I hate waste, of any kind. Food waste is particularly galling. It's money and resources down the drain, and given the current state of the planet, feels very wrong. I was recently approached by HubbubUK, a charity creating environmental campaigns and working with my local council. They invited me, … [Read more...] about #Ad Getting #FoodSavvy with HubbubUK.
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Making money for old phones with CEX
Before anyone gets excited, this isn't a sponsored post. (I'm very open to working with phone brands or recycling /decluttering folks if anyone is offering mind.) A little while before Christmas I won a new Huawei P20 Pro mobile phone, I may have enthused about it at the time. Which meant that my … [Read more...] about Making money for old phones with CEX
Would you like to live on #BritainsBrightestStreet?
Looking up at the sky every afternoon makes me think about all that free energy flowing down from the sun daily. And I rather wish that we had solar panels, like Tim's brother. Our house is pretty well situated for it, with a good south facing roof, but it's that initial outlay that's offputting. … [Read more...] about Would you like to live on #BritainsBrightestStreet?
MyFamilyClub's free MyFamilyPack – sponsored review.
I follow MyFamilyClub on twitter (often try to join in the #thriftyThursday quiz), and am subscribed to the website. It's a goldmine of budget tips and competitions, and when they approached me to do a sponsored post about their latest campaign, the free MyFamilyPack, it didn't take me long to say … [Read more...] about MyFamilyClub's free MyFamilyPack – sponsored review.
Saving the pennies and saving the pounds.
Thrift is a big part of our day to day life here. Partly because I don't like waste, partly because with six of us at home every pound has to be persuaded to go that little bit further. So reading on Tattooed Mummy that Money Supermarket are looking for £30 ways to save a pound, and they'll pay for … [Read more...] about Saving the pennies and saving the pounds.
