“You don’t need a job to survive the recession?…Yeah, right!” some may serve up as a retort – along with a generous side portion of sarcasm. Others may envisage that I’m about to expunge the joys of financial prudence like a nan. “You don’t need a job to survive the recession”. Honestly I really mean [...]

No, that’s not a euphemism for swearing. You did read it correctly. “Swoopo” is the cross between an auction site & gambling site. An odd idea, intelligently humourous, and well executed. The idea is that bids only increase by a nominal amount (e.g. 10pence) for each bid made. When a bid is made it increases [...]