ArthurD's Health and Money Saving Blog

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found  here . Tracker Watches - which would I buy? When I first started running 40 years ago I bought a Casio watch that was also a stopwatch. This was the best that you could hope for at the time. Nowadays fitness trackers are capable of so much more than timing your run. As well as measuring time taken, they measure the distance that you have run and calculate your pace and calories used. They can also measure your heart rate and even monitor your sleep patterns. If you are just starting running,  at some point you will decide that you want a fitness tracker to track your progress.  Which one would I buy? Fitness Trackers are not created equal. They vary in what they can do and how accurate they are. This is reflected in the price. My first fitness tracker...

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found  here . For a great day out visit Stonehenge and Woodhenge Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments. Everyone should visit it at least once. I have visited twice in the last two years.  Photographs do not do it justice. You have to be there to appreciate the scale and the beauty of the stone and the setting. Stonehenge is a man made circle of huge stones built on the Salisbury Plain. Anything more than that is speculation. It is believed that it was started over 5,000 years ago and took about 1,000 years to build. How was it built?  Nobody knows. 5,000 years ago, how could people move such large stones over such a distance.  Why was it built?  Nobody knows. It is known that the sun always rises over the Heel Stone on...

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found  here . Can you really pay to become a Laird or Lady of Dunans Castle or is it a scam? Does Dunans Castle exist? I have read a number of articles from people claiming that buying a title at Dunans Castle is a scam and a lesser number writing that they believe that it isn't a scam. Given that people are more likely to write when they are unhappy about something, I don't believe that "Googling" Dunans Castle will give you the true picture. For a start, despite what some people say, Dunans Castle does exist although it is a ruin. I believe that buying a title is not a scam if you understand what it is you are actually buying. A few years ago I paid the money and my wife became a Lady. She would probably claim that she has always been a lady but th...