I know it’s not proper finance to do things this way but I have a nice big jar set aside into which will go £50 a month over the year – and I am really going to make the effort. I think most of us are used to going without things these days so at least we can save a little money doing so.

Grandads love celebrating though so what about those unique symbols of celebration – some Padron cigars for his special drawer…? I know Gran probably wont appreciate the thought but what the heck – let the old guy have a bit of fun, and maybe even Gran will have one as well!

Anyway, I want to get him a really cool timepiece – he was looking at fob watches but they are not really practical for eighteen year old boys. Something like a nice michael kors watch would be perfect – though he wants digital and I want him to have one with hands…digital watches make you lazy.

Don’t forget to look out for the offer of free delivery – postage can add a considerable extra to your total in the end so free delivery on purchases is something that should guide you in your decisions.

We are looking into taking off for somewhere warm in August, July is a non-runner for us right now, and I really don’t care where it is so long as the sun is shining and there is plenty of sand and sea at my fingertips. I would love to get out my beach gear, buy a pair of Costa Del Mar Sunglasses and a new bikini (it’s been a while since I wore one of those!) and stock up on tanning oil. And to think I grew up in Australia where such items were part of my everyday living…

I would love to go to Dubai – nice dry heat, the beach and not the humidity you get in other places. And the shopping aspect is not too bad either.

Maybe installing a pool will have an effect, but as they don’t really run to pools in private homes here in the UK maybe a spa will do the trick. The thing is – with all this inclement weather the spa cover would probably spend more time on than off.

Discussions about the project are understood to be at an early stage, but Tesco last year separately began trials of a grocery service commonly known as click-and-collect. Analysts said the plan for non-grocery items would require limited reorganisation in its shops to drop off packages and provide space to store orders, but would otherwise require little investment by Tesco.

The click-and-collect details have emerged as Tesco’s long-serving chief executive Sir Terry Leahy prepares to hand over the reins to successor Philip Clarke this week. To mark the occasion Tesco will tomorrow launch a £200 million price-cut campaign to reassert its dominance over its rivals.

City experts said they were not expecting radical changes from Clarke, though many analysts have predicted that he will closely monitor the performance of the troubled US chain, which has yet to show significant signs of success. Clarke, the son of a Tesco store manager, has a wealth of experience at Tesco and his profile has become similar to Leahy’s. Clarke joined in 1981 as a graduate trainee after completing an economics degree while Leahy joined joined as a marketing trainee in 1979. Clarke has since gained experience in Britain, the Continent and Asia.

Meanwhile, a study by IGD, Britain’s supermarket trade body, estimated that Tesco would show the fastest growth of the biggest four retailers worldwide, ahead of France’s Carrefour, Metro of Germany and America’s Wal-Mart, which owns Asda.

I have decided though that he does need a replacement machine sometime this year and I looked at some desktops while I was at the repair shop. The guy had some nice reconditioned machines that actually would suit my son really well as he likes to play online games and of course laptops are really not suited to online gaming. Now I know what to get him for his birthday…

While you are looking for products to help you with your weightloss just remember that most products come with customer reviews – such as hydroxycut reviews – and it makes good sense to read them over before you commit yourself and your health to buying them.

The battery refuses to charge and there’s another problem so I have to decide whether to have it repaired or replace it. He told me there’s the cheaper option of buying reconditioned machines so we have been considering refurbished netbooks as a change from what he currently has. There are few sights sadder than a teenager without access to Facebook so I have to make a decision pretty soon.