Loyalty cards. Not only a great way to secure a freebie (eventually) but also a valuable life lesson. Probably. Something along the lines of working hard to earn what you want, nothing in life really coming for free, demonstrating commitment and seeing things though to the end (and I’m not one of nature’s completer-finishers)… I’m…

Today was quite an aesthetically pleasing day. As well as seeing my friend’s beautiful face smiling at me over a steaming cup of chai (always a delight), I also spent an inordinate amount of time gazing admiringly at a selection of patisserie items so beautiful that by rights they should have been strutting on catwalks,…

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…