We’ve finally done it – we’ve bought our first home!

At Christmas, my fiancé and I realised we’d saved enough of a deposit to buy our first home. As New Year’s Eve rolled on, one of my resolutions was to make this dream a reality for us in 2014. It’s been just over six months, but we finally got the keys to our new place last week....

Sent your CPP claim form back? I’ve just reclaimed £150

I’m one of millions of people mis-sold worthless credit card theft cover, and I’ve just successfully reclaimed £150! Up to seven million people were mis-sold credit and identity theft cover from banks and CPP. At the end of last year, all those affected were asked to vote on a redress scheme to get their money back. As...

Make do and mend – I’ve turned into my mother!

I’m sure we all remember our mums saying "you’ll grow into it" when we were kids. I never thought I’d end up the same. Yet here I am, three years after my eldest daughter started school, hoping she doesn’t have a growth spurt in the next three months. In my eldest daughter’s first year at school –...