“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of it for another.” —- Charles Dickens

Last year we started a new tradition in this house where 1 December became "All Patrons' Day". In short, it's a day to allocate a some pre-Christmas budget before shopping takes over and exhausts the funds.

I use this as a chance to donate to content makers whose work I consume (mostly podcasts, but also app developers), and charitable organisations. It's also a good opportunity to review any reg...