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#Saving money

5 stories

Nov 8, 2026 6 min read 4.0 (1)

A discount is only a discount if you were going to buy the thing anyway. Here is the three-question test we use at the desk.

Nov 1, 2026 5 min read 5.0 (1)

A code can expire in three different ways. Knowing which one you are dealing with saves a lot of checkout disappointment.

Oct 9, 2026 7 min read 5.0 (1)

Fibre, seams, and the second-winter test: how to tell a good knit from a good discount before you check out.

Sep 30, 2026 5 min read 3.0 (1)

A twenty-minute exercise for the start of the month, and the only subscription test that has ever stuck for us.

Sep 16, 2026 4 min read 4.0 (1)

The word “up to” is doing a lot of work. A short guide to anchor prices, single-item examples, and sale maths that flatters the headline.

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