Monday Money #20 Keeping a Spending Diary & Aldi Dupes
This weeks has been a fairly quiet week in terms of exciting things. I have had one day in London meeting with clients where I managed to spend £30, yes I am back on with keeping a spending diary mission and watching every penny I spend. That £30 included a very unnecessary £10 on Hotel […]
The Best Aldi dupes ever – from candles to sudocream to shampoo
The Best Aldi dupes ever Aldi are just the best at taking a product from a well known brand and turning into their own version. The product looks the same, taste the same, smell the same and even have very similar packaging so here are my best Aldi dupes ever! I cannot wait for […]
Private Health Insurance: Everything You Need To Know
Private Health Insurance: Everything You Need To Know Private medical insurance (PMI) is used to cover the cost of private medical treatment. This type of insurance usually provided coverage when it comes to acute conditions. There are numerous options when it comes to these insurance plans and we will talk about some of them. What […]
Review of Curve Card – Doing something different in the Personal Finance World
Review of Curve Card I love a new service that is doing something different in the Personal Finance World. Especially when it offers me convenience, simplicity and control. The app and card service Curve does this and I have been trying it out for a few weeks. Here is my review of the including what […]
Monday Money #19 – Exploding Car Windows and cheap contact lenses
Exploding Car Windows and cheap contact lenses Woohoo to the first week back at school. Well so I thought. I was all prepared to be motivated and work away at a ton of things on the business. Alas that motivation disappeared and I struggled to get back into it. I had one day in London […]
Start Saving for Christmas now – lets avoid the debt trap together
Start Saving for Christmas now September is a time for new beginnings, reset the mind, the goals and the plan for the future. It’s also a great time to start preparations for Christmas. Lets face it, it can be a really expensive time. Pressies for the children and the extended family. Many nights out with […]
Discovering Stop Motion with Three Mobile
Discovering Stop Motion with Three The boys and I got to experience many different family fun things over the summer holidays. I wanted them to experience opportunities that were different, to inspire them, to help them learn. Three mobile contacted me with a list of workshops that the boys could attend over the holidays. These […]
Monday Money #18 Shepreth Wildlife Park & Fearne Cotton
Monday Money #18 The last week of summer holidays is over and I feel a bit sad. We’ve had such a great summer holidays packed full of fun and some brilliant experiences. But its now over back to school on Tuesday. Aldi sent me a lovely gift to mark the end of the holidays, a […]
September goals and targets – This S@@T gets real
I don’t normally write goal posts on here and share my inner most business secrets. I like to merrily carry on with own private goals or maybe that I have shared with a few of my close blogging buddies. This month feels different, I feel that I need to hold myself a bit more accountable […]
Center Parcs France – Les Bois Francs – The Good and the Bad
Booking our holiday on Good Morning Britain At the beginning of August, we appeared on Good Morning Britain and booked a very last-minute holiday with the UK leading travel expert Simon Calder. It was the best experience and you couldn’t get someone who knows more about travel than Simon to choose a holiday for you. […]
Fire Jacks Stevenage Restaurant Review
Fire Jacks Stevenage Restaurant Review There is a new restaurant in town and we recently tried it out. Stevenage Leisure Park has many chain restaurants but now has a new addition and a new brand to the UK. As I write there are just a few in the UK, soon to be more so watch […]
When is the Right time to Invest in an ISA?
Times are tough in the UK. The Office for national statistics publishes figures about the savings ratio. This is the amount of disposable income left for savings after tax has been paid. This figure is at one of its lowest ever points with just 4.1% of income left for potential savings. This is since 1963 […]