More than any other European nation, we Brits have a passion for property. This mania explains why the UK had the longest, strongest boom in house prices in modern history, lasting from 1995 to 2007.

However, after the credit crunch arrived in August 2007, …

Once seasonal demand drops away at the end of the Easter break, prices tend to drop too. Some products have short expiry dates so retailers want to offload them as quickly as possible to avoid waste, and others just take up too much space in warehouses.

If you’re happy to use …

There is a strange urgency attached to job applications. Like the sooner you get the application in, the more keen you’ll seem and the more successful your application will be. That’s utter rubbish. …

Directive 2009/136/EC implemented in England by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

It’s a rather dry way to describe the new ‘Cookie Law’ which begins on 26 May 2011. To call it the new ‘Cookie Law’ sounds so much more …

Long gone are the days when anything ‘green’ or environmentally friendly was strictly the preserve of mung bean-munching, weirdy-beardy hippy types. Today it’s positively cool. And not to mention a great way to save money.

Those hippy-types were …

That you’ve heard the arguments for cycling a million times – it’s cheap, good exercise, eco-friendly – doesn’t make them any less compelling.

But if you’re thinking about hitting the saddle, here are a few useful pointers:
1. When choosing a bike, go for practicality, not looks
I have a Pashley Princess. It’s …

It’s easy to see why helping the environment and saving money go hand-in-hand; remembering to turn off lights and TVs, swapping baths for showers and using the washing machine at lower temperatures are all well and good, but sometimes you need the help of a few clever gadgets to realise …

When thinking about getting a dog there are more financial factors to come into play than you might think. Having taken the (somewhat mad) decision to bring a puppy into our home nine months ago, I have been amazed at the ways my money seems …

With National Pet Month in full swing, this week at TotallyMoney we’ve been taking a good look at how much our beloved pets are costing us. Emma-Lou revealed that Rover’s costing us around £1,183 a year, while Jo weighed up and pros and cons of …

Pets cost. And before you shout out, I know, I know, your pampered pet isn’t a luxury, they’re ‘one of the family’. But I bet you didn’t realise quite how expensive they are. Very few pet owners do.

Again, I know that having a pet is all about companionship, …