I don’t know about you but one of my pet hates is throwing food away, I think that this is because you are essentially throwing your money away too. [Read more…]

Most of us would not consider 50 to be a ripe old age; in fact you only need to look at Madonna to know that being 50 is very much the new 30! However, many mortgage lenders have started to take a more negative view of providing mortgages to older people.   [Read more…]

We all want our families to grow up in a secure and happy home. Bricks and mortar are the foundations (sorry for the pun) of this. Careful budgeting is an essential part of any household, whether you are a renter or a home owner. Sadly some homeowners, including even the most careful budgeters, have been caught out by new rules now in place for mortgages. [Read more…]

One of the main changes that have been documented recently in the way we shop is the switch people are making away from the big supermarkets to shopping in discount supermarkets such as Aldi, Lidl and Netto instead.

Over the past few years I have started to shop more and more in the discount stores. This is because of the great deals that you can find there. And great deals means, great savings. Just recently however, the leading supermarkets such as Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda seem to be fighting back. So are they doing enough to win us back? [Read more…]

As a mother I feel that the meals that I cook and the ingredients that I use are a very important part of our family life. I think that I am right in saying that most of us have strong memories of the meals we ate as children, whether they were delicious or disgusting. They have stuck with us all this time. So I want to try and make sure that the meals I make for my children are worth remembering, but only for the right reasons. 🙂 [Read more…]