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Author: Steve Faragher

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Time to finally take the downshift challenge?

24/09/202529/10/2025 - by Steve Faragher - Leave a Comment

With food prices at an all time high, we need to take a look at what we can do to cut our bills. The downshift challenge is one way to …

Time to finally take the downshift challenge? Read More
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Readers Club News / Uncategorised

Lots of us still need help to get online

24/09/202503/10/2025 - by Steve Faragher - Leave a Comment

The latest government figures suggest that 1.6 million people are still living ‘offline’, but help is at hand… As well as the 1.6 million people who don’t have access to …

Lots of us still need help to get online Read More
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Readers Club News

Always in our overdraft? We could be owed big money by our bank

23/09/202502/10/2025 - by Steve Faragher - Leave a Comment

If we’re always (or almost always) using our overdraft, we may be able to claim interest and fees back. This can add up to £100s or even £1000s… Banks are …

Always in our overdraft? We could be owed big money by our bank Read More
Readers Club News

Why We Shouldn’t Ignore Pension Credit: The Extra Perks

23/09/202502/10/2025 - by Steve Faragher - Leave a Comment

Once we successfully claim Pension Credit, a whole range of other benefits and supports often come with it. Many of us don’t realise what we could be getting. Pension Credit …

Why We Shouldn’t Ignore Pension Credit: The Extra Perks Read More
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One chicken, four meals

03/09/202503/09/2025 - by Steve Faragher - Leave a Comment

A roast chicken is a Sunday classic. But with a bit of planning, that bird can stretch beyond one meal. Here’s how to feed four of us on Sunday, then …

One chicken, four meals Read More
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QIRC Jobseekers

Action Stations!

03/09/202506/09/2025 - by Steve Faragher - Leave a Comment

Even taking two steps forward and one step back is progress. How can we know if we’re getting closer to our goal? There’s a well-trodden path towards finding work. It …

Action Stations! Read More
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Make Like Hedgehogs

02/09/202506/09/2025 - by Steve Faragher - Leave a Comment

Jobseekers are expected to apply for every job they find. What if there was another way? Jobseekers are often expected to rush around, applying for every job they find. Then …

Make Like Hedgehogs Read More
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QIRC Jobseekers

Breaking the Cycle

02/09/202502/09/2025 - by Steve Faragher - Leave a Comment

Thinking about work when the food cupboards are bare, is almost impossible. It’s a catch-22. How do we reverse it, so earning starts solving our problems? There is a vicious …

Breaking the Cycle Read More
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QIRC Jobseekers

A ROUTE TO FREEDOM

02/09/202502/09/2025 - by Steve Faragher - Leave a Comment

Finding work is not just about the pay cheque. It’s about getting the job centre off our backs and gaining the freedom to live our lives as we want Everyone …

A ROUTE TO FREEDOM Read More
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Making the Shortlist

02/09/202506/09/2025 - by Steve Faragher - Leave a Comment

How can we convince a new boss we can be the business, if we don’t believe it ourselves? Here’s the trick… You’re amazing. You don’t know it, but you are. …

Making the Shortlist Read More
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Recipes

Make one roast chicken feed the family four times

01/09/202502/09/2025 - by Steve Faragher - Leave a Comment

A roast chicken is a Sunday classic. But with a bit of planning, that bird can stretch beyond one meal. Here’s how to feed four of us on Sunday, then …

Make one roast chicken feed the family four times Read More
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Readers Club News

AI and our jobs: Should we worry?

01/09/202502/10/2025 - by Steve Faragher - Leave a Comment

As artificial intelligence (AI) keeps taking on more jobs, the TUC has called for the government to safeguard our working futures. Artificial intelligence, or AI, is moving into our workplaces …

AI and our jobs: Should we worry? Read More

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