Let’s hear it for Quorn!

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  Quorn is a large and lovely part of my families diet. I have been vegetarian since I was a child and my children have been raised vegetarian. My husband is also vegetarian. Eating quorn as an alternative to meat has a huge amount of benefits for us: It’s a way of dramatically reducing fat and [...]

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Taking Part in the New Price Drop at Tesco

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This year Tesco is doing a ‘New Price Drop’: hundreds of prices dropped around the country, not on silly things you never buy but on those absolute essentials we all need to buy week in and week out. Items like * bread * eggs * fresh fruit * frozen vegetables * (ooh and cakes and [...]

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Win 1 of 2 Spectacular Lemon Tulip Bouquets for Mothers Day

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Clare Florist is an online retailer selling beautiful, traditional flower bouquets. They are  offering TWO  luxury bouquets of flowers to babybudgeting readers as a  competition prize in time for Mother’s day. How wonderful. These are the flowers I have chosen for you to receive (or to have send to your mum or whoever you plesase in the UK [...]

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Profile of a budgeting mum : Sasha Cuff

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Hi, what’s your name? Hi, I’m Sasha Cuff, inventor and owner of the Sanamama baby carrier (www.sanamama.com)   Any kids? 2 busy girls aged 7 and 2 Do you work? FT/PT? I work whenever I’m not on “mummy duty” so PT Why do you work? Because I believe in my product and I want to [...]

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Vote for Kiddicare, Nottingham and win a £30 voucher at Baby Budgeting

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Kiddicare is the one stop shop for every family’s needs they stock thousands of baby and nursery essentials under one roof and offer exceptional service including free car seat fittings and product repairs. It would be brilliant to have a kiddicare nearby. Well, Kiddicare are giving YOU the chance to choose where it’s next Super Store opens [...]

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Book Review: Jo Frost’s Confident Toddler Care

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Jo Frost’s Confident Toddler Care This book is subtitled the ultimate guide to the toddler years and is full of the direct, solid advice you would expect from Supernanny hereself. For me the supernanny approach has some hits and some misses.   I love her touchstones for the toddler years (basically her top 8 tips) [...]

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Child car seats – what you need to know

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This is a guest post from Sainsbury’s money matters team Using the correct child car seat will help keep your child safe. But children go through a range of car seats during the first 12 years of their life, so which one should you choose and when? Here are some guidelines to help you make [...]

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Sunday Inspiration: Nina Simone

I hope you are feeling good today

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Spring cleaning with an e-cloth

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It’s time to spring clean….. Today the sunlight is shining through my clean windows and its making me happy. I’m not a natural cleaner and I often leave it till it really needs doing so any help in the cleaning direction is well received here. Luckily for me e-cloth send me a  great range of environmentally [...]

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What Should You Call Your Baby In 2012?

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Are you expecting a bundle of joy this year but unsure what to call it? The Baby Names Guide has revealed the top baby names for 2012. In a survey of almost 3,000 parents, it has been found that the most popular baby boy name this year is Oliver and the most popular baby girl’s [...]

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Our 5 brilliant budget saves this week

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Fanafare please – it’s been a great week budget wise over at my house: 1)  I have got my hubby a truly fab birthdy gift; we are off to center parcs Aqua Sana Spa for just £50 each for the whole day. – a top midweek deal and such a treat. How lovely will that [...]

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Tots 100 Book Club: The Death and Life of Charlie St.Cloud

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Last month as part of the Tots 100 book club I was sent The Drowning Pool as recommended Carol from Dance without sleeping. Apparently it is a spooky ghost story. You can take a look at her review of The Drowning Pool over at her blog. I am very much looking forward to reading it. Tesco not only sent [...]

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