Review: Quicksmart Easy Fold Stroller

QuickSmart Easy Fold Stroller

We were sent this Quicksmart easy fold stroller to review: It has some great design fetaures and has won an Australian design award. Suitable from 6 months to 15kg. 2 fixed seat reclining positions, fixed with locking clips. Forward facing seat. 5-point safety harness. Suspension on front wheels. Linked brakes. Shopping basket. Detachable hood. Raincover. [...]

5 Ideas for Frugal Family Fun on the Waterways

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5 Ideas for Frugal Family Fun on the Waterways Peggy Melmoth, who has written this wonderful guest post, travels the waterways with her husband and two daughters aged 4 and 2. Peggy has lived on a canal boat for eleven years and writes a blog about family life, living aboard at www.narrowboatwife.blogspot.com Twitter: @boat_wife There [...]

Positive Actions for a Budgeting Mum

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Be pro-active during February. Christmas and the sales are gone and you have no more excuses. Valentines gifts need to be gifts from the heart and your purse need to stay firmly shut. I have a plan to save quite a bit this month. I’m looking for a cheaper place to shop My food bills [...]

What to do when a bargain is far away

Sposnored guest post by Amar Patel  Having a baby is one of the happiest occasions in any families’ life; however, it can also be very expensive. The cost of pushchairs, cribs and the many other items can add up and leave you a pretty impressive bill, especially if you want to buy everything new. Despite, [...]

Profile of a budgeting mum: Carolyn Hughes (Little Dudes)

Profile of a budgeting mum: What’s your name? Carolyn Hughes (Little Dudes) Any kids? Charlie Rex Hughes Do you work? Yes, I work about one or two days a week at the moment. If so what do you do? I’m a self-employed PR and copywriting consultant Why do you work? For two reasons: we need [...]

How to entertain children in the car.

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A little while ago ones of my sons friends (from quite a wealthy family) commented on how small my car was telling me his mummy’s car had seven seats. My daughter who is 4 spoke up loyally and said ‘yes it its but we have got the best small car  in the world.’ She also [...]

Should we get Bunk Beds?

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When I was a child my sister and I had bunk beds. I was on the top and she was on the bottom. We didn’t have a very big house and by sharing a bedroom we got to have a playroom which we loved. I had a couple of problems sharing a bunk bed. 1. [...]

Win an LG Optimus 3D Phone in Black worth £420

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Tesco mobile always provide me with the best prizes for you all don’t they! Well this one is nothing short of amazing You can enjoy crystal-clear, eye-popping 3D imagery courtesy of the Optimus smartphone from LG. There’s no need for glasses with this handset, just shoot, show and share videos or pictures all with the [...]

Green Tea, a Love Poem and a Step in the Right Direction

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As those of you who know me well know, despite my vegetarianism, my attempts at being green, my penchant for self help books and the healthy eating I try and promote in my kids, I am not always good at doing what I say, Recently a kindly relative pointed out to me that children tend [...]

Win £100 Tesco voucher at Baby Budgeting

*Comp now closed winner notified* Oh I have some super duper competitions this week!!!   I don’t know if you are aware but Tesco are launching its biggest ever baby event from Monday 16th Jan – 5th Feb offering even more promotions so you can make your budget go that bit further. They  wrote to [...]

Sunday inspiration: The wonderful movie The Way We Were?

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2 stunning Lamaze Mittens the Kitten toys to be won.

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*Comp now closed congrats to Helen and Christine* Lamaze make beautiful toys and they have just released some new and some updated versions that I am delighted to show you. One of the new toys is  Lamaze Play & Grow Huey the Hedgehog. The multi-coloured new Play & Grow Huey the Hedgehog is a friendly, [...]

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