This weekend I went to the New Forest for a trip out. As a Smart car driver (see past blog ) I was surprised to see a number of the little cars in the countryside. More so when every driver started waving hello. Was there some secret code no one’s told me about? Soon it got bizarre,...

Last night the team from MoneySaving Towers and I went to the Bradford and Bingley sponsored personal finance media awards – the main industry awards for Money Journalism shortlisted by a panel of journalists, industry professionals and commentators. I’m stunned to say the site won – New Media of the Year. The following is from the initial...

I was in Superdrug this afternoon during filming for ITV news. I needed a drink and was buying a Ribena Light. As I walked away a woman came up to me and said ‘scuse me, are you buying these as they’re two for one? – intimating we should buy them jointly. Sadly the bottle I’d bought wasn’t...

I’m eating a chocolate ball sent to me by The One Account. Now the first thing to note is the wrapping is lovely… little Christmassy balls, but the chocolate inside is very poor quality. Rather encouragingly that fits exactly my view of the One Account itself – great packaging but a poor product. While filming Make Me...

I was feeling smug. With a range of new shirts needed for work, having ventured into Ted Baker, I discovered some very nice products, (which of course a. I would use b. were worth it and c. I couldn’t find cheaper anywhere else following my own mantra). I tried to haggle. The chap serving me said “sorry...

Wow, I’ve just realised that’s it for filming Make Me Rich. Still the voiceovers to do and many of the programmes are still to be edited by the producers and approved by the powers that be at ITV. Yet in many ways the mainstay is now over. Currently the transmission starts on December 12th and runs for...

On the train home from Milton Keynes. Feeling a warm glow tonight. Today the family were Jo and Paul Norris, the type of people you immediately warm to as soon as you meet. In a way that makes things even more stressful for me as you want to help so much. An interesting financial situation, they’re good...