Frugal Confessions – Frugal Living

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! My friend snagged a social buying site deal for half off four admissions to the Cockrell Butterfly Center. She invited Paul and I, and we all enjoyed a beautiful Sunday afternoon this past week in the tropics surrounded by colorful butterflies! It is one of my favorite places in Houston. The [...]

Save Money on DVDs

This is a guest post on behalf of Tesco Entertainment. There are many ways to find cheap DVDs on the internet and in the shops, but there are also many other ways that you can cut your DVD expenditure. With lots of other movie lovers out there, you can find hundreds of ways designed to [...]

Frugal Confessions Friday – Frugal Living

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! Here is my frugal confession of the week: My mother and Paul drink a lot of coke. I have an account with MyCokeRewards, and once a month or so I input codes from coca-cola products for free points. My mother saves all of her Diet Coke lids for me, and once [...]

Are You Taking Debt Into 2012?

The following is a post on behalf of Money Supermarket. People have been getting into debt at an increasing rate over the past several years. The amount of disposable income is not as large as it used to be and as a result many people find themselves having to buy on credit. Many individuals will [...]

Our Loan History: Learning to Comparison Shop for Loans

This is a sponsored guest post written by me. A loan was a foreign concept to me for the first 18 years of my life. Up until that point if I wanted something, such as a pair of $22 cargo pants from Old Navy or a six week student exchange trip to Spain, I worked [...]

How Much Risk Are You Willing to Take?

This is a sponsored post written by me. I have always carried insurance because of my answer to the question in this title: in general, I am not willing to take a lot of financial risk. I began to save for retirement almost as soon as I started my first full-time job in the fall [...]

A Guide to the Benefits of Being an OAP

This is a guest post geared towards my audience in the UK.  While your body may not exactly be in the peak condition you may have once had, life as an old-age pensioner (OAP) is certainly not without its benefits. By understanding the kind of discounts and freebies that are open to you, you too [...]

Finding a Sustainable Mortgage

This is a guest post. Creating a sustainable mortgage that is workable from a financial point of view and has environmental benefits with the help of a few simple home improvements further down the line is quite straightforward, especially with the help the websites such as emortgagecalculator.co.uk. Let’s address the issue of money first and [...]

Debit Over Credit – Which is Better?

The following is a guest post on bahalf of Money Supermarket. Managing money is an important part of life. Every person needs a way to save it, spend it and keep an eye on it. When you want to pull out the plastic to pay at the grocery store or mall, it is important that [...]

Landlord Prosecuted after Endangering Lives

This is a guest post. A landlord in Portsmouth has been prosecuted by Health and Safety Executive investigators, after failing to produce gas safety records for appliances in a rented property. Peter Brown, of Waterlooville, Hampshire, was fined £11,500 and ordered to pay costs of £4,500 at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court, after pleading guilty to several [...]

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