Cash Sense in the Matthan family?

Grandma and Grandpa are very proud of their absolutely gorgeous granddaughter, Asha.

Asha is extremely talented, being, at the age of 7, an accomplished violist, progressing well with her ballet (see her clutching her Swan Lake video) and doing extremely well in developing her piano skills.

With a professional, her father Chris, as her mentor, she has to work harder than most others!! :-)

Granddaughter Asha on her seventh birhday. (Photo by Susanna)

Chef Chris is in the background.

I just received an update from daughter, Susanna, that their family is being featured this month on BBC Radio Lincolnshire as part of a campaign just launched called Cash for a Month. Susanna was on radio this morning.

It is reckoned people spend a third more when they use credit cards. So the idea is simple - sign up to use cash only for your everyday shopping during the month of March.

The organisers will follow them from time to time to see how they are getting on. They are planning to use only cash all month for all their shopping (leaving all utility payments as normal on direct debits etc), petrol, etc.

Susanna says that it is quite a challenge, but they really looking forward to it.

The campaign was launched yesterday outside the Bank of England.

Annikki and I do not use credit cards for anything and have not done so for over 10 years. We can vouch for the fact that money goes a long long way more when one follows this rule. No impulsive purchases, number one.