Mother buys a £100 second-hand vending machine and makes her four children use pocket money earned through chores to pay for their snacks in a bid to cut down on junk food Sarah Balsdon, 29, from Northumberland, paid £100 for an old vending machine Mother-of-four makes her children use their pocket money for their snacks … Read more
Principality’s pocket money account pays a top 4% on children’s savings with up to £250 a month that can be paid in By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 16 July 2019 | Updated: 09:54 BST, 17 July 2019 A new children’s account with Principality Building Society pays a top 4 per … Read more
Drug firm owners pocket £33m on back of coronavirus epidemic By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 16 May 2020 The billionaire family behind Hikma Pharmaceuticals has cashed in £33 million of shares in the FTSE100 drugs giant after its stock was boosted by the … Read more
If you’ve ever wondered why there appears to be a pocket of material in your underwear, the mystery has finally been solved. While some may not pay a great deal of attention, it’s a design feature that appears to have baffled others, with the topic coming up again on Mumsnet this week, when one user asking … Read more
A number of shoppers have been left out of pocket after purchasing items from the second-hand tech store, CeX that haven’t turned up, according to an exclusive report for This is Money by Which?. Some customers, including key workers, have reported receiving faulty items according to the consumer group, while others have not received online … Read more
Middle class shoppers up and down the UK could be hit financially as the cost of fashionable household staples like tea and coffee are set to rise due to global shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Producers of trendy Fair Trade items often found in your local hipster coffee bar or quirky restaurants are struggling … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has seen a number of major events cancelled, including the Edinburgh Fringe festival, Glastonbury music festival and the Wimbledon tennis tournament. But a number of smaller events have also had to postpone and it leaves a number of questions marks if and how exhibitors will be refunded. For example, those who had booked … Read more
On September 5, I tried to buy Premium Bonds for my new granddaughter. I went online, filled out the forms and paid by debit card. I was then asked to upload documents relating to the child’s birth, which obviously I did not have. My son and his wife, who have the documents, both live an … Read more