6 Things I stopped buying at Christmas to save money Christmas is fast approaching, and I have to admit after months of barely buying anything I do feel I’ve been hit with a bit of a spending bug, even if the majority has been gifts for other people! I’ve consoled myself with the fact that…Read More
How to budget your food shop this Christmas
Budget your food shop this Christmas One of my most popular posts is the ways I save money on my grocery shop, because people are always surprised to discover just how little we spend on food without making much of a sacrifice about what we want to buy. With that in mind, I wanted…Read More
UK Money Bloggers Festive Giveaway 2019
UK Money Bloggers Festive Giveaway 2019 It’s the first of December and the date I officially think is acceptable to begin to talk all things Christmas! As we all know, it is an expensive time of year and in past posts I have discussed in detail my top tips for saving money at this busy…Read More
Get the best out of Black Friday (and avoid the worst)
Get the best out of Black Friday (and avoid the worst) Black Friday – you either love it or hate it. Personally, the first couple of years it became a “thing” over here I thought it was absolutely ridiculous. People had been whipped into a frenzy after seeing viral footage of shops in America…Read More
Chocolate Concrete – the original!
Do you know what chocolate concrete is? Growing up in Lincolnshire this was an absolute staple “pudding” both at home and school, so imagine my surprise when deciding to make it one day in the early 2000s and being baffled that my husband, from North West England, had never heard of it. Even more surprisingly,…Read More