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Cash-is-Cool:
Our Reason For Being
Cash is under threat across our planet.
Card schemes hate cash, as they can only wring profit from their debt-creating plastic products.
Visa and MasterCard have both made clear that cash is their enemy. Since 90% of all purchases on our planet are made using cash, this enemy of the card schemes must be the trusty friend of humanity.
Cash-is-Cool is working tirelessly to defend cash from predatory card schemes.
Blogs » Mummy Blogger
From tooth-fairy financing to budgeting with a family, our very own mummy blogger will give you all the expertise you need when it comes to cost-effective parenting!
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How to move house and save money
Having spent the last 48 hours moving house I thought it might be worth sharing some …
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Fund-raising for schools
Most schools these days seem to be constantly fund-raising. I’m sure if I added up every …
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Valentine’s Day on a £20 budget
Do you ‘do’ Valentine’s Day? I can’t say I’m a huge fan, although that’s not to …
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Eating out with kids
“Let’s eat out”. It’s one of those phrases designed to make anyone with kids under the age …
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Resolutions, reminders, and library book fines
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2012, hopefully you all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas and, if you’re …
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Top five Christmas Budgeting tips…
(from the people who know best – Parents!) We’re in the final throes of panic shopping. Just …
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Cash-is-Cool Family Budgeting Survey
This week sees the launch of the Cash-is-Cool Family Budgeting Survey. The idea is …
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Money saving – it’s time to get Incahoot!
It’s been a busy time lately. All the joys of getting the kids back to school, …
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The Staycation with Quentin Wilson – not my finest moment
So, the summer holidays are going swimmingly well. The children are loving holiday club, which means …
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An innovation to build into ATMs? Ronaldo might think so…
Today was one of those perfect days. The kind you remember from your childhood as what …
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How not to shoe shop with children
This was a ‘meh’ weekend. A week of promising sunshine gave way to a drizzle-filled weekend …
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Top Five Frugal Celebrities
After my tongue-in-cheek comparison with Gywneth Paltrow last week I thought it might be interesting to …
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A day in the life of….
Today, as I juggled cleaning the house, getting school uniform ready for the morning, locating lost …
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Travelling Light
This was a busy weekend for me. I spent 4 days without my children – they …
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See a penny, pick it up…
…All the day you’ll have good luck. Remember that old adage? It’s something my mum told …
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Pay as you go utilities – Topping up the old-fashioned way
We’ve recently moved into a rented house. In lots of ways this is a very good …
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The top-up tale…
There are many quandaries that the modern parent faces. Things that our parents never even had …
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School Uniform and the cash-strapped mum
For many UK parents it’s half term this week. Ours began on Friday with a trek …
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The Night Out
Nights out these days are few and far between. Firstly there’s the reality that working full …
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An Olympic sized headache
We got our requests for Olympic tickets in just before the ballot *phew*. Like …
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Cash or Card – Who wins? Part Two
So last week was all about the plastic. I attempted to survive for a week using …
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Cash or Card – Who wins?
In the last week I’ve been experimenting, trying out different ways of managing my home budget. …
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Counting the charity cost
Do you remember the days when you couldn’t walk down the street without having a …
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Cooking with kids
One of the very best (and worst) things about your children getting older and …
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When good Papier-Mâché goes bad…
For most working mothers the Easter break is not an unwelcome visitor, but definitely one with …
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Driving up the Costs
When did filling the car with fuel start equating to an adrenalin-fuelled extreme sport? Being a …
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Spring’s a coming….
It’s that time of year when the green fingered amongst us start thinking about what needs …
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Counting the cost
The cost of having children soon escalates. Here’s a look at what’s involved in first year …
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The Foreign Currency Game
You may not have started planning your holiday yet this year, but here’s a fun way …
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The last minute fancy dress costume dash
Having children means having a bottomless drawer of fancy dress costumes and an imagination to rival …
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Day Trips – Family fun on a budget
My eldest child is going to be nine in a matter of weeks. His birthday plans …
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The Money Game
Read below for some fun and inventive games to educate your children about cash! What colour is …
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Counting the cost of Pregnancy
Paula Battle counts a number of ways to cut costs during your pregnancy, and draws on …
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What does it mean to live to your means?
Mummy blogger Paula Battle talks about prioritising school dinners and hockey practice over expensive designer clothes …
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The Party Line
Our Mummy blogger on birthday present etiquette for children and little cash bundles as gifts… We've been …
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Budget Management - How do you shop?
Internet shop or real-time shop? Paula Battle on the highs and lows of both options… How do …
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How generous is your Tooth Fairy?
Paula Battle on kids swapping teeth for cash, plus all the gory details! I have …
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The Pocket Money Jar
Paula Battle, an all-time favourite and star in the world of mummy-blogging, introduces us to children's …
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