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Unique Ways to Celebrate Father’s Day this Year

June 11, 2019 | Leave a Comment

Father’s Day is something we love celebrating. However, each year, we tend to do the same thing and buy the same gifts. So this year I want us to do something different, something that’ll make dad feel really special but without it being too stressful for us all (going out for meals on Father’s Day […]

Filed Under: kids, Life-style, Lifestyle Parenting, Seasonal Fun Tagged With: celebrate, fathersday, grandads, Money saving tips, moneysaving, unique

How to Financially Prepare for Buying a New Car

May 24, 2019 | Leave a Comment

Next to buying a house, a car is one of the biggest purchases you’ll make. The trouble is, when it comes time to buy a new car, whether it be due to an expanding family, or your existing model is plagued with issues, finding the money for a new car isn’t always easy. That’s why […]

Filed Under: Life-style, Lifestyle Parenting, Money Saving Tips, Travel Tagged With: budgeting, cars, Driving, Money saving tips

Laundrapp Offer, the on-demand, on-your-doorstep, laundry and dry cleaning service

April 30, 2017 | Leave a Comment

Laundrapp Offer, the on-demand, on-your-doorstep, laundry and dry cleaning service Main image

No matter how large or small your family, the never-ending round of laundry can be one of the most dreaded household chores. Many homes choose to utilise launderettes, but for many of us with busy lives, sparing the time to get to the laundrette can be an even bigger drain. I have recently heard about […]

Filed Under: Fashion, Life-style, Lifestyle Parenting, Money Saving Tips Tagged With: dry cleaning, families, Laundrapp, Laundry, Money saving tips, parenting

Free Lego Toys with the Daily Mail

October 7, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Free Lego with the Daily Mail

It is that exciting time again when parents and grandparents are sent on a daily trek to their local WHSmith stores for the free Lego sets that come free with the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. A fantastic treat for kids young and old or perfect to collect and put away for Christmas as stocking […]

Filed Under: Gifts and Gadgets, kids, Lifestyle Parenting, Money Saving Tips, Teens Tagged With: Daily Mail, Daily Mail Lego 2016, Disney, gifts, Kids, LEGO, Money saving tips, Star Wars

5 useful money-savers for your motoring costs

April 8, 2016 | 4 Comments

5 useful money-savers for your motoring costs

They say bigger is better, but it is also generally more expensive too, especially in the context of starting a family. A bigger home, a bigger shopping bill, and, of course, a bigger car. It’s a natural progression to ditch the old run-around that’s served you for all those years, and upgrade to a family-sized […]

Filed Under: Life-style, Money Saving Tips Tagged With: cars, Money saving tips, Money-Saving, MOT, motoring costs

Green Living – How to Really Make a Difference

September 23, 2015 | 1 Comment

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Most of us are only too well aware of the importance of the green cause, which has undoubtedly become more prevalent over recent years. Of course, this is something that is very important because of the impact that it has on our health, lives and our planet. However, while some people take green living extremely seriously […]

Filed Under: Life-style, Money Saving Tips Tagged With: health, home, Money saving tips

Creating a Summer Survival Kit with Tesco Summer Boost

August 15, 2015 | 6 Comments

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No summer holidays are complete without a trip to our favourite seaside. This Summer I have been challenged by Tesco to put together an ultimate family summer survival kit for a trip to the beach using only £20 worth of clubcard points. During the summer clubcard points are being doubled so now is the best time […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Parenting, Money Saving Tips, parenting, Travel Tagged With: Money saving tips, summer, Summer activities, summer survival kit, tesco clubcard boost

Meerkat Movies 2 for 1 Cinema Tickets Summer Guide

June 30, 2015 | 1 Comment

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Comparethemarket.com have released a brand new promotion meerkat movies in the UK. Our favourite little TV meerkats (who may I add are the cutest animals ever!) are offering it’s customers access to 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday and Wednesday for a whole year after using their services to purchase car, home, travel insurance, […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Parenting, Money Saving Tips Tagged With: family, Kids, life, Meerkat Movies, money, Money saving tips, movie, movies, special offers, voucher

2 Easy to make Budget Meals – Lasagne & Chilli Con Carne

June 25, 2015 | 5 Comments

Feeding a family can be very challenging, time consuming and not to mention very expensive. I am very aware of how much the weekly shopping can cost families so I have come up with some great Money Saving ideas to stretch your shopping budget and avoid food wastage. Today I will show you how to […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Parenting, Money Saving Tips, parenting Tagged With: budget, budget meals, Chilli Con Carne, Cooking, family, food, Kids, money, Money saving tips, parenting, quick and easy meals

Tesco clubcard Boost 2015 for a stress free Summer

June 9, 2015 | 85 Comments

TESCO SUMMER CLUB CARD BOOST 2015

Summer is fast approaching and it’s time to get your family outdoors for longer periods of time. This however can sometimes be a stressful thought keeping everyone entertained is not an easy task for us parents… Here are my top tips for keeping the family entertained and how you can make your summer purchases go […]

Filed Under: Money Saving Tips, Previous Competitions, Seasonal Fun Tagged With: Money saving tips, Summer activities, tesco clubcard boost

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