Today Cheap in Madrid is talking to British expat Maxine Raynor. This native of Sheffield in South Yorkshire has recently started up a blog about finding good deals in Spain.
CiM: How did you get the idea to start up www.moneysaverspain.com?
Maxine: A couple of years ago I read in a British newspaper that expats were starting to return to the UK due to the high cost of living in Spain. This got me thinking that maybe the problem was that people, due to their limited Spanish, didn’t know where to find the best deals and offers. This, coupled with redundancy from my previous job, led me to start up the website in September 2011.
CiM: Why did you move to Madrid?
Maxine: First of all I came here for 6 months in 1983, then went back to the UK and then came to Madrid permanently in 1987. Originally I came here due to a relationship with a Spanish guy and then just stayed. READ MORE »