Don’t fill up just yet – petrol prices about to drop?

I have a friend who’s just been made redundant from her oil sector job, she says that the oil companies are in troupble as oil heads for a price crash and petrol prices are predicted to fall by more than 13p to 86p a litre.

Big banks such as Standard Chartered, RBS, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs say that a worldwide glut of oil (there’s a global oil lake apparently) would send costs to an 18-year low, and keep prices down. That is just fantastic news after the high prices of the last few years. The RAC reckons that drivers would be enjoying the cheapest fuel since 2009 with savings of around £180 a year for a family hatchback.

There could be a price war as at supermarket forecourts, we are already paying 99.9p for …

How to avoid paying 5p for a plastic bag

As of 5 October all supermarket plastic bags will cost 5p, even though small ones you get from M&S. Now what’s 5p between friends? Well actually quiet a lot when you think about how that amount mounts up over the year.

There are exceptions, like smaller retailers don’t have to charge, and bags that you get fish or medicine in should be free!

So what is a poor shopper to do to avoid the charge:

Invest in a bag for life

I’ve had my Tesco hessian bags and Tchibo bags for years – they are such good quality. My Sainsburys bags have ripped at the seams, so do check the quality of any bag you buy.

Carry plastic bags with you

I take one with me in my handbag, and always have lots in …