Month: December 2016

Welcoming in 2017: we’ll take a cup of kindness yet

2016: Brexit. Trump. Syria. Yemen. Attacks. Cuts. The rise of fascism. All the lost icons. …

Budget hotels: does ‘no frills’ mean ‘no thrills’?

I’m currently staying in a Premier Inn, and I’m loving it. The purple neon and budget status…

Why I will probably never stop buying clothes

Anyone who knows me knows that I love my clothes (almost as much as my…

The autumn statement: what it means for our tampon tax

A couple of weeks go, our dear chancellor, Phillip Hammond, produced his autumn statement – AKA ‘the…

Curly hair: how much does it really need to cost?

It is an old adage that goes, as so many know, ‘the grass is always…

New year, new finances

As I go in to maternity leave number two, and as the New Year approaches,…

Ethical Christmas gifts: kind on the wallet and the conscience

Christmas is right around the corner and, for some people (those less organised than me),…

Mouthy no Money: my new year’s resolution

Last week I worked 60 hours. The week before I worked 80 hours. The two…

Borrowing and lending money: the dos and definite don’ts

To quote Bill Shakespeare (or one of his characters, at least) ‘neither a borrower nor…

It’s a #GiveOrGift kind of Christmas

Christmas is a time for giving, right? A lot of work places celebrate the festivities…