Surviving On The Breadline
It’s the 17 September, still a week away from pay day and all you have left is £6.20 to your name. In the cupboard there is only enough food to feed your family for three days and on top of this your...
View ArticleBuyagift and The Trussell Trust £3 Challenge
I am known in my family to be a little competitive. I do like playing Monopoly but we don’t play it any more as there was the “day that we don’t speak about” when I somehow “lost” some money and...
View ArticleTrussell Trust and FareShare Food Collection with Tesco
The busiest day when it comes to shopping is normally a Saturday. People aren’t at work and can fit in a trip to the food shop to re-fill the fridge. Not everyone is lucky enough to have the cash to...
View ArticleA Birthday, A Television Appearance and Shelter
This time last year, I decided to start a blog. Something to fill my evenings with thoughts about my girls, being a stay at home dad and what we got up to on a small budget. Now, today, it’s the Skint...
View ArticlePayday Loans for Kids – Pocket Money Loans
Christmas is coming and instead of asking bank of mum and dad for some money to help pay for Christmas, now kids can get their own payday loan! But, wait! Before you get too angry, read on. Today saw...
View ArticleBehind The Scenes of a Foodbank
The following is a guest post from Sara Williams, a CAB volunteer who blogs about debt and the possible solutions over at Debt Camel. ‘Tis the season to be giving… and eating too much… so many of us...
View ArticleThe Working Poor
I used to get up and go to work. I couldn’t afford breakfast; could hardly afford my train. I had holes in my shoes and I was skint. I was the working poor. Poem by Ricky Willis. The Working Poor It’s...
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