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…

Money mayhem

Money mayhem

Risk-taking and originality will always win over workaday effort

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Cast your vote

Cast your vote

There’s something about that leisurely stroll to a familiar hall that's magical

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Animal magic

Animal magic

Katy and I spent a very entertaining day at the London Pet Show

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Secret cash stash

Secret cash stash

I can’t spot a bargain at Oxfam without getting into a guilty sweat

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Going it alone

Going it alone

Congratulations to Jenny Dawson who ditched her job in hedge funds

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The write stuff

The write stuff

It’s not patronising to ask students to read writers like Russell Brand

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Save on energy

Save on energy

Half of us complain about our bills but can’t be bothered to switch supplier

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Mistaken identity

Mistaken identity

What better time to tackle the garden than a wet bank holiday weekend?

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New money

New money

I wonder how long it will take for purses to become as retro as cigarette cases

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Curing financial woes?

Curing financial woes?

How do you fancy discussing your finances with your GP?

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Risk assessment

Risk assessment

Doughnut and I scuppered our chances of getting a mortgage

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Time to save

Time to save

Dealing with money, like anything to do with maths, tends to get a bad press

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