Picture the situation.. An elderly person in her late sixties who has various disabilities was granted “indefinite Disability Living Allowance” only three years ago was written to last year informing her that she would be moving to the Tories latest quango Personal Independence Payment. She had a massive form to fill in of which was so…
I watched the Budget 2017 today hoping that the Chancellor would at least make my life a bit better. Over the next two weeks, I am working 20 days straight in the gig economy earning less than £10 per hour after expenses and tax thanks to the American invention called “Black Friday“. I have to…
Today, following a group meeting, it made me reflect on what has actually changed and what progress I have made over the past 12 months. It’s my birthday next week so now is a good time to look back. This is a very personal account, but feel my story will help others in a similar…
You spend probably tens of thousands of pounds with your loyalty to a mobile phone provider for as long as you can remember and ask them for a favour.. Think again! I called my mobile provider this morning to ask if I could reduce the cost of my monthly bill due to having a close…
In a previous post, I mentioned the grief with my soon to be former bank. Now at the eleventh hour they send me some sort of an apology.. Why wait until I switch my account away before apologising? Why not be able to do what banks could do in the past.. review an account on…
I woke up this morning thinking about doing some Christmas shopping when I logged in to my online banking and discovered my bank had deducted all their charges early.. Oh well change of plan. This reminds me of the sketch from Catherine Tate, hence the title. £42 for being overdrawn for TWO, yes TWO days…