I’m almost sure that when i announced the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway many people thought it was an advertising ploy, but after downloading yesterday’s free ebook, the emails of gratitude i’ve received have been overwhelming. Thank you all for your support. Today’s free ebook is about budgeting – something that i think many will [...]
Freedom From Debt Requires Strong Leadership
October 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Last week i highlighted how British government ministers are finally beginning to advice the UK populace to deal with their debt but nothing will happen unless families and individual take up the ‘fight’. According to CreditAction UK the average household debt in the UK is ~ £8,042 (excluding mortgages). This figure increases to £15,466 if [...]
How is the high the cost of living affecting you?
July 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Despite their reputations for high prices, neither London nor New York city is the most expensive city in the world. Shocking!! The title went to Luanda in Angola as officially the world’s most expensive to live in, followed by Tokyo and N’Djamena in Chad. At the other end of the scale, Karachi in Pakistan is [...]
My Birthday Bonanza
May 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Good day to you. I hope you had a nice weekend like i did and i am ready to have a wonderful week as well. I have a special announcement today. My birthday comes up on Thursday 26th and to mark it this year i want to give you my readers a real treat. From [...]
“With This Wing I Thee Wed”
April 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Most of the world’s population watched the wedding ceremony of Prince William and his new bride at Westminter Abbey yesterday followed by an afternoon reception and a smaller but family-only reception befitting royalty. We all wish we could throw parties like those but since not everyone can afford a £20million budget for their wedding i [...]
Financial Lessons From The Royal Wedding
April 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
From the way things are, the excitement about the royal wedding seem to have reached fever-pitch now with individuals and even families travelling from far and wide to camp on the streets of central London just to be able to see the happy couple later today. I don’t blame them; this kind of events don’t [...]
Come On You Weds…..
April 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Even if you have been living on the moon in the last few weeks, you would have somehow got a hint of a grand event taking place in London next Friday. I’m referring to the Royal Wedding of course. It is shaping up to be one of the days that the world will remember for [...]
33% Used Credit Cards To Ease January Payday Pain
February 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A third of credit card holders confessed that they relied on credit cards to cover everyday living costs during January – a survey revealed this week. Even more people admitted they had used their cards to pay for grocery shopping during the month, according to the Post Office. ‘The long gap between December and January [...]
Families Are ‘Wasting’ £600 On Utilities. Is Yours One of Them?
January 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Four in every ten of UK households make no effeort to cut their energy and water useage, costing them an average of £592 a year, a study, in a poll of 2000 people for the TV series “How To…Reduce Energry & Save Money”, has found. The most common reasons include being too busy (70 per [...]
Being Resolute About Your New Year Resolution
January 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Less than three weeks into the new year and the roadsides are already littered with abandoned promises, goals and resolutions leaving many people discouraged and disillusioned. Most New Year Resolutions are usually done away with by the beginning of February. You see, most people who have not been able to stick to a goal for [...]
Peace On Earth … And In Your Wallet
December 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The spirit of Christmas is peace - peace on earth, goodwill to all men. Christmas is a time of giving and sharing with the less fortunate. Over the last 70 years commercialism of the festive period has given many the license to indulge in consumerism instead of being others-centred. People now go all-out to try [...]
Supermarket Bogof or is it Rip-off? Do The Maths.
January 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
For the un-initiated Bogof is ‘Buy One Get One Free’ but without your “maths-cap” on, the Bogof can easily turn to Rip-off. The next time you see a ‘three for £2′ deal in a supermarket, take a while to do the maths. Retail giants are turning Bogof into rip-off after advertising special offers that mean [...]
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