How much did you usually get from the Tooth Fairy when you were a kid? 50p? £1? £2 if you were really lucky? Well, one mum has split opinion after she revealed she left $20 (£16) under her daughter’s pillow to keep up with “inflation.” In a post on Reddit, the mum wrote: “It’s crazy […]

2 years ago

In case you needed any more reminding about just how expensive things are in the UK It won’t have escaped your attention that the price of pretty much everything has soared as we live through a cost of living crisis. One of the main ways you’ve probably noticed this is in your weekly food shop, […]

2 years ago

Spoiler: You got a lot more beers for your buck Here’s what £15 would have bought you 15 years ago – compared to now. In 2008, based on the average UK price at the time, you could’ve expected to get the best part of seven pints for your money – but now you’d be lucky […]

2 years ago

World’s gone mad Instant coffee is being kept in security cases at a supermarket after the price soared to £10.50 a jar. The GPS tracking cases were spotted on shelves at the Co-op food and petrol shop at Harborne in Birmingham, on May 30. It was also reported today the rate of price rises at […]

3 years ago

Huw Pill gave the sobering bit of advice on a US podcast The chief economist of the Bank of England has told Brits they need to accept they’re poorer and stop playing “pass-the-parcel” in comments that have sparked outrage. Huw Pill said that people and businesses have responded to higher bills and costs by asking […]

3 years ago

Food and non-alcoholic drinks prices rose by 18 per cent year-on-year last month Food and non-alcoholic drink prices rose to their highest rate in over 45 years last month as high energy costs and bad weather led to shortages and rationing. Consumer Prices Index (CPI) figures, out today, show inflation rose unexpectedly to 10.4 per cent […]

3 years ago