Modern Communications: or the paradox of how being interconnected makes us have little to say to one another

Years ago I went on holiday for 2 weeks and didn’t bring my phone. It was about 2011 or 12 but looking back – it didn’t seem that big a deal but it is nowadays. Advertisements

Month-End accounts: July 2019

July was an expensive month! A great month for what we did together but some long time coming spending came to bite us. It was also the 1 year blog anniversary – I hope you’ve enjoyed reading.

Ski holiday 2020 booked! FIRE & Snow

We’ve just booked our ski holiday for 2020 at a cost of £2,600. How does this stack up as far as frugality goes?

Jet-setting childhood expectations: are parents setting their kids up for disappointment?

I was at the airport a few weeks ago and got to see hoards of school kids jetting off for their Easter holidays. Some were with full school club regalia. What happened to uncomfortable coach trips to local educational history parks? Nowadays school trips tend to be to anywhere. I saw one school group with […]

Fire & Ice: the cost of family holidays

is £4,000 for a week’s ski holiday worth it? That’s for 2020, so we’d better start saving now or come up with better ideas…