With the summer holidays just around the corner, we will all be encouraging our children to spend more time outside in the garden. There are so many digital disruptions these days that it is important to get outside and enjoy the nicer weather while we can! However, before sending young…

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Phew! Hasn’t it been sweltering? Hope you managed to enjoy some sunshine over the bank holiday weekend.  In case you are new here – let us tell you what Tried & Tested is all about. We all know how useful reviews can be. Most bloggers do them – be it…

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Having a baby can be SO expensive. There are all the obvious costs, such as a pushchair, cot, nappies and clothes. Then there are the other costs you don’t think about so much – your food, water and heating bills will go up. You might need a bigger car, or…

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Eliza’s 3rd birthday is coming up in a few weeks. I’m not sure how that happened really, I’m sure she was only born yesterday? Anyway, we’ve started to think about birthday gifts for her, and it’s proving really hard. She already has SO many toys, some of her own, and…

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You may have tried a number of money saving methods that just don’t work out for you and it automatically makes you think that there’s no point in trying to save. But there are hundreds of different ways to save money so if you fail at one, don’t worry because…

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