I’m not ashamed to be frugal

Can a new book from the world of economics fix your relationship, ease your domestic workload and help make you happy? Lucy Mangan spent six weeks testing it out…

We’re on your side

In 2024, Sophie Boulderstone vowed to only buy second hand. Over a year later, she hasn’t looked back…

WHEN CLUTTER MAKES US STRESSED, IT’S TIME TO TACKLE THE SEVEN EMOTION-BASED REASONS WE CLING ON TO OUR STUFF. THE RESULT? A CALMER MIND AND HAPPIER HOME

Perhaps you’ve been a bit loose with your summer spending or back to school has brought you down to earth with a bump. Either way, autumn is the perfect time to give your finances a health check so th

Recently, my daughter Matilda, 12, was given some pocket money by a relative – £10 in cash. ‘I hate using real money,’ she declared to me later. ‘It’s such hard work having to work out the change.’ I