I know its New Year but I’ve got to tell you about our Christmas day. 2008 was my turn to host my husband’s family Christmas and as I was ringing around to let them all know what to bring (as we all make a di...

Sometimes we think that we have to spend a lot of money for someone to appreciate a gift but it doesn’t always have to be expensive. With Christmas just around the corner, and money under pressure in this financial...

One Friday afternoon I was having afternoon tea in the office and the topic of conversation was gift buying. I was explaining how I had a few gifts to buy on the weekend as there were a few babies born in the last coup...

Children’s demands for gifts at Christmas can break the budget. My husband and I have two children, and seems that every year we spend more and more on Christmas presents for the kids, It seems to be getting out of...

Avoid spending most of next year paying off this year’s Christmas spend. Greg Bell, founder of ihatebudgets, shares some simple tips to help manage this year’s Christmas becoming next year’s nightmare. Have a plan ...

 Young couples getting married and moving into a new home can find it to be a very daunting time when it comes to finances. When birthday or anniversary time comes along, you really want to buy something special for you...

Everybody loves their dad and as it was Father’s Day on the weekend, devoted children were scouring the shops for that perfect gift. Unfortunately my father- in-law is in a nursing home and my father is now, due to his...

It’s the first week of spring and as we know christmas is only around the corner… I have already started preparing my christmas list, I have written a list even searched catalogues and written down prices, so...

My mother recently asked me what my daughter would like for her birhday. As we all know teenage girls are so hard to buy for particularly if you are trying to stick to the family budget. I suggested Mum give her a store...

Saturday is my weekly fruit shopping day, so off to the markets we go. Well I couldn’t get my regular parking spot and had to walk through the specialty stalls to get to the fruit section. On our way through my da...