Living on Less

Secret Discounts for the Over 60’s

  So you’ve hit the big 6 0, sixty, and no doubt feeling a mixture of ‘how the heck did I get to be this old’ and ‘great, can I get any discounts for hitting this milestone age! Yes, one of the positive sides to reaching 60 is that you can benefit from discounts on lots of things, and if you were lucky enough to sneak in and claim your pension at 60, then all these little discounts can be…

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How To Use Your Love of Dogs to Start a Low Cost Business.

The start of a New Year can be just the push you need to stop procrastinating and launch a brand new, low-cost business from home, to supplement your pension. And if you can combine this, with your love of dogs, so much the better. So how about looking into starting a pet sitting service, it’s so easy and so rewarding, with no huge outlay, and a ready market, just waiting to book with you. Dog ownership has increased hugely over…

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Living on Less

Review: A Slimming World Meal by a Non Slimmer

Well, who’d have thought it, I’m lost for words really but I’ll give it a go. I went to Iceland and bought a Slimming World meal and although I’m not on a diet, nor do (I think) I need to be,  I’m really glad I did. In the spirit of decluttering, I took 5 bags of clothing that hadn’t seen the light of day for years, to the charity shop in my next village. Being a bit of a lazy…

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Pensioners – yes you can stay at home AND make money!

There comes a time in life when it’s inevitable that we have gathered ‘stuff’.  Stuff that is tucked away at the back of a cupboard, stashed in a suitcase, or stuff that just looks at you accusingly every time you open the shed door. No point in denying it, you know it’s there. But what if all that stuff that you don’t use could generate some welcome cash to supplement your pension, especially after Christmas when funds are even lower…

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73 Questions about ME

  Well someone at Vogue thought it would be a good idea to ask some celebs these 73 questions, https://video.vogue.com/series/73-questions and whilst I can’t aspire to the dizzy heights of celebdom, I was asked by http://www.suefoster.info to take part. So grab a coffee and if you have the time and inclination, here are my answers!   1. What is your usual Starbuck’s order? I don’t ‘do’ Starbucks, but in a café, it would be a one shot flat white. Strange…

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