I was fortunate enough to receive a big pile of books from Hill and Knowlton a couple of weeks ago. I decided not to give them to Erin all at once but to spread them out over the summer (read: keep them as a secret stash for when I want half an hour to [...]

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I love walnut bread, but at £1.19 for a small loaf it’s pretty expensive and I therefore have to ensure that when I do splurge I use every morsel….and because it’s yummy and I can’t bear to leave a crumb!
1. Simply sliced and eaten with quality butter, I like Lurpack.
2. Toasted with a [...]

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ACF stands for America’s Cheapest Family by the way, it’s a book I bought last year after it was given a positive review at The Simple Dollar. The book covers all aspect of saving money and spending wisely, one of the biggest takeaways though has been their budgeting system.
Like most people (I think?) I [...]

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I’ve been planning the family’s evening (main) meal ever since I first moved out of home at age 17. I’ve found it to be a useful practise that has helped keep our meals fresh, in the interesting sense, and fresh, in the literal sense too, ingredients can be purchased in the correct quantity and [...]

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There’s been a lot of coverage recently about an impending recession, the american mortgage crisis, and the rising price of food and fuel. Is there anyone who hasn’t given at least a quick thought to their monthly budget and looked for where they could trim some fat? I have, and I’ve also been [...]

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I haven’t done a post for review me for ages, perhaps a year or more - however, this offer really caught my imagination.
LVUTV
It’s basically a website that has collated the information of colleges across America into an easy digestible format for prospective students. Students can study the wealth of information and make comparisons before [...]

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