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.
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 5, 2011
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.
Continue reading...Thursday, May 26, 2011
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
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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.
Continue reading...Saturday, April 30, 2011
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 [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 28, 2011
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.
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 30, 2011
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.
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 22, 2011
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 [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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.
Continue reading...Sunday, January 16, 2011
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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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
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