Archive for the 'money-related' Category

Gotta love cash back!

Monday, May 5th, 2008

We have been looking for ways to cut costs and save some money.
DH wasn’t happy with the amount of money we were paying for our car insurance so I did a bit of research and found I could pay less and if we don’t make a claim in three years, we get 10% of our [...]

Saving money from the start

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

So, we went to the bank to open up a couple of savings accounts for DS16. he receives his own “youth allowance” now so he needed an account with an atm card to access his money. I also wanted to open a “bonus saver” type account for him so he can put money away each [...]

Increased home break ins

Friday, March 28th, 2008

We get the Neighbourhood Watch newsletter delivered to our mailbox every fortnight. While reading the latest one, I noticed that there has been an increase in home break ins in our area.
Now would be a good time to make sure that you get the best home insurance quotes and make sure the insurance is up [...]

Peace of Mind

Friday, March 28th, 2008

With rising interest rates and everything else home owners need to worry about, it is good to hear that there are companies such as American Home Shield that offer peace of mind in the form of home warranties.
As a buyer, in the first year of owning your new home, you can be assured that [...]

So I battled the crowds….

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

…I couldn’t even get a park in the car park. I had to park in one of the side streets! I got into the supermarket and I swear to you, the people were like seagulls swooping down and grabbing everything they could!
I did lie…I said in the previous post that I was just going for [...]