Today’s Loose Change article is by Dr Nikki Ramskill, who blogs as The Female Money Doctor. From a very young age, my mother instilled in me the strength to be different, and that as a woman, I should never feel that I couldn’t do something. She always encouraged me to follow my passions, and this led […]
On her customer service blog Lady Janey, Jane tackles a range of consumer issues, with the aim of encouraging people to get the best possible customer service experience for their money. At last, I thought! No more having to double and triple check any extra charges I might be facing when purchasing either online or in store. I’ve […]
This Loose Change article is by David Taylor who blogs about his money-saving journey at Thinking Thrifty – everything from snapping up reduced food in his local supermarket to renovating a café for under £500. I’m a big old hater of charges, can’t stand the horrible things, whether that be the ridiculous bank charge for sending you […]
Erith blogs at Cracking Retirement about having fun in Retirement, making the most of her money, travelling far and wide and enjoying her hobby: bashing metal. There was a lot of publicity for food banks this Christmas, particularly around the theme No child should go hungry at Christmas, however, no child should go hungry on […]
Katy Stevens from katykicker.com writes about a variety of topics including money making and saving. Today Katy shares her frustrations over mobile phone providers and the lack of help to protect customers from overspending. Recently I was helping my Mum with her finances. While my hard work has got her good prices on her utilities, […]
This Loose Change article is by Kerry from Money Saving Journeys blogs about her favourite things – debt busting, saving money, making money and travelling on a budget. Just recently I have been trying to lose weight. I’d managed to lose some quite successfully about a year ago, but slowly the weight had begun to creep […]
Helen Dewdney, The Complaining Cow consumer champion and author of How to Complain: The Essential Consumer Guide to Getting Refunds, Redress and Results! provides advice on your rights and how not to get fobbed off. In this Loose Change post she looks at the growth of the hiring market. More and more people are renting and they are […]
Erith blogs at Cracking Retirement about having fun in Retirement, making the most of her money, travelling far and wide and enjoying her hobby: bashing metal. As a society, we have mostly lost the concept of Make Do and Mend. Our landfill sites are overflowing with items that could have been re-used, repaired or recycled. […]
Shoestring Jane blogs about living a fun and frugal life at http://www.shoestringcottage.com. She writes about healthy eating on a budget, frugal gardening and growing your own food, making extra money and finding the best bargains. Back in the dark winter days of January, when my budget still hadn’t quite recovered from Christmas, I decided to […]
This week’s post comes from Michelle at timeandpence.com where she blogs about money making, money saving and having more time with your family. As a regular money saver, I love being able to have cheap family holidays but to save money on a family holiday in the UK can be difficult. With very little discounts […]