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Ricky Willis

Skint Dad Ricky Willis

Ricky Willis founded the award-winning money saving website SkintDad.co.uk which helps people save money by showing that every penny counts.

What started as a way to share his family’s debt issues, and as a way to be held accountable while paying off £42,000 of consumer debt, quickly became a hit money blog.

Since Ricky launched the site it has attracted over 15 million page views.

Ricky has a passion for finding ways to boost income and has gained experience in website development.

He has appeared on BBC TV, This Morning, Good Morning Britain, as well as in newspapers discussing money issues families face today.

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Budget Recipe: Spaghetti Bolognese

by Ricky Willis · updated 5 June 2020

My recipes are easy to do, don’t take too much preparation, are from store cupboard basics and don’t cost the earth | The Skint Dad Blog

Spaghetti Bolognese is a firm family favourite in our household, and it's liked even more when we mop it up with a little garlic bread (if we are really … [Read more...]

Father’s Day: The Alternative Gift Guide

by Ricky Willis · updated 3 October 2019

fathers-day

With Father’s Day on Sunday, shops all across the UK are rubbing their hands with glee. Every year dads wake up on Father’s Day to a plethora of cards, socks, … [Read more...]

Extremely cheap meals UK – budget recipes and easy meal ideas

by Ricky Willis · updated 11 April 2019

Instead of turning to a jar when cooking, check out these budget recipes which are easy to cook, purse friendly and can be made from scratch in no time.

Check out these ideas for family-friendly, extremely cheap meals that are easy to cook and can be made in no time. I was a little surprised to read the … [Read more...]

Grow Your Own Vegetables Without a Garden

by Ricky Willis · updated 4 August 2021

Grow Your Own Vegetables without a Garden

Can you grow your own vegetables without a garden? It really is possible and there are a number of options to try that are all easy to do. Every year I sit … [Read more...]

Recipe: Bottom Of The Fridge Soup

by Ricky Willis · updated 5 April 2015

recipe-soup

We're normally quite good with judging the longevity of food and never usually have too many vegetables left in the bottom of the fridge that go limp. Even … [Read more...]

Are You Dumb Enough To Be Scammed By A Scammer?

by Ricky Willis · updated 22 April 2019

scam-by-scammer

A Scam On Every Corner For every 20 people you know, one or more of them have most likely fallen foul to a scam. Over the last five years alone, there … [Read more...]

Cheep, Cheep! Hot Cross Bun Recipe on the Cheep

by Ricky Willis · updated 5 April 2015

Hot Cross Bun Recipe

With Easter around the corner, it means time off school, the promise of spring around the corner, the Easter bunny and chocolate eggs. The children love Hot … [Read more...]

5 Money Saving Tools You Cannot Live Without

by Ricky Willis · updated 5 February 2020

money-saving-tools

The World Wide Web is huge! The amount of information available is beyond comprehension and it would take you multiple lifetimes to digest a fraction of it. … [Read more...]

Fakeaway: Chicken Satay, Mushroom Fried Rice With Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup

by Ricky Willis · updated 16 March 2022

chicken satay with peanut sauce

We decided to add a starter, rather than a side dish, to our Fakeaway this weekend. There's nothing nice than a warm soup, especially as the weather started to … [Read more...]

Fakeaway: Doner Kebab Recipe

by Ricky Willis · updated 16 March 2022

doner kebab recipe

After a boozy night, you sometimes can't help falling into a kebab shop. Although we haven't been out, and didn't have any booze, we still decided to replicate … [Read more...]

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Ricky and Naomi Willis, founders and editors of the Skint Dad website.

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