It was foggy this morning, so rather than brave my bicycle, my usual mode of transport to get to money-saving towers, I decided I’d nip on the bus. In front of me in the queue was a young mother with a small baby. And it was so cold you could see the hot breath coming out of...

A horrible thing happened to me yesterday. I was having to fill out a form on the Internet, and I came to the age bracket; rather than simply entering my age it had categories, and for the first time, I found myself in the 35 to 44 category. Not fun. Discuss this blog

I’m shocked at the results of last week’s Haggling Poll… The question was what would your opening price be for goods costing £120 when in a country known for haggling?

Today was supposed to be a day to tick some things off my To-Do list as well as doing Moneybox Live on Radio 4. Yet all that changed. About an hour ago I took a call from ITV1 Tonight; the Supermarket Cheap programme going out this Friday has been moved to this evening; as understandably ITV want...

Last night I played the MSG at Scrabble – normally it’s ferociously competitive, but last night I was on a flyer. I scored a mammoth 596; vastly eclipsing my best ever previous score of 481. During the game I got four seven-letter words and consistently scored well. The MSG didn’t score as highly as normal, but with...

There’s an advert on the TV currently that is a disgrace. It asks people to text in to “find out if you and your partner are compatible” with some ridiculous numerology test. At first I just thought it a little piece of nonsense; then I saw the price. Disgusting! The following is from its terms and conditions...

Loans have more pitfalls than disused colliery. The latest bizarre trick, sent to me by MoneySaver Nigel Durbridge, isn’t close to the most despicable piece of financial manipulation but it certainly makes you think… The cost of a pound The interest rate on Tesco’s loan bizarrely jumps if you borrow £20,000 or more; it’s rather bizarre as...

I love a Freebie, but I’m getting fed up of the Yellow Pages and The Phone Book being sent to my house. They appeared again this week, these two big anachronistic catalogues lumped outside the front door; each made from half a forest worth of paper. Yet I haven’t opened one in at least three years- after...

One of those moments that just make you laugh. I was sitting in make-up with soon-to-be-former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq this morning. And I could hear her telling the make-up guys she was having trouble keeping her top up properly. Then I heard her utter those immortal words, “do you have any double-sided sticky tape?” It...

Dear Treasury Press Office, I’d be surprised if you’re reading this, because its on the internet. To help you, the internet is a not-so-new phenomenon where people communicate with each other, can launch campaigns and share information – it even has journalists working on it! I hope I’m not going too quickly for you, as I wouldn’t...