Turns out there are huge opportunities for freebie procurement during the festive period. Possibly a combination of sentimentality and shameless product promotion. Either way, it’s working for me. But today I haven’t even had to go on the hunt, my freebie arrived in the form of my scratchcard advent calendar, before I’d even set foot…

Freebie of the day today was a pleasingly large sample of a #Shakeaway milkshake – Cadbury’s selection box flavour. Seasonally appropriate. There is always a freebie to be had. Sometimes a freebie can crop up quite unexpectedly, like the time the mechanic at the garage let me off 50% of the bill because I had enough…

There’s a plan, obviously. There’s always a plan. So here it is. If there’s a good side, find it. Actually, that’s about it. Clearly there isn’t always a good side. But the basic plan is not to miss the good stuff where it does exist. Because most of the good stuff that was there before…