Do you ever find yourself missing the days when you paid for something and it was yours.You didn’t need to upgrade it, replace it every 2 years or download a slew of extras. You just had it. It seems as though, in the era of Netflix, Amazon Prime and Spotify we have become accustomed to an economy based on a sharing of resources rather than ownership. While subscription services always seem like a great deal on the face of it, they have a nasty habit of accumulating and eating away at a household’s perfectly planned finances. Indeed, many of us may have subscribed to services which we … [Read more...]

Remember my post about the Christmas parcels we're making up for our local food bank?  Well today, I thought I'd give you a bit of an update...In case you missed that post, we're basically making some Christmas hampers for local families which we hope to include everything they'll need to cook their Christmas Dinner other than the turkey. ;-)  I'm aiming for eight parcels but I've started early so if I get enough for the eight then I'll do more if I have the chance.First things first, I got in touch with our local food bank to make sure that they would be OK with me making these … [Read more...]