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What's the cheapest supermarket?

What's the cheapest supermarket?

If you have a family to feed, you won’t need reminding about the effects of inflation. It is currently running at more than 5% - but what this actually means is that you pay more to feed the family.

Are you an emotional spender?

Are you an emotional spender?

We all like to think that we are sensible, organised people.

When we go shopping, we go out knowing what we want to buy, how much we plan to pay and we are certainly far too sensible to be swayed by a must have in a window…

The easy – and cheap – way to spring clean

The easy – and cheap – way to spring clean

It may have started as a religious practice in the far east – or it could have been a reaction to seeing just how mucky a house had become when longer days and stronger sunlight revealed the dirt built up over winter.

Getting in shape for spring

Getting in shape for spring

Spring is a time for shedding layers, but if you are planning to look good in the latest season’s fashions you may want to try shedding a few pounds too.

A Simple Guide to Your Self Assessment Tax Returns for 2021

A Simple Guide to Your Self Assessment Tax Returns for 2021

Self-assessment season is upon us again, and if you are required to do so, your personal tax return needs to be completed, submitted and paid up by the 31st of January, 2022. There’s not particularly long to go, so in this article, we are going to cover if you actually need to complete and submit a return for the 2020-21 tax year (just because you have done so in the past may not mean you need to do it for this particular tax year) and a four-step approach that you can use to prepare for completing your self-assessment tax return for the 2021 tax year.

Hot tips for the cold season

Hot tips for the cold season

Global warming can paradoxically mean winters are much colder.

But we can’t just click the central heating up another few degrees. It will only make carbon dioxide levels worse – and besides, this winter, energy costs are rocketing. ** **