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 […]
In March the blogger at Levitate Student talked about the sometimes very odd rules around student finance. This month she returns with a look at some benefit oddities that trip students up. When is paying rent just an illusion? When you are a student of course…… Most full-time Higher Education students are not entitled to claim housing benefit. […]
This week’s Loose Change comes from Pete Chatfield, who blogs at Household Money Saving about saving money, making money and also reviews the latest money related apps. Looking for a loan but have a bad credit rating? Then a guarantor loan could be the answer, or so the lenders claim. Or maybe not… Plenty of people suffer setbacks […]
This week’s Loose Change comes from Fiona Hawkes who blogs at www.savvyinsomerset.com where she shares money saving tips, recipes and ways to make extra cash. As the blog name suggests, Fiona lives in Somerset where she loves getting out and about exploring all the county has to offer. Over the summer months, the UK plays host to […]
This week’s Loose Change comes from Boost My Budget, a blog all about making money online, saving money and getting to grips with personal finances. Do you know what your friends earn? The chances are you don’t: a survey found that Brits are seven times more likely to discuss their sex lives than their salary. […]
This week’s Loose Change comes from Erith who blogs at Cracking Retirement about having fun after retiring, making the most of her money, travelling far and wide and enjoying her hobby: bashing metal. The long awaited day has arrived, you say farewell to your colleagues and that’s it. A whole new life awaits you. You […]