About Madeline Madeline has been a journalist for more than ten years. She has written and edited copy for corporate communications, newspapers, magazines, websites, news agencies, advertorials and customer brochures. Journalism Since 2006, Madeline has worked as a freelance journalist, writing financial and consumer interest pieces and features for a variety of publications including the Observer, the Independent on Sunday, The Business, the Mirror, the Evening Standard, First magazine, Easy Living magazine and US business publication, Shattered magazine. She has also written sassy copy specifically for web sites. Before freelancing, Madeline worked at Reuters for three years where she covered Personal Finance and investment pieces for the news agency’s UK web site. Her web site experience was honed when she edited a UK investment website for three years from its inception in 2000 to its purchase by Reuters three years later, by which time it was attracting two million hits a month . Books: Babynomics - Money Saving Tip for Smart Parents Babynomics is Madeline’s new book, packed with advice and suggestions from industry experts, charities, Mums organisations and parents themselves. The average cost of raising a child in Britain is £200,000. And that’s just ONE child. My book explains how to cut that cost down to size so you can give your children the quality of life you want in a way that is manageable for you. It explains: ·         What not to waste your money on ·         Savvy shopping and where to find the best bargains ·         How to afford the life you want for your family From saving over £1200 on pregnancy essentials to paying for university, Babynomics can show you how. Click on image for a larger picture/more details.  Broadcast Madeline has appeared regularly as a pundit on various television programmes, most notably on CNBC’s Power Lunch. She is therefore comfortable in an environment that requires snappy, fact-packed sound bites. Corporate Communications Madeline spent four years running the internal communications for a financial services division of one of the Big Four banks. She designed, wrote, edited and produced communications from internal circulars to magazines. She is therefore adept at turning company strategy into an understandable vision for staff or customers. She has also produced bespoke advertorial copy for another Big Four bank and crafted the words for the customer brochures of a third banking organisation. Rates Madeline can work flexibly and has a variety of pricing structures that reflect this. Corporate work can be undertaken on hourly, daily or job rates. Please contact Madeline for more information.