I’ve a mountain of toiletries. So why am I rushing out to buy more?

Rummaging around my beauty cabinet recently, I realised I’ve probably got enough lotions and potions to last me a couple of years. So can I justify buying items in this week’s potential Boots 75% off sale? Slightly embarrassed, yet strangely proud, I decided to come clean about my hoard by lumping the whole lot in the bath....

How to get what you want from your bank – some insider tips

I recently left my role as deputy manager of a Santander branch to join the team here at MSE as a money analyst. I’m a Santander customer myself (at first by obligation, not choice). Shortly after I joined MSE, I ventured into a central London branch to pay money into my dad’s account on his behalf. This...

How did your Christmas NUPPs go?

My fiancé‎ absolutely hates surprises. So when it comes to birthday and Christmas presents, I usually have to let him know what I’m planning in advance. This year I wanted to buy him a winter coat for Christmas. So we hit Bluewater shopping centre in Kent a week before to get one. Luckily a lot of the...