The cost effective Christmas
Every year, we talk about it, and now it’s time to talk about it again – Christmas budgeting! Too many presents to buy, too many guests for lunch and not enough money in the pot. Well, at least this year,…
Cost effective community…or not?
In the effort to cut our costs at the same time as “going green” we’re all trying to do our bit, now more than ever. And with the recession to make us forever money conscious, and disaster movies such as…
Lazy days and Sundays are no longer days of rest for University students
In days gone by, university students were widely tarnished with the brush of little study and a lot of sleep. However, with student debt growing rapidly, the recession has given many students a reality check – and in doing so,…
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The true parental sacrifice
As a parent, I know and understand the sacrifices that come as 2nd nature to your children; putting at least one human being’s needs before your own. And when the going gets tough, we still put our children’s needs first,…
Intertainment rules as winter draws in.
As the dark nights draw in, staying in rather than going out is often the easier, and more preferred option. And with the X Factor and Strictly on our screens in the run up to Christmas, intertainment is more popular…
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Weighing up the odds..badly
It seems the recession has started playing funny you know what’s with our heads! News this week confirms people around the UK are more worried about getting burgled than they are about failing to meet their mortgage payments and consequently…