When I worked at the BBC I had a structure to my working day, defined by other people.  I had to turn up to work on time, the rest of the day was dictated by what I had on, but more importantly I had the structure of working within a team.
Fitness was important to me, [...]

Fraudsters are finding new ways to part us from our cash by pretending to be legitimate salespeople on the phone, on the internet and through the post. And that’s as well as the nuisance calls, emails and letters we get from genuine companies that are annoying in themselves. So what can you do to stop [...]

I have just dressed a crab for the first time. A Scottish one. At Billingsgate Fish market in London, which offers the largest selection of fish in the UK. The occasion was courtesy of Seafood Scotland, the umbrella organisation for promoting Scottish Seafood. It was awesome! Part of a day of filleting, gutting, skinning and [...]

It must be because I’m speaking at the Prima Baby Show in February that I am thinking baby goods right now. That and the fact that there are some great offers at Asda for new mums. Here are a few I’ve picked out:

The Lindam Bounce About is a fab plaything for babies and great value [...]

We’re out of recession, officially, which is going to make us (and foreign investors) feel a lot happier about our country and our own personal prospects.
Feeling positive and hopeful is always better than feeling the opposite. It also tends to produce better results given that generally we get in life what we expect…not necessarily what [...]

Credit card fraud is on the rise and predictably you are most likely to be targeted whilst abroad. Getting your cards stolen when you are far from home can be scary and potentially ruin what was supposed to be a relaxing holiday.
The value of your average handbag in the UK is around the £10,000 mark [...]

A Review of the Olympus Voice Recorder VN-5500PC
The latest edition to your pencil case! This month, I have taken on the task of reviewing the digital voice recorder from Olympus. Something I have never considered using through school or university, but actually quite a helpful little device! At first, it was quite strange taking this [...]

We’ve hunted down the best travel websites to make your life easier. The next time you’re planning a trip you can get the best information fast, and save as much money as possible right here.
We show you how to save a packet on flights with clever search engines and where to snap up hotel  bargains. [...]

Can the City of London kindly stop moping around like a depressed basset hound.  Just a year after we managed to avoid financial Armageddon, the banking system is of course still not fit for purpose, but none-the-less changes and developments are afoot – which is good news. However:
Bad news – it would be foolhardy to [...]

Today (25th January) is the poorest and most miserable day according to several PR companies (so it must be true!).
They have a point – our credit card bills with all the Christmas over-spending have come through; many people were paid before Christmas so it seems a long way to pay day at the end of [...]