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My own, family-friendly budget

Another budget has been and gone. I’ve spent the past couple of weeks looking at George Osborne’s plans and I’m feeling underwhelmed. This particular budget doesn’t seem to have done much for families and children.

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Simple ways to #savesmarter

  Last week I used a financial personality test to assess my attitude to saving money. Unfortunately, I didn’t do well and was labelled a “day dreamer” who was potentially heading towards financial oblivion! Truth is, the results from using the online tool, which is available on the Aviva website, didn’t surprise me. My wife

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Saving money with Aviva

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

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Waste packaging at Christmas; what do you do with it?

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,

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Child and working tax credits – know your entitlements

The post below comes courtesy of Derbyhire-based WKM Accountancy. It sheds some light on the complicated world of working tax credits. I hope you find it useful. If you have any questions, please od leave a comment at the end of the post.  Tax credits can be a confusing subject. Last April’s budget introduced several

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