There are plenty of reasons why we are looking for alternatives to traditional banks these days. Whether it is because we don’t have proof of address or we want to earn cashback on our spending, Pockit can help. Who are Pockit? Did you know that over eight million people in the UK either do not have a bank account or are poorly served by high-street banks? The knock on effect from this is that consumers are
Every month I visit Poundland to show you the best bargains. August has lots of bargains including a 50p sale! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Trbf1uVDs Don’t forget to come and join the Poundland Appreciation Society
Today I have a guest post for you from my husband Tony, who blogs at Thrifty Husband. He has 10 thrifty ways to keep cool this summer. Over to Tony… Summer is finally here and we are all wanting to both enjoy the heat and escape from it’s wrath! We can’t win with weather at times in Britain can we? As such Thrifty Husband has gathered together these 10 thrifty ways to keep cool this
Would you eat dog food? That’s a pretty strong opening blogging sentence, but the team at Freshpet are on a mission to bring the power of fresh, real food to dogs and cats. They are doing it in ways that are good for pets, for humans and for the planet. Pretty cool stuff! Freshpet recognise that our dogs and cats aren’t just our pets. They are part of our family. https://www.instagram.com/p/BPYblUDgk78 As humans we have
The motto of my blog is make money, save money and live the life you want. I choose to have a thrifty life, saving money on my every day spending. However there are lots of things that I won’t scrimp on. I won’t scrimp on holidays – I love visiting Orlando, and whilst I am happy to save money on our trips to Orlando, I still want to go every year. Another thing that we
Every month I head to Poundland to show you what bargains there are to be had, and July 2017 has been a great month! Join me as I bring you not only a video tour of the store and the bargains I have found, but also my haul and a parody video for you to enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Y3wFM8esA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyefDGfJ2ok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVUvNgL6gjM I hope you enjoy these videos – we had a great time filming them in the
Given how far we’ve come in other areas of personal finance such as mobile payments, money transfer and digital banking, it’s hard to believe that until last year you were still unable to apply for a mortgage entirely online. Yes, you could transfer cash to your mate via SMS, switch on your central heating via your smartphone and pay for your lunchtime sarnie with a tap of your watch. But mortgages were firmly stuck in
The Orchard at Tesco was a fantastic programme where members received generous coupons to spend in various departments in Tesco stores. Over the course of the programme I have enjoyed some fantastic freebies, from ice cream to joints of meat. However, Tesco have recently closed this programme. Now that The Orchard at Tesco has closed, you might be looking for other ways to save money on your grocery shopping, or get money off at the
