We are always being told that to have a truly healthy and balanced diet we should try to limit the amount of meat that we eat to only around twice a week. Not only is this good for our health, but it’s also great for our bank balance too!  [Read more…]

I don’t think that I’m alone in saying that we are becoming a nation of bargain hunters! We seem to be making full use of sites like eBay*, online selling pages for the area that we live in and our local charity shops.

But have we forgotten about the good old car boot sale? Are we still of the mindset that we need to get up early on a Sunday to grab a bargain, or are we too worn out to even contemplate giving up our lazy morning? [Read more…]

We’re just over halfway through the kids summer holidays now and when I have been looking on Instagram, I’ve noticed that there seems to be a big change in what parents are doing with their kids during the school holidays nowadays, at least compared to what I did as a kid. [Read more…]

I’m sure that I’m not alone in thinking that when you open your wardrobe doors, there is always that same old dress that seems to jump out and shout ‘Wear me, wear me!’

Knowing how good you feel and yet still so comfortable in the dress is a real temptation to reach in and grab it every time, it’s as if it has been made just for you. [Read more…]

In the UK, a lot of us feel a great pressure to get onto the property ladder. I’m not sure what it is exactly about our country that makes us so different from the rest of the world. I have only come to realise recently that in a lot of other countries it is completely normal and acceptable to rent, sometimes it is even preferred. However, over here in good old Great Britain it does sometimes feel that if you haven’t got a mortgage then you are unsuccessful! Shocking, I know!

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