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 painted a Union Jack on my face and am not planning to, but stay tuned.

Imagine being Kate Middleton right now… I was nervous enough on the morning of my wedding and I didn’t have three …

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, Gladstone Pottery Museum and Drayton Manor Theme Park.

Various locations

Price: Free

If you’re called Will or Kate, you’re damn lucky this weekend. Several attractions across the country, including London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo, Bristol Science …

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 moving in together or getting married.

Why? Why do people do this? Look at pretty much any survey taken since, I don’t know, Roman times? And the same thing comes up over and over again as …

Totally Money Blog Carnival went live today at Stupid Cents! I hope to see you again next week!

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Kevin McKee presents Drop Your Cable Bill – Keep Your Shows posted at Thousandaire.
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Echo presents Save Money Purchasing Beef In Bulk posted at Boomer & Echo.

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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 clearly quite insane: beaming from the comfort of their front bay window is a life-size replica of the happy couple, arm in arm and clearly enjoying the prospect of a quiet West London street. Madness.

While …

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 and truly struck. Now the prospect of the two consecutive long weekends seems a small price to pay for the ubiquity of tacky tea towels. In protest, today we’ve scoured the web for the top of the tat; the best of the worst royal wedding …

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 my Dad now and I don’t blame you. The thought of picking up finds at the local refuse centre conjures up images of Stig of the Dump, the dishevelled, grunting Neanderthal who …

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 the perfect time to indulge your inner cycle pro. The first step is to find the right bike but before you hit the shops, there are some things to consider to ensure you find the right …

Totally Money Blog Carnival went live today at The College Investor! I hope to see you again next week!

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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 Real Dollars – Will Yours?
The Year of Shopping Detox presents The Car Thing.

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School holidays can hit your wallet hard. A family trip to the cinema can set you back almost a hundred pounds when you factor in tickets, sweets, lunch, parking or train tickets! Do something different and cheap with your kids this Easter break, here are a few suggestions that are under £10:

The National Trust website has listings of country-wide Easter weekend events. Find something to suit all your kids, from egg and bonnet decorating to parades and live chick’n’bunny petting activities.

Explore the sensory world of butterflies and see live …