Amanda Blinkhorn is a freelance journalist who has been writing about money, family life and everything in between since she was 19.

She blogs here almost every day and writes the Money Matters finance column in Candis magazine as well as for The Sunday Times and other newspapers and magazines. She lives in London with her four children aged between 8 and 19. She has almost finished training to be an adult literacy teacher and will qualify this summer, if she ever finishes those pesky essays.


Check out some of Amanda’s recent blogs below…

On the breadline

On the breadline

Live Below the Line is a campaign supported by Oxfam

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The body beautiful?

The body beautiful?

Should praise children for intellectual achievements instead?

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Fun for all the family

Fun for all the family

You cannot fit one more gangly teenager into this house, never mind 12

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The wheels of justice?

The wheels of justice?

Most parents who do drive their children to school would love them to walk

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Best foot forward

Best foot forward

For the last ten years all four of the kids have walked to school and three still do

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Bloomin’ marvellous

Bloomin’ marvellous

I’m determined not to let the garden go to rack and ruin this year

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Is prevention better than the cure?

Is prevention better than the cure?

Pregnant women are offered too many scans too early or too late

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Body beautiful

Body beautiful

I can’t expose my naked trotters without seeking professional help

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A matter of interest

A matter of interest

It looks as if the new Financial Conduct Authority has done us all a favour

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Where eagles dare

Where eagles dare

Well, I thought I could cure myself of two phobias in one go

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On balance

On balance

Should we be alert to the dangers around us or can ignorance be bliss?

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Home sweet home

Home sweet home

My hometown has been declared to be the most peaceful part of the country

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