Getting a car – when they refuse you finance.
Money Worries are something I think nearly all families face at some point in their lives. Sometimes it’s an unexpected bill that leaves things tight for a month. But sometimes it’s mind-numbing worry that keeps you awake at 3 in the morning, fighting the hot prickly feeling that steals across you over and over and over as you turn your problems around in your head, trying desperately to find a way out. Thankfully, for...
Stay in and save money in the run-up to Christmas
The countdown to Christmas has well and truly begun, with everyone going crazy for Black Friday deals and all those internet shopping deal emails that clutter up your inbox at this time of year. With money flowing out of the bank account as you make sure you have the right gifts for your kids, nephews and nieces and all the other family members, you’ll probably want to cut down on extra spending where you can. Though it’s a nice time...
Open your bills, people! Read them!
A very long time ago now, the husband and I were in a spot of financial bother. Neither of us earned very much, debts were managed rather than paid off… and then one of us lost our job… and so things began to spiral. Having debt and money worries is a sickeningly heavy weight that darkens every waking hour of the day. It’s an eternal thumbscrew, a metal lid on your brain that sits too tight and squeezes every thought. And it’s a...
Choosing a broadband, tv and phone package – who knew?
I’ll admit it – savvy internet shopper and credit card switcher and Great Deal hunter that I am, there’s a couple of things I’ve never ever changed. My Phone & Broadband have been with BT since we bought this house 20 years ago (though the broadband came later, obviously; from the-internets-didn’t-exist days through dangle-a-modem-cable-down-the-stairs right up to our current wireless home network of...