Money is a touchy subject in this household at the moment. Regular readers of the blog will no doubt be aware that we’re in the final stages of having a new, family-friendly kitchen installed. As is often the case with such projects, we have over-spent. It’s not disastrous, but we are feeling the pain and
I’ve made no secret of my wish to lead a more sustainable life. It was something of a new year’s resolution for me. One of the things I’m desperately trying to do is get my family to cut down its energy use. With a little help from M&S bank, we are making great strides towards
Money is a dirty word. Like many families is sometimes very tight. My wife and I have just had an exceedingly expensive few months. Believe it or not, Christmas was probably the cheapest challenge we’ve faced. We had to pay for major work on the car, there have been two family weddings with associated stag
I don’t mean to gripe and put a downer on the Christmas spirit that you’re all hopefully still feeling….but where has all that packaging come from? I love Christmas and I especially love the joy it brings my children yet I also find myself feeling very guilty. There are two reasons for this guilt. Firstly,
Have you ever considered moving your family abroad for work purposes? Perhaps you’ve already done so? The guest post below was penned by Simon Dalgliesh, a blogger for Standard Life’s Money Plus blog (link below). Here he offers hints and tips for making working abroad tax efficient. Back in the day, according to ‘The Cambridge
