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Archive for January, 2008

family of origin finances

Normally, I write my posts the night before they go up, but a spontaneous trip to the pub happened after work last night, and - with good reason - I’ve made it a rule not to try to write after consuming more than, say a couple of pints. This means that I’m posting on the fly, but this is good [...]

7 essential pieces of furniture for your first home

Following on from thinking about how to plan moving out of home and my admission the other day of a house magazine buying problem, I thought it might be interesting to share my list of essentials for furnishing a home. Sadly, most of these are borne from bitter experience.
I’ve also included some basic prices for [...]

carnival of money stories: bedtime story edition

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin.
Once upon a time, there was a very little naughty boy, and his name was George. George didn’t like to do important things, and he didn’t often learn from his mistakes.
One day, George’s mother asked him to go and count the eggs in the larder. Mother and father [...]

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