The past few weeks have seen a sharp increase in the fears surrounding the future of the euro zone.

A general election in Greece on 6 May saw the ruling coalition win below a third of the vote, with left-wing and anti-bailout candidates …

Make sure your hard-earned holiday spending money gets spent on having fun in the sun, and doesn’t get eaten up by sneaky and easy-to-avoid pitfalls before you’ve even set off.

Here are five of the most common pitfalls to avoid.
1. Buying your holiday money at the airport
Passport? Check. Tickets? Check. Luggage? …

This week’s TotallyMoney Blog Carnival was hosted by Jessica at The Debt Princess. Head over to The Debt Princess for lessons in what NOT to do with your finances.

Remember to submit your posts for next week’s carnival, which may be picked by PK over at Don’t …

I’m a bad travel insurance buyer sometimes. Once I did it on my iPhone while waiting in line to board my flight. It’s one of those things that I mean to do, but it’s always at the bottom of my list (I’m …

I am a Bad Food Shopper. As I write this, I have empty cupboards and I know as soon as I’m finished I should go and do a big shop. But I only have little arms and I’m a bit tired and I might just go and buy some treats …

I’m counting down the minutes until I can eat again.

This week I’ve been taking part in the Live Below the Line challenge – surviving off less than £1 worth of food every day for five days. It’s been an interesting week and I confess I haven’t been all that …

For the past week my boyfriend and I have taken part in the Live Below the Line challenge, living off less than £1 worth of food per day. The challenge revealed to us the difficulties faced by the world’s poor, who live on less than $1.25US each day. It also …

1. Make sure you’re getting the cheapest fare
This will be by far your biggest cost, so it’s important to be sure you’re getting the best deal. Unfortunately, the esoteric way the ticket prices are structured makes this nigh-on impossible. Compare the cost of …

How ridiculous is the British Weather so far this year? One month you have a drought warning, the next month you get the greatest rainfall since records began.

Recent heavy rains have soaked many gardens to the point of them becoming dangerously waterlogged. This excess …

I’m grumpy.

Lethargic and grumpy. Embarrassingly even my boss has noted a cattier edge to my voice. In meetings my mind is drifting off into fuzzy oblivion. I’m slow and unproductive. On my way home yesterday, I went the wrong way on the tube.

Why am I like this? Well it might …