“Austerity is finally coming to an end.” That’s what Philip Hammond recently said in the 2018 budget. Is it though? Is it? A lot of us may just be getting by, trying to cut it with pay that hasn’t increased while bills keep going up. Others have been faced with mass slashes to benefits payments and moving over… more

It’s a sad day. We live in one of the richest countries in the world and yet the need for food banks is growing rapidly year on year. With people running out of money to eat food – a simple and basic human necessity – they are turning to food banks as a way to… more

I’m not sure if any of you saw the story that’s doing the rounds at the moment? With the run-up to Christmas, I know there are a lot of people worried about the costs and where they’ll find extra money to pay for gifts and food. Some are just cutting back altogether and (well not… more

There was a time when we’d never talk about money – not even to each other. I remember times when we’ve been in a supermarket and started to have a panic. We’d added things to the shopping trolley above and beyond our list. When we got to the checkout, having not added up along the… more

Cashback is an easy way to make money back when you’re shopping. It’s really simple to use as well. You just find the shop you plan to buy something from, click through on the cashback site and you get paid a percentage back. (Here’s a full guide on how is cashback works) Over the years,… more