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Weekly Meal Plans

8 October 2011

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We all like to eat. Some of us more than others. Apart from enjoying the act of eating, it is also important; as a rather nasty side effect of not eating is dying. Unfortunately, most of us need to spend quite a lot of money in order to buy our food, as the golden age [...]

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5 Top Tips to Save Money on Exercise and Fitness

22 September 2011

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5 Top Tips to Save Money on Exercise and Fitness

We all from time to time think we need to shift a few pounds. Some of us may think that the best thing to do is to join a gym. I’ve done it myself. I join the gym feeling all proud of myself, and then stop me membership a few months later having spent the [...]

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5 Halloween Money Saving Tips

29 August 2011

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5 Halloween Money Saving Tips

We are not far away from that time of year when we start to celebrate all things scary! Now I’m not much of a halloween fan myself, as I am very easily scared, and will often jump out of my skin if someone shuts a window unexpectedly, or if a dog barks 3 streets away. [...]

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5 Top Money Saving Tips for Festivals

13 June 2011

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5 Top Money Saving Tips for Festivals

I’ve just got back from the Isle of Wight Festival. Very good all in all, apart from the Sunday which I seemed to mostly spend trying to avoid drowning! I took a fair amount of money I had saved, but as the ticket cost me the best part of £200 and I had to travel [...]

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Using Willpower in the Face of Temptation

4 May 2011

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Every now and again, there will be a flurry of leaflets shoved through my letterbox, from supermarkets. These often contain some really good offers, such as 2 for the price of 1, or sometimes even buy 1 get 2 free. These are excellent offers, but the supermarkets are banking on snaring us into their trap.

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Top Tips: Penny Pinching at the Pump

30 April 2011

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One area of ongoing price hikes at the moment, is petrol. Due it ongoing political unrest in the Middle East and Africa, the price of oil has increased substantially. These price increases have been thoughtfully passed on to us customers. You may think that there is nothing you can do to avoid paying through the [...]

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Bread Groping, Brand Names, and Resigning as a Food Snob

28 April 2011

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Bread Groping, Brand Names, and Resigning as a Food Snob

I go food shopping every week. I hate it! There are a couple of reasons for this, one is that my wife likes to fondle and assault every single loaf of bread before deciding which is the softest and therefore the best one to buy.

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High Five for ATMs!

22 March 2011

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Now I don’t know about you, but I sometimes need a small amount of cash, maybe I’m popping out for a quick pint, or I just want a pint of milk and a loaf of bread. At these times I do find it annoying that I have to withdraw £10 or £20 from a cash [...]

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O2 Broadband Customers Beware: Price Increases on the way

22 February 2011

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If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you are using the internet. Based on this rather obvious conclusion, it’s also probably fair to say that some of you are using a broadband service from O2. Now down to why this may matter to you.

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Oyster Cards: Reclaim your balance

20 February 2011

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Oyster Cards: Reclaim your balance

I don’t live in London, but lots of people do. If you live in London, and don’t want to pay congestion charges, or don’t want to walk everywhere then you probably use the London Underground, buses or trains.

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Top Tip: Cinema Bargains

19 February 2011

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I don’t know about you, but I love a trip to the big screen. If you are also a bit of a movie lover, it can be an expensive business trying to catch all the movies you want to see. My local cinema costs about £6, and that is pretty cheap nowadays.

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Women Drivers Beware, Price Hikes Imminent

17 February 2011

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On 1 March 2011, the European Court will make a decision about whether insurance companies are currently breaching discrimination legislation by pricing men and women differently. It is expected that they will find that this is the case, and then we may see very rapid price changes on new policies.

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