Sometimes young people today think they know everything, but when they find themselves running out of money, they remember the thrifty advice of their frugal gran. It turns out the old lady had a lot to teach us about making money go further.
Since I started accepting reviews on my blog, I have never been so popular with the courier services!! There are not many days that I do not recieve a parcel by post, and I have to admit that it still makes me smile when I see a package with my name on waiting for me … [Read more…]
The amount of new year resolutions lists that I have compiled over the years, which always include, among other aims, is I will get fit this year. I am not a sporty person and do not enjoy watching sports, but I have always enjoyed swimming and sometimes cycling and I do love getting out in … [Read more…]
It is strange to think that once upon a time before smart phones and social media and the internet existed, the way to advertise products was to take out advertisements or rely on word of mouth. Photographs of food eaten by critics might be featured in the press, but food eaten by members of … [Read more…]
When I fell pregnant with my first child, my partner and I made the decision that I would leave work to look after him or her. Because I had a my own business at the time, I also made the decision to sell it so that I would not have it hanging over me while … [Read more…]