Jacqui, aged 26, lives in the north of Coventry near Bedworth; she has two children aged four and seven. Her local CAB has run a number of Your Money courses and she attended a series of four in late 2007.

She particularly found the budgeting course helpful, because she thought she knew how she spent her money but it wasn’t until she actually did a budget that she realised how much money she was wasting. She very much enjoyed sharing experiences with the other people on the course and the ideas about healthy snacks for her children were not only cheaper they were much better for them!

When asked if she would recommend the courses to friends and family, she replied, “Definitely. In fact I already have, my Mum came on one in January.”