Before getting married I had a pretty good idea about my finances, I did get myself into a pickle with them at one point but I found the right help and am proud to say that I got myself straight again. Being married to an Accountant I tend to just switch off these days and … Read more
Everybody knows that raising children doesn’t come cheap so we need to save our pennies where we can and at Asda’s Baby and Toddler Event you can do just that! I popped into our local Asda Living yesterday and got stocked up on nappies, wipes, vests and sleepsuits. I pop in there regularly anyway but … Read more
I had never heard of the Food Saver until an email landed in my inbox just before Christmas asking if I would like to try one out. We all know that Christmas is a time when there is a lot of leftover food going spare – day old Turkey sandwich anyone? As a family we … Read more
We have all watched the futuristic films where everything in the house can be altered at the touch of a button without even setting foot out of the bed (for me it’s the automatic blinds in The Holiday) but soon everyone can be Smarter Living with some of the great new gadgets available these days. … Read more
With the New Year firmly under our belts and not a scrap of leftover Turkey our attentions are starting to look to the future. Every now and then we see a snippet of blue skies (like today as I look out of my window at the sunshine) and it makes me think of getting away … Read more
I love listening to the Beans when they come out with little pearls of advice they have learnt at school, you know the ones that I mean. Those little things that you have said to them over and over again that they ignore until someone else tells them and they suddenly believe that to be … Read more
TSB are currently trying to highlight some of the top obstacles facing newlyweds so soon after the large expense of their big day. Working with TSB I have been asked to share with you how we worked hard to pay for our Wedding Day . . . Before Hubby and I married, I remember people … Read more
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A recent survey carried out by Santander has revealed that 26% of households interviewed don’t read their utility bills properly and a million households don’t read their bills at all. Before the Beans came along we were pretty good at knowing exactly what we were paying for every household bill and where every penny … Read more