Will you be signing a No Unnecessary Present Pact this Christmas?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m no Christmas grinch. I LOVE buying Christmas presents, and receiving them, of course! But I remember feeling nothing but annoyance after I received a Christmas card from my aunt one year with £20 in it, while my mother handed a card with £20 to each of her kids. It was pointless. For...
Why watching movies at home could cost ‘A Fistful of Dollars’
Now isn’t the best time for cost-conscious film and TV fans. With Blockbuster going into administration this month, and the possibility of a cut in the TV licence, I’ve a bad feeling about the future. As a MoneySaving movie and TV fan, I fear these events mean if we want both quality and choice over what we...
Saving money on kids’ parties? It’s child’s play…
In my relatively short time as a parent, I’ve gleaned some great party tips from our and others’ kids’ birthday parties. As MoneySavingExpert.com’s about sharing MoneySaving ideas to help as many people as possible, I thought I’d tell you mine. So here are my top tips for cutting costs, but to still have a great time: 1....
It didn’t want my books – so what’s the future for my local library?
My wife and I are currently going through a clean out of what some refer to as "treasured memories", and I refer to as "a load of old clutter", to create space for our first child, due next March. (Cash donations welcome.) As such, and as painful as it was to admit it, we decided the time...
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'Typical' energy use has fallen – don't mistake it for significantly cheaper prices
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Regulator Ofgem is changing its calculations on how much energy a 'typical' household uses from October. This means the headline annual costs for the new Price Cap and other energy tariffs may look a little cheaper than they have been recently. -
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Are you always throwing out food that’s gone off? In November it was claimed that new food labelling guidance could save shoppers £1 billion a year by prolonging the lifespan of food and stopping edible items being thrown out. That’s likely to be introduced later this year – but in the meantime we’ve 12 tips to help you stop throwing...
