
Fat Happens?
Just had coffee with Anne Diamond. We met as panellists on The Wright Stuff a few months ago. She’s just set up a new website Fat Happens and I agreed we’d meet up to have a coffee to see if I can give any pointers. Rather strange to think of this site as a ‘model’ for how...

What would you put on the toss of a coin?
This week’s site vote sparked a lot of conversation in the office. The question is simple: on the toss of a coin, what odds would you need to be given to gamble a month’s salary? MSE Darren (our designer) was in the office for the day, and he, like most, said he wouldn’t gamble a month’s salary...

Groan. They’ve printed my article next to a secured loan ad!
A few months ago I was interviewed for BBC Good Homes magazine on debts and what to do with them. The feature was then written up by a journalist based on this information – the piece itself is great and runs over two pages. Sadly, slap bang opposite the second page is a full page advert for...

A suicidal call is hard to ignore
On Saturday night I called into Radio 5 Live after hearing a man considering killing himself due to debts (it’s rather strange to follow my ‘Debt is not bad‘ blog with this one). To be honest I wasn’t planning to write a blog on it, but I’ve had a number of emails about it, and the Radio...

Is Debt Bad? No only bad debt is bad!
Just read an interesting discussion in the Chat Forum. There someone had come in to ask the cheapest way to borrow £3,000 for a horse. They explained they’d spent years repaying debts, were now debt free, had reasonable income and wanted a horse. The mass reaction was ‘save up for it’. Which is of course a sensible...

One way to get my grandma to see my house!
I had GMTV in my kitchen today. I’m in the middle of filming the BBC’s new One programme, had a full day yesterday and am currently sitting on the train on the way to Bristol for today. In the midst of this GMTV called yesterday and asked if they could interview me about Reclaiming Bank Charges. Stephanie,...
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