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I've always thought that woodburners are more expensive to run if you have to purchase the fuel than say gas central heating. Luckily I've always been working with wood so offcuts have been my mainstay although with joinery offcuts burners do have a tendency to be on the greedy side. I always rememb...

A similar thread on another form has discussed credit cards although on that forum the attitude is far more positive. One poster said that it's daft NOT to have one providing one is savvy enough to pay on time each month. On many there are bonuses to be gained , purchases on any credit card also pro...

Not being an economist it can be hard to get one's head around the world of finance. I've always taken a similar line to jansman in that I've tried to stay out of debt. I use a debit card but not a credit card , I saved the money plus a bit from my parents to buy my first house and when we brought o...

Came home yesterday to a counterful of jams , black , red and white currant.

jansman wrote:Another push towards cashless systems

Credit and debit card surcharges to be banned
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40648641
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Yep , tiny incremental steps.

Funny thing is though I say I use my card for buying materials the place I use for much of my stuff has normally "problems" with their card machines , only one step up from two baked bean tins and a piece of wet string. Perhaps I should stick with the cash there too. One other thing , list...

Yes I know what you mean . It does make one wonder when an accountant tells me this. Going back a bit to when I was on the dole I was offered a New Enterprise scheme which basically allowed me to set up as self employed and to receive payments for six months while the business got going. As part of ...

And if everyone does the same thing and shuns credit/card only shops then they won't have a choice but to keep it. the problem is that people are lazy and will use a card instead of going to a cash machine. I know in Greece they get paid into the bank and take every penny out, as they know using ca...

I think it's the lack of choice that's a bugbear. Ironic really as governments from the 80's onwards have pushed "consumer choice" . I can't help but think that if we are all forced to use only electronic banking then we have no choice but to continue using that form should negative intere...

Brilliant stuff! One weed that I've let grow is a clump of ragwort - no horses will ever use my back garden. One of my customers keeps horses , well ponies to be pedantic, and she is always moaning about ragwort ( actually I could have put a full stop after moaning and the sentence would still be v...