Monthly Archives: April 2011

It’s here! The closest London will ever come to Mardi Gras and Glastonbury rolled into one: THE ROYAL WEDDING! I have to confess that I am VERY excited about today, and will dedicate the entire day to celebrating properly… with a glass of bubbles in one hand and a trifle in the other. I haven’t… Read more »

As Harry polishes off his speech and David Cameron reluctantly dons his tails, here are the best ways to spend your wedding weekend without the princely price tag.     1.       Wills and Kates go free at Whipsnade and London Zoo, not to mention Travelodge, the London Eye Experience, Epsom Downs Racecourse, Bristol Science Museum,… Read more »

I am always surprised by one thing when reading personal finance blogs. Here are all these people who have a lot of sensible things to say about finance, and a lot of them seem to be making the same mistakes when it comes to money and relationships: completely combining finances with their partner either upon… Read more »

Totally Money Blog Carnival went live today at Stupid Cents! I hope to see you again next week! Without further ado, here were the Editor’s Picks for this week: Kevin McKee presents Drop Your Cable Bill – Keep Your Shows posted at Thousandaire. Mr. Money Smarts presents 30 Tax Organization Tips For Faster Filing posted… Read more »

Happy Bank Holiday everyone! I hope that you’re not currently sat stationary in a traffic jam jostling with half of the country crawling to Cornwall, or otherwise raging at whoever made the M1 virtually impassable. As the Great British Getaway gets, well, underway, here’s the round-up of the best of this week’s blogs. 1.       How… Read more »

Ok, so you will have to indulge us for a few more days, because the entire country is absolutely ENGULFED in Royal Wedding Fever. Everywhere you look right now the image of Wills’n’Kate’s grinning faces is etched into every possible surface – yesterday while taking a walk I noticed that one of my neighbours is… Read more »

Today Transport for London revealed the latest in the shocking royal wedding tat infiltrating the homes of the great British public. Described by Boris Johnson as a, ‘Fabulous memento’, the commemorative oyster card looks like a 10 year olds’ budget attempt at subterfuge on Microsoft Paint. Quite frankly enough is enough. Wedding fatigue has well… Read more »

  On moving into my new house, Dad presented me with a beautiful antique wooden towel rack. Feeling pretty ashamed that the bank of Mum and Dad had forked out for me once again I asked him how much it had cost. £5. From the local tip. You probably have some pretty interesting preconceptions of… Read more »

So you have decided that the cycling life is for you? Not only is commuting by bike more fun than rotting on the cramped tube every day, it’s also a hell of a lot cheaper and healthier. And now that the dark mornings and evenings (and frost and chilling winds) are done with, now if… Read more »

Totally Money Blog Carnival went live today at The College Investor! I hope to see you again next week! Without further ado, here were the Editor’s Picks for this week: The Family CEO looks at whether Student Loans are the Next Housing Crisis. Darwin’s Money tells us how his Salary Will Never Increase Again in… Read more »