Women trapped in violent relationships need to know that there's no shame in talking out and walking out on their abusive partners.

I now consider the money I put into my pension to have been a mistake.

I have a fall-back fund for the quiet months. I am a single working parent and it gets lonely when things are insecure.

Women trapped in violent relationships need to know that there's no shame in talking out and walking out on their abusive partners.

I spend hundreds of pounds a year on candles and it is such a waste of money. It is burning cash whatever way you look at it but I love them.

I never got into debt because my parents had drummed into me at a young age: if you can't afford it, you can't have it.

There are times when I feel over-rewarded for what I do for a living, especially when I compare what I can earn to what my brother earns as a firefighter.