Stockpiling food – it sounds like a thing from America TV shows like Extreme Couponing. You see people with garages and cupboards stacked up to the ceiling with bulk bought products and coupons glitches. The groceries stored could easily see some of these families through for years, but it’s not really true stockpiling. Having a… more

Are you a saver? According to research from Shepherds Friendly people are saving for all sorts of things like home improvements, a holiday or putting money towards a deposit for a first home. And that’s great! Saving towards a goal is really important. Rather than just blindly putting money aside each month, you are giving yourself… more

“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