expenses when visiting family

This weekend I’m travelling to Ireland to visit family. I’ll be taking my own packing advice, and not taking too much. Strictly carry-on only here.
Whilst I might have packing down to a fine art, I’m exceedingly good at spending money whilst travelling. I nearly always *need* a drink at the airport (a bottle of pop [...]

check out the carnival of personal finance

Normally I’d be moaning that American football is a shoulder-padded game for girls, but firstly England were beaten in the opening weekend of the Six Nations , and secondly, paidtwice has done an excellent superbowl themed carnival of personal finance. So go and check it out. I particularly like:

Top 10 reasons people spend more [...]

going somewhere nice? packing light rules

I am the queen of packing light. On my last trip - to Washington DC - I took one 25 litre bag. That’s a single small carry on. And that’s all.
There are many advantages to packing light. It means that you can use public transport, rather than taking a cab. Almost by default you can’t [...]