Posts Tagged with "cash"

How Long is Too Long? Making Dough from Unused Stuff

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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We’ve all done it. We’ve all bought something or ended up receiving something that we think is a good idea, or is something that we really want, when actually it is not. It’s time for my confession.

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July Update

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

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July Update

June is now a distant memory – and it is pleasing to look out of the window and observe some reasonably summer-like weather. Oh no hang on – it’s raining. On that bombshell let’s get down to the figures.

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Crash Bang Wallop What a Profit!

Thursday, May 26, 2011

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Regular readers of my blog will know that I have at times made reference to a car accident I recently had. I was on the way to work, and was approaching the end of a dual carriageway. I was happily waiting to enter the traffic on the roundabout, when

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Using Willpower in the Face of Temptation

Wednesday, May 4, 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

Saturday, April 30, 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

Thursday, April 28, 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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John Lewis Launch Neverending Refunds

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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I was stunned when I read what those excellent people in charge of John Lewis have decided to do. They have decided that they will now implement a scheme whereby refunds can be given for items, regardless of when they were originally purchased.

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High Five for ATMs!

Tuesday, March 22, 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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From Wardrobe Malfunction to Wardrobe Function

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

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From Wardrobe Malfunction to Wardrobe Function

It’s not that long until the phrase ‘spring clean’ becomes relevant, and we start to think about how much of the clutter we own that we actually use. One of the main offenders for the collection of unused items and old keepsakes can often be the wardrobe.

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Weekly Budgets

Sunday, January 16, 2011

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This is an approach I have adopted recently (I originally stole the idea from my wife – but don’t tell her I agree with her after the months of helpful advice/nagging). The idea is simple.

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