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…

Aladdin’s cave

Aladdin’s cave

Amanda ventures into the shed that time forgot – and finds a few surprises

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Family office

Family office

Family wealth? Good luck holding onto it, says our money expert Amanda Blinkhorn…

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A kinder egg this year?

A kinder egg this year?

Our Money Expert Amanda Blinkhorn asks whether Easter spending should go into a nest-egg…

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Who lives in a house like this?

Who lives in a house like this?

It’s Easter weekend and Amanda is gearing up for some much-needed DIY…

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If the shoe fits…

If the shoe fits…

Our blogger Amanda is covered in magical fairy dust and abandons her cynicism…

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Amanda’s world

Amanda’s world

Cleo’s gap year was reduced to a six week sun ‘n’ surf-fest in Australia...

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Pension problems?

Pension problems?

Amanda looks at the state of her pension – and it’s not too good…

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As luck would have it

As luck would have it

Can rejecting superstition help you save money? Amanda thinks so…

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Heart scare

Heart scare

Amanda wonders if she’s got the heart for a medical ‘wake-up call'

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Wasters

Wasters

Three quarters of us waste, on average, about £52 a week.

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Time for a hip replacement

Time for a hip replacement

Letting much younger people choose music for you can be depressing business

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Loss leaders

Loss leaders

It happens to us all – Thursday is my personal loss leader day.

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