bad, so if you have had…

How to get good furniture, cheap.

Furniture is more affordable right now than 10 years ago. In today’s climate of austerity and economic uncertainty, furniture companies – like many companies –…

Advantages of Buying a Used Car

Forget unscrupulous sales practices and broken down old cars being sold as nearly-new, the current generation of used cars are better and more reliable than…

What is an IVA ?

So what is an IVA? A lot of jargon is bandied about in regard to personal finance. If you are in debt you need to…

The Benefits of Using a Courier Comparison Site

Do you send many parcels and do you use a Courier Comparison Site ? Do you just pop along to you post office or have…

Taking Control of Your Finances: Clever Ways to Do It

Taking Control of Your Finances is a Guest post’ Do you know how much money you have in your bank account? What about your credit…

How to upcycle biscuit tins

Today – How to upcycle biscuit tins What is your favourite? I like a choccy digestive and a  hobnob and how about a good old…

Ideas for your Baby’s First Christmas

Guest post – Ideas for your Baby’s First Christmas   Christmas is automatically made one hundred times more magical when spending it with a wonderful…

New Year Resolutions: Saving more and cutting on energy bills

  With December it’s not just the cold that comes, but also the pressure to come up with your very own ever growing list of…

25 Fabulous Free Things to Enjoy at Christmas

 Christmas does not all have to be about spending money. It is so much more than that. The best things as ever are free. Here’s…

Budgeting for the winter

Guest post – Budgeting for the winter. Having children can be a seriously expensive hobby. If they aren’t in need of a new school uniform…

The Bumper Christmas on a Budget Linky

Well not too long to go. Have you spent a fortune already? I strongly recommend at this point taking stock. We all need to sit…

3 Big Sources Of Heat Loss In Your Home

If you, like many families, are struggling with the rising costs of energy bills and are looking at easy yet effective ways to keep warm…

Why Do Kids Need To Know About Saving?

Personal finance is just a minefield. That’s something we learn in adulthood and parents regularly wish they’d known that this elusive and bewitching entity ‘cash’…

What kind of shopper tribe do you belong to? (& a …

Hmm…. well I have just nipped over to Barclaycard to see what kind of shopping tribe I belong too by taking their 60 second quiz.…

Have Baby, Have Debt?

Have Baby, Have Debt? In an ideal universe, all parents would be perfectly financially solvent before ever having a baby. However, that is not the…

Enhancing your Child’s Development through Play

Enhancing your Child’s Development through Play. No matter how old, children will love to play. Whether it’s on their own, as a group or with…

Different Types of Savings in the UK

If you are looking for a place to accumulate cash in the UK, you have a number of different options. You might be looking for…

Winter Shoes

I love winter shoes Every winter the first thing I do is kit my kids out in slippers. I’m certain that just like wearing a…

Be sensible with your cash but don’t make life …

Guest post – Be sensible with your cash. When you’re on a budget, the first thing that you’re likely to cut down on are any…