Do you ever get working parents guilt during the school holidays?  Today's post is all about how you can survive the Summer Holidays as a working parent!I first published this post about three years ago but after seeing a couple of posts on Social Media this week about the Mum guilt some people are feeling I thought I'd share it again. My two are 19 and 17 now so whilst I do absolutely understand the Mum guilt and also the feeling of counting down the days until they're back at school at times, I encourage you to make the most of every minute as you'll miss these days in a couple … [Read more...]

Today I'm going to give you some ideas on how to track your monthly expenses which is something we all should (but often don't) do in one way or another.I've been blogging for a long time now (I'm a blogging pensioner pretty much) and I must have said how important it is to track your monthly expenses at least once a month because how can you know where you need to cut back and where you can afford to spend a little more if you don't know where you're at right now!  It's also the only foolproof way to know exactly where your money is going every month so when you get to the end of … [Read more...]

Prices seem to be rising daily at the moment so I thought I'd write a quick post about the ways that I save money at the supermarket because, let's face it, every penny counts right now so if I can help you save a little bit when you're doing your weekly shop then we're winning!1) Airtime Rewards This is one I've mentioned loads over the last couple of months since I first discovered this one but Airtime Rewards is amazing! It's a completely free app that you download onto your phone, you connect your bank cards which is as simple as just scanning your card or typing in the details – no … [Read more...]