Category: Article
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I took a detour after the school run yesterday. Rather than going straight home to sit with a coffee and overthink everything, I jumped in my car and did my overthinking on the M6 for a change. My journey was taking me to a part of England I’ve neglected to visit until now: Birmingham. This…
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I recently treated myself to some joyfully colourful leisurewear from a small business. I loved the “made-to-order” branding; it’s a model I’m always happy to pay a premium for because it promises less waste and zero unsold stock headed for landfill. Because the brand is marketed as being based in England, you can imagine my…
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I made what I thought was a great decision in 2007. It turned out to be a disaster. It left me with an apartment I couldn’t afford and in negative equity for over a decade. Just as I finally got back into the black, the cladding scandal hit. My building wasn’t fire-safe, remedial works were…
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Ditching the Clothes that Hold You Hostage to Self-Doubt. (3 min read) I make a point of regularly going through my wardrobe and removing anything that makes me feel a little bit bleurgh. I sell anything I can on either Vinted or eBay, and I use those funds to buy on the same apps –…
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This is a list. A list of all the places I continue to go back to, again, and again, and again. The places I’ve been buying from for years. The things that send me into a small panic when they start to run low. Is it superficial? Perhaps. But these items are my ride or…