Family sites that are for real

Nice as it is to look through slick professional websites supposedly tailored for the bigger family, I always enjoy sites that are the real thing. 4ormore.co.uk certainly fits that bill. Created by a mother of five it is both amusing and practical. I especially enjoyed her crash page. Has she been visiting our house recently?! Some good links on this site plus an active forum makes this worth a look.

Christmas shopping

If you are like me, one of those people who prefer to do your shopping from the comfort of your armchair and are a big fan of online sites then check out Amazon's deals. They are offering among other bargains 60% off major DVDs and 70% off health & beauty products. A major saving if it happens to be a product you were already looking at for Christmas.

Petrol prices

Although there is currently little Christmas cheer to be seen in terms of living costs, one key improvement over the last month has been the price of petrol. As someone who travels at least 200 miles every week and needs to fill their tank up at the same time, I take a keen interest in the cost of fuel. I have thus recently subscribed to Petrolprices.com The site claims to have data from over 10,000 stations and receive 8,000 daily updates. It will send me weekly updates on the cheapest prices in my area based on my chosen postcodes. I will be looking at how accurate the data is over the next few weeks and providing a report for this blog.