It took me eight months to switch bank

We’ve all been there. We’re going out with a girl/guy (delete as appropriate) we know is no good for us, we know we could do better and yet we stay with them because… well because, often it’s just easier. Usually it’s not until you break up with that person and find a real winner that you realise...

How I put my consumer rights to use

My budget Android smartphone has been on the blink recently, and as my Sim-only contract comes to an end soon, I decided to look around for a new phone. Still after a relatively cheap mobile, I was torn between the Nokia Lumia 635 (Windows Phone) and the Motorola Moto G 4G (Android). I tried them out in-store...

To jab or not to jab, that is the question?

I can’t move either of my arms. "Oh that must be all that gym work you’ve been doing in a pre-wedding panic", I hear you cry. Sadly not (I have been going, but I never work so hard that I can’t move my arms the next day, that’s just silly). I have been injected with vaccines in...

Why I won’t ever send a letter first class again

We’ve been conditioned into thinking that first class is, well, classier. Whether it’s flying or getting the train, first class is what everyone aspires to. But with that added class comes added cost. It’s no different when it comes to sending a lowly letter. Here the class comes from the speed of delivery, and that speed of...