A couple of weeks back I wrote a post which detailed my spending and the ways in which I am working to cut back my ‘fixed’ costs. In the post I mentioned that my home insurance was due for renewal at the end of March and I have been working diligently to find the best [...]

As a mother to three I am always looking for ways to save pounds and pennies.  We love going out together as a family, seeing new places and traveling abroad and in the UK; all of these ‘hobbies’ can become expensive so I always have my eye out for bargains to make life simpler and [...]

By the lack of posting, you can probably tell that it has been a looong week. So long in fact that I am struggling to keep my eyes awake as I wait for my flight back to London. If it wasn’t for the fact that I was scared I would miss my flight, I would [...]

As I write this post today I am surrounded by busy people. Today I have the privileged of flying business/first with my work and consequently this gives me a taste of how others live. Fast track security queues, business lounges and priority anything. I cringe at the thought of how much my ticket cost. I [...]

Renovating can be a stressful time as it saps up all your time, energy and cash. Have a think about where to spend, where to save, what tasks to outsource and what you can you do yourself before starting on the big job.   Garden When it comes to the garden there is plenty you [...]

I want to start this post by saying that the cupcakes that I blogged about making yesterday were a massive success! Although it did take me two full hours and a lot of energy! I know it is not polite to give kudos to your own cooking, but the cupcakes were unreal!! All credit goes [...]