Posts written in September, 2011

Most of us have at least one old leather jacket cluttering up our wardrobes. Leather seems too precious to just chuck out or otherwise get rid of. So what can you do with that gorgeous (not!) 1980s leather jacket with shoulder pads the size of small mountain ranges? Make a posh free leather cushion, that’s…read more

Straight in there, no messing about… here’s our top five discount codes for the day covering exciting stuff like wild bird care, kids’ toys, shoes and  women’s clothing. Our Big Red Warehouse discount codes*give you 20% off a truly vast collection of character merchandise from popular children’s TV, movies and books. There’s In the Night…read more

It ain’t pretty. Or so they’d have you believe. Who is ‘they’? The media. Yes, things are probably pretty rough for a lot of people. But there’s always a flip side to hard times. Ying and yang. Up and down. Positive and negative. Black and white. If you’re feeling like Chicken Licken, convinced the business…read more

How boring are pensions? Here I sit at my desk, fighting hard against falling asleep at the very thought of saving up for my old age. It hardly  inspires excitement. It’s bottom of the retail therapy list. Yawn. But if you want to make the most of your pension savings, you can’t beat learning the…read more

Our garden has started to calm down for the autumn. Growth is slowing and I’m piling up fallen leaves in corners for the hedgehogs and generally tidying up. Because the garden’s bare bones are showing through I can see what’s what.  It looks like there’s room for more water. And water is always good for…read more

Smartphones are taking the world by storm with millions of us glued to the blasted things more or less 24/7. The same goes for tablets and readers. Have you seen that advert where a good looking couple are wandering along in stunningly pretty mountainous countryside with their eyes glued to their Kindle rather than looking…read more

How’s your hair? If you’ve neglected it recently because you’re a bit broke and you’re looking like you’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards, here’s some simple ways to save money on hairstyling. Most hairdressers tell you it’s best to go back for a trim every six weeks. If you leave it an extra couple…read more

Whether you’re a small business owner or a consumer Skype is a brilliant way to communicate with people for less, often for free. What is Skype? It’s a piece of software you download to your computer so you can talk to anyone via video anywhere in the world for nothing (or not much). Here’s a…read more