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Are Traditional Household Skills Dying Out?
With Mother’s Day at the end of the week, a new survey has found modern mums are lacking in traditional household skills like making jam, starching a shirt and sewing. Supposedly these are dying out …
Giving up fags makes you healthy, wealthy and wise
Just when your New Year’s resolution starts to collapse into a duvet day you come across someone like Julie Parnell, who turned her 40 a day smoking habit into a small fortune.
Julie dreamed of running …
Fears About Surviving Winter.
How tragic is the story in yesterday’s news about Mark and Helen Mullins, an Army veteran and his wife who died in a suicide pact after feeling they couldn’t face another winter in extreme poverty?
The …
How to pay for the roof over your head
Be it ever so humble…
The Aussie/Kiwi/Candadian back packer who comes to kip down on the sofa of your student flat on your sofa for a few days and is still there a year later is …
Do your neighbours drive you nuts?
What can you do if one of your neighbours refuses to do anything about the state of their garden and it starts to invade yours?
Put a spring in your step
Fabulous homes and fashion bargains from Laura Ashley in their Spring sale – plus money back for your kids
Everything in the garden is… well, a bit messy, actually
brilliant gardening tools for you and your kids
WIN tickets to the Ideal Home Show
Ideal Home Show – 10 pairs of tickets up for grabs in our fab competition!
With friends like these…
Last night my friend Kitty rang me for a chat. We've known each other since we were 11 (I know, long time) and our kids are close. She's also godmother to No1 son. But …
My name is Amanda, a journalist and mum of four. I have been writing about family finance since my first baby was born. I will be sharing my financial triumphs and hiccups with you and helping ensure KidStart helps you find the smartest ways to save.
I’m Anita, a mum to two under 5s, a blogger, journalist and author. I’ll be blogging about all things family related whether that’s ranting about legislation, or a general heads up about something to make family life happier and less stressful. 
