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Looking Forward To 2009
It’s the final few days of 2008 and we’ve all hopefully enjoyed our Christmas and are now looking forward to the new year perhaps with a little less joy than we did in 2007. Things are a little less certain financially for many people, however there are still opportunities out there if we’re...
[Read more...]Travelogue
Oh I’m Not Going
Damn blast those merchant bankers who called in about 1 percent of their outstanding loan and flushed the holiday company XL down the toilet and messed up thousands of people’s holidayls two weeks ago. Thank’s to those buggers, I’m not going on holiday today to the seemingly wonderful...
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House Repossessions Up 71%
UK housing market in meltdown? The number of house repossessions jumped 71% in the three months to June 2008. It’s not easy out there right now and many people are finding it ever more difficult to keep up with their mortgage payments. Given the current state of the stock markets with banks getting...
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Classic Photos in Lego
Classic photographs done over using lego by photographer/artist Mike Stimpson. He has recreated some of the most iconic pictures from photography masters such as Cartier-Bresson and Rober Capa. The pictures can be seen on the BBC website. I was quite amused at the images and the photographers take on...
[Read more...]Food
Caramelized Pears in Cognac and Ginger Wine
Well the big Christmas feasting is almost over but if you are still feeling cookie, then this recipe is a great one that I tried out and it tasted great. The pears I used were Italian, but any ripe pear will do. Not too soft though. What you need: 2 Pears 2 Tablespoons finest French Cognac / brandy 2...
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House Repossessions Up 71%
UK housing market in meltdown? The number of house repossessions jumped 71% in the three months to June 2008. It’s not easy out there right now and many people are finding... [Read more]
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SEO Your Wordpress Templates
Like many people, when I first started blogging, I discovered Wordpress and it’s many features that made it easy to set up and get going within a couple of hours. One thing... [Read more]
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Use Ebay To Earn Extra Money
I am returning to one of my favourite pass times to write about how you can earn extra money online. It has been a while since I have bought and sold on... [Read more]
Earn Money Fast Have You Got Five Minutes
I can’t do everything you know some things I have to pay people to do. This is a surefire method to earn money fast. It will only take a few minutes,... [Read more]
Earn Money Writing Travel Articles
Following on from my post about ways to earn money, I read a great post about travel writing from Sharon Hurley-Hall over at get paid to write online,... [Read more]
New Year, New Ways To Earn Money
It’s the New Year, and in the UK (as it is in many places around the world) we’re all looking for ways to earn money so we can pay for all... [Read more]