Best before, use by and sell by dates – what’s the difference?
Do you throw out food when it reaches the date on the pack? Well, you could be chucking out perfectly good enough produce – and wasting money as a result.Tesco has announced it’ll remove dates from most of its own brand fruit and veg. The reason?...
Why I’m saying no to a smart meter
You don’t have to get a smart energy meter installed if you don’t want to – and even if you do want to, I think you’re better off waiting I’ve had letters and phone calls from my energy company pushing me to get a smart meter installed....
How to protect yourself against future bank IT disasters
Three steps to take, whatever bank you’re with. As I wrote this week, the TSB online banking meltdown has been a disaster for many of the bank’s customers. But though this has been ridiculously severe, it’s not the first time IT systems have failed...
How I get the best value travel money
Live from New York… my tips to cut the fees for spending overseas. I’ve just been to New York for a few days on holiday. We’ve been a few times before so rather than hitting the tourist sites, we mainly just enjoyed the many fantastic food and drink...
