As someone that grew up in the 80s and starting going out clubbing in the 90s it always amazes me just how much it costs to have a night out on the tiles. From the drinks to club entry and even the taxi home it seems that prices are so far north of what they used to be when I was going out at the turn on the millennium. There’s no doubt that some of the happiest time I had as someone in their late teens to mid-twenties was dancing on…

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Once you own your own home it’s common to want to make the inside of it look nice. All it can take is a BBC TV program all about how to make your living room more spacious or a cooking program showing you items you didn’t even know existed and you are straight onto the Internet trying to replicate that look. Before you know it one thing has lead to another and you are going from room to room looking for cheap but significant ways you can improve the rooms…

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Research suggests property-focused Brits see owning a home as the pinnacle of success, with 41% saying that being declined a mortgage is an embarrassing secret that means they’d failed in life. Additionally, a massive 70% of potential applicants don’t approach lenders due to fears that their financial circumstances would mean they are automatically rejected. This means there are thousands of potential homeowners unnecessarily missing out on their dream home. Here are 5 bad credit mortgage myths that shouldn’t stop you applying for a mortgage… First time buyers can’t get a…

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Climate change and its impact continues to make headlines. From a renewed focus on everyday recycling across the UK, to Sir David Attenborough using the return of Blue Planet to comment on the state our oceans are in, how green we are is firmly in the spotlight.  If you’re thinking of introducing some green thinking into your home, now is the perfect time to start. In addition to helping with the reduction of pollution, you can create some fun activities to do with the whole family while saving money. Here…

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As someone who at the time of writing this resides in their late 30s there are things that I do now that I wonder if I am going to be able to keep up as I get older. When you are in your 20s you feel indestructible but as times goes on and the joints start to ache a bit more reality can kick in and make you think about how your life is going to be when you get older. While some people seem to get a second wind and…

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