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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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Making Mums Miserable

I am lucky enough to be in a long term relationship. My partner has a well-paid …

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Most people cannot afford to have kids

It must be true because so many parents claim to have given up "things" to spend …

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Bedroom Tax

This is not about some levy being imposed on intimate activity. No, it is the Government's …

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14 Year Old Girl? No: A Womanly Heroine

Like all decent people, I have been horrified by the Taliban in Pakistan shooting a 14 …

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Holiday At Home - It's Kids’ Play

  It is a truism that many Brits are far-travelled, yet hardly know their own backyard. Children …

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Mother's Milk

Being a mum, I have spent quite a long time over the years thinking about milk. Breast …

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Financially Induced Terminations

As a Mum, I know just how important children are to most women. Rightly or wrongly, there …

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Learning the lessons we teach our children

I spend a good proportion of my time trying to save money, or at least not …

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Budget 2012: it's time to tighten your belts!

It was Budget Day in Britain yesterday and I’ve been waiting eagerly to find out how …

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A Mother’s Day gift guide

I may not be a fan of Valentine’s Day and other Hallmark moments but …

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Life lessons, conferences and singing feet

Life holds many seemingly obvious lessons, but regardless of how many times well-meaning folk point them …

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Turning 10 – It’s all about the money now….

Apparently Jessie J’s insightful lyrics do not apply to the average 10 year old. As my …

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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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