With the start of a new year, lots of people are looking at starting DIY projects they’ve putting off through the latter half of 2017. Whether you’re an old hand at home improvements, or looking at your first ever attempt to Do-it-Yourself, short cuts, tips and lifehacks are always welcome to make the task at hand a little less onerous. Today we have just that: some time saving tips to usher you towards DIY success.

Creating a Blank Canvas

One of the things that might put you off DIY is the disruption it causes to the rest of your home, with paint and dust finding their way onto furniture, and precious keepsakes and furnishing at the risk of being broken.… Read the rest

Are you looking for ways to get a qualification and still have enough money to survive? If so, there are many ways you can do this. Below are some of the best ways you can reduce the financial costs associated with studying.

Don’t Settle for the First Course You See

It’s vital to research the course you intend to take. Unfortunately, many students settle for the first course they think they want to do, which can be a huge mistake. Spending time finding out what your options are could result in you finding a course that has more affordable tuition fees, is closer to home and has the potential to save you money in many other ways.… Read the rest

Did you know that almost 75% of Americans have, at one point or another and a life, been the victims of an Internet crime? In 2012 alone over 9 million people were the victims of some type of identity theft and, on social media website Facebook,  every day over 600,000 accounts are hacked!

With those scary statistics in mind we put together a blog today to help you protect your passwords from being hacked. Lots of advice and great information is to follow and, if you use it, you will reduce the chances that some dirt bag son of a #$@*& is able to get access into your online accounts.… Read the rest

Aside from the highly increased risk of lung cancer, throat cancer, heart problems and circulation problems, there’s the premature aging to consider and the fact that it impairs your senses of smell and taste. Plus, there’s the socially awkward stigma of smelling like smoke.

Now the Investor’s Chronicle has offered up yet another reason to quit smoking; the chance of making nearly a million.… Read the rest