How to Improve Credit History

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  A poor credit rating comes as a result of excessive unpaid debt. The average family in the UK owes as much as £10,600 in unsecured debt, which includes credit cards, personal loans, and hire purchases. The longer any debt goes unpaid, the more harm it does to your credit rating. A poor credit rating [...]

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Home Refurbishment on a Budget

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Guest post Spring and early summer are the time when people look at their home; fix up the garden for when or if the good weather comes along, do some redecorating inside the house, general fixing & repair of the home. This isn’t always cheap though, depending on the extensive lengths we want to go [...]

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Review: Hovis Breakfast Bakes

When my kids were really small I hardly ever managed to fit in breakfast (for me)  Often I would grab a quick biscuit with my cup of tea…not the healthiest of starts. I’m still not great at making myself find time to eat. This week though I was sent some new Hovis biscuit bakes to [...]

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‘The Book’ for first-time parents

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A guest post from author Charlie Wilson ‘They should come with a manual’ is a common utterance from new parents. It’s true when it comes to pregnancy, birth and parenting, it can feel like there’s a great deal to learn. So many expectant parents find themselves, at a certain point in pregnancy, standing in a [...]

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Profile of a budgeting mum: Louise from A Strong Coffee

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Hi, what’s your name? My name is Louise and I blog at A Strong Coffee  (fab blog name!) Any kids? Three boys aged 5, 3 and 1. Do you work? FT/PT? Not anymore. I gave up teaching after my second child was born. If you don’t work why don’t you? I feel that as I [...]

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Time to lose the stabilisers

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Aren’t bikes just the best investment ever? I know they aren’t cheap (though second-hand is fine!) but bikes provide hour upon hour of lovely fresh air and exercise and outside time together. Endless play. I have had some lovely times trailing behind my kids or even walking along as they ride back and forth just [...]

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Things That Health Insures Don’t Want You To Know

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Guest post Health insurance is a very hot topic in the United States since President Obama has passed health care reforms. It is now required that everyone have insurance, however, there are many facets of insurance. There are several things that you must consider and health insurers may not be truthful in what they tell [...]

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Automated Storage Lifts Help You Live Large In a Small Kitchen

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Guest Post Do you drool over the designer kitchens in cooking shows and magazines? Do you imagine that you would cook more and eat out less if your kitchen was better equipped? Do you find it stressful to try to prepare food in a kitchen that’s cramped and filled with clutter? Would better access to [...]

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BACK TO BASICS, BACK TO SCHOOL – Exclusive Interview with Kate Humble

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Nature presenter Kate Humble on rediscovering two of her greatest passions. Despite having lived in London for 20 years, Kate Humble is a city person no longer. She may have worked her way up from truly humble beginnings in the TV world (including the role of the clichéd tea lady) to becoming a researcher, director, [...]

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Pin it Forward..Thrifty Parenting Tips!

I love Pinterest. Its the best free source of inspiration around and absolute goldmine of ideas. It is probably my most favourite social network site. I am a very visual person and pinterest lets me see a whole range of inspirational pictures that make me greedy for more! I’m excited to talk about Pinterest today [...]

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Tips for Creating More Space in Your Child’s Room

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Guest Post Kids love to play, and having a spacious enough bedroom in which to get their toys out and enjoy them, provides them with endless amounts of fun. But with rooms in UK homes gradually getting smaller and smaller, some parents can find it a challenge to fit in anything other than a bed, [...]

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Review: Zulily Children’s Clothes

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Have you heard of Zulily? They sell brilliant children’s clothes and toys at hugely discounted prices and it is always a treat to shop there as you get great quality for less cost and there is always something new. Annalise has been sent a lovely outfit from Zulily for us to review. She gave it [...]

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