Once numbers and grids meant one thing: bingo. But the image of smoky halls and cheesy hosts that may linger in your mind can be expelled by logging on to www.bingomania.co.uk. You can play the game online and win money from the comfort of your own home once you register and deposit a fee. If you miss the bingo lingo, just try saying to yourself “Housey housey” every now and then.
Those of us who happen to be useless with our finances should be indebted to www.moneyworld.co.uk. Finding deals on loans, credit cards and mortgages, it also lists investment possibilities for people with money to spare. The site has an expansive dictionary, as well as features on the self-assessment tax deadline (January 31).
Taking the topical motto “This is intelligent design”, www.elsewares.com recycles garbage and uses materials in ways you may never have imagined. Items include bowls made using rolls of cinema tickets and bound and coated with polyurethane, beer-can bracelets, and keychains made from street signs.