Author: Erin Pallott The media is full of advice on how to save money. Some of it is useful (Opening Lifetime ISAs, guides to investing) and some of it is not so useful (stay at home, stop eating avocado toast, buy a house). The 2021 Student Money Survey highlights how little money many students have … Continue reading Being a “Stingy” Student – with @mrdealsmanchester
Category: Interests/Hobbies
The Green Price of Fast Fashion
By Katie Lowles // Art by Isabel Rivera In the early 1990s, the term ‘fast fashion’ was coined to describe an emerging business model, whereby retailers could have a garment on a shop floor and ready to be sold only 2 weeks after it had been designed. Taken on face value, fast fashion may seem … Continue reading The Green Price of Fast Fashion
International Women’s Day: Our Favourite Female Reads
Melissa Surgey International Women’s Day (IWD) is marked around the world on Monday 8th March. It is both a global day of celebration of the achievements and contributions of women in all aspects of society, and a call to action to accelerate gender equality. Celebrations this year are noticeably different as many of us are … Continue reading International Women’s Day: Our Favourite Female Reads
Winter Warmer #8
By Olivia Wong Mulled Apple Juice Christmas may be over for this year but we can carry on the festive spirit with this hot spiced apple drink. Its simplicity lends itself to being made on returning home weary from the biting cold, howling winds and heavy rain. This comforting beverage will be sure to warm … Continue reading Winter Warmer #8
Winter Warmer #7
By Olivia Wong After Eight Peppermint hot chocolate It’s that unusual time of the year, between Christmas and New Year, when our senses desert us and we have no idea what day it is, how we’re supposed to be spending our days and in the case of 2020, whether the entire year is just one … Continue reading Winter Warmer #7
Winter Warmer #6
By Olivia Wong Ginger Pear tea In Ancient China, the pear symbolised immortality. Well, eternal life might be a stretch too far (especially in these times) but nothing beats the cold nor encapsulates the hibernation mode it encourages more than a hot cup of ginger pear tea. In fact, it may literally help you to … Continue reading Winter Warmer #6
Winter Warmer #5
By Tarnjit Sidhu You've had your yearly dose of Eggnog and drank all the festive hot chocolates available to you - so what now? For those of us that want to try something different this festive period – matcha is the new and upcoming thing right now. Matcha is a Japanese green tea powder made … Continue reading Winter Warmer #5
Winter Warmer #4
By Olivia Wong Terry’s Chocolate Orange hot chocolate Terry’s have been making them for almost 90 years but did you know their original product was actually a chocolate apple? Only a few years later (in 1932) did they come up with the chocolate orange, which is composed of the iconic segments loved by many today, … Continue reading Winter Warmer #4
Winter Warmer #3
By Olivia Wong Snowman Eggnog For those of us who have been good eggs this year! Eggs are probably not the first things that come to mind when you think of beverages but George Washington, the first president of the United States, was such a fan of eggnog that he even had his own recipe, … Continue reading Winter Warmer #3
Winter Warmer #2
By Jason Chu Nutmeg and Orange Xmas Coffee - 25th December (Merry Christmas to all our readers!) Introduction: Feeling festive? Wanting that Christmassy warmth? Look no further. Nutmeg and orange are classic winter warmer flavours. Nutmeg has centuries worth of history travelling from the islands of Indonesia to the Spice War of the 1600’s. Equally … Continue reading Winter Warmer #2