Family MoneyBox http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk For the everyday, for special days and for the future. Fri, 24 May 2013 08:22:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Homemade beauty and skin care – inspired by Pinterest! http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/05/14/homemade-beauty-and-skin-care-inspired-by-pinterest/ http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/05/14/homemade-beauty-and-skin-care-inspired-by-pinterest/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:01:26 +0000 Niall Davison http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/?p=11853 Skin care and beauty products often come with a hefty price tag. Even a quick trip to the pharmacy can see you spend £20 on the most basic products and if you go beyond the basics, you can look at spending upwards of £100. You may have considered making some simple homemade beauty and skin [...]

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]]> http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/05/14/homemade-beauty-and-skin-care-inspired-by-pinterest/feed/ 0 Cheap fun days out – as suggested by pupils of Claypole School http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/05/02/cheap-fun-days-out-as-suggested-by-pupils-of-claypole-school/ http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/05/02/cheap-fun-days-out-as-suggested-by-pupils-of-claypole-school/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 11:34:47 +0000 Niall Davison http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/?p=11093 The latest group of schoolchildren to visit Family MoneyBox HQ came to us all the way from Claypole Primary School, Lincs. We set the pupils the challenge of coming up with their Top Ten Tips for cheap fun days out for all the family. Read on for their suggestions… Time for a picnic: Now that [...]

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]]> http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/05/02/cheap-fun-days-out-as-suggested-by-pupils-of-claypole-school/feed/ 0 Great Days Out and Fun Activities – as suggested by pupils of Rauceby School http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/03/21/rauceby-school-great-days-out-and-fun-activities/ http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/03/21/rauceby-school-great-days-out-and-fun-activities/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:51:42 +0000 Niall Davison http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/?p=8532 Here at Family MoneyBox HQ, we often host visits by local schoolchildren to see what we do and how we do it. Yesterday, we welcomed a group of pupils from Rauceby C.E Primary School in North Rauceby, near Sleaford. We asked them to come up with some of their own ideas for great days out and activities [...]

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]]> http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/03/21/rauceby-school-great-days-out-and-fun-activities/feed/ 4 Nature Activities for Children, Outdoors… http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/03/06/nature-activities-for-children-outdoors/ http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/03/06/nature-activities-for-children-outdoors/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:18:58 +0000 Niall Davison http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/?p=8236 by Emmy Kopliku (About Emmy) Muddy boots, puddles, tender green shoots and those glorious rays of sunlight shyly peeping through the morning curtains lets us all know that Spring must be here! I feel a sense of renewed energy after the winter lull and my creative juices start to flow again. It as if the world [...]

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]]> http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/03/06/nature-activities-for-children-outdoors/feed/ 1 Crafts and Activities for the Easter Holidays http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/03/04/crafts-and-activities-for-the-easter-holidays/ http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/03/04/crafts-and-activities-for-the-easter-holidays/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:59:54 +0000 Niall Davison http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/?p=8208 by Emmy Kopliku (About Emmy) Chocolate egg hunts prepared in the garden and the smell of freshly baked hot cross buns are signs that Easter is on its way. I really enjoy Easter. Spring has officially sprung and the local parks are blossoming with new life. School holidays are brilliant times for crafts and activities. [...]

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]]> http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/03/04/crafts-and-activities-for-the-easter-holidays/feed/ 0 Turn over a new leaf… try meat-free meals! http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/01/17/turn-over-a-new-leaf-try-meat-free-meals/ http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/01/17/turn-over-a-new-leaf-try-meat-free-meals/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:30:31 +0000 standardadmin http://www.debts-homes-kids.co.uk/?p=8045 By Jane Hughes Secretary of the Guild of Food Writers and Editor of The Vegetarian Magazine Horsemeat burgers anyone? Cheap meat products are a waste of money. Nobody really likes to be reminded of where meat comes from, but cheap meat products are inevitably made out of the cheapest parts of an animal – the [...]

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]]> http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2013/01/17/turn-over-a-new-leaf-try-meat-free-meals/feed/ 0 Christmas is coming… to your kitchen! http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2012/12/20/christmas-is-coming-to-your-kitchen/ http://www.familymoneybox.co.uk/blog/2012/12/20/christmas-is-coming-to-your-kitchen/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:23:11 +0000 standardadmin http://www.debts-homes-kids.co.uk/?p=7865 By Jane Hughes Secretary of the Guild of Food Writers and Editor of The Vegetarian Magazine Christmas is all about giving the kids a day to remember, decorating the house and socializing… but the celebrations also depend on the food! Whether your Christmas is one long party, or a cosy family time, you’re likely to [...]

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