Monthly Archives: September 2011

Now that the TotallyMoney Top Blogs List has been up and running for a few months, we’re proud to start taking it on to the next level. Big thanks to all of you who signed up and helped us iron out some of those early teething problems that we had back at the start. Now… Read more »

I’m a blogger. I run a successful lifestyle blog (yeah, you didn’t think I’d miss an opportunity to plug that, did you?) I make money from my blog. I also read countless articles about making money from blogging. They all seem to say the same thing, and while on a very very basic level the… Read more »

The TotallyMoney Blog Carnival went live on Monday at Money Beagle!  We hope to see you again next week! Editors’ Picks this week: My Dollar Plan presents 5 Reasons to Get Out of Debt. Financial Highway presents 45 Ways to Save Money. The Penny Hoarder presents 14 Year Old Gets Rich Selling His Man Candle…. Read more »

My all-time favourite British stereotype is the Cockney geezer; characterised by movie makers as hapless gangsters à la Michael Caine in The Italian Job or cap-doffing, heel-clicking types like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins. Needless to say your average Cockney won’t be found brandishing a chimney sweep brush or lamenting the combustibility of transit… Read more »

Whether you’re cooped up in residence and the dining hall is closed for the weekend, or you’re in your own flat with a full kitchen, when essay deadlines and exams hit, meal preparation is often the last thing on students’ minds. Unfortunately, hours of studying tends to build up a serious appetite, and when combined… Read more »

Without wanting to sound too pleased with myself, I finally cracked into some of the pickles I made a few weeks back today and I’ve got to say they are delicious! If you haven’t had a go at making any yet, I’d highly recommend it. Now however, I find myself with armfuls of tomatoes that… Read more »

It’s that time of year when Brits return to the office and their thoughts turn to… holidays. If, like everybody else, you’ve nil cash and are staring ahead to three months’ solid work before a tense Christmas at home with family, it’s time to get creative. Luckily, you have options. The success of home-exchange websites… Read more »

The other week a friend of mine was asked some unnecessarily personal questions about her relationship status in a job interview. Having been particularly nervous, it wasn’t until we were talking  about it afterwards that she realised how inappropriate they had been. They were, in no uncertain terms, assessing the likelihood of her getting hitched… Read more »

It’s Friday! Hurrah! Unfortunately the conventional Friday playlist has been substituted for something far less cheesy (bordering, dare I say it, on contemporary), so my swivel chair dancing has been reduced to an occasional half-hearted foot tap. Better, I suppose, than fighting a desperate urge to don some leg warmers and douse myself in water… Read more »

Happy Friday everyone! Today begins seven weeks of rugby-induced insomnia. Up and down the country, people are bracing themselves for fraught nocturnal sessions spent glued to the Rugby World Cup, which is conveniently taking place on the other side of the world in the most anti-sociable time zone for us GMT folks. To ease the… Read more »