Anyone who says that living in London is expensive is talking tosh. Tosh!

Just today I was at Liverpool Street Station, and within 30 seconds I was handed two free KitKat Chunky Peanut Butter chocolate bars (mmm), a mini can of Pepsi Max (maximum taste - no sugar) and an Evening Standard Lite newspaper (owned by the Daily Mail Group). Now, admittedly, it's not exactly healthy stuff - nutritionally or intellectually - but that must be at least £1.20 worth of free stuff.

OK, my mortgage on a one-bedroom flat might be the best part of £1000 per month. OK, my council tax goes up at a ridiculous rate every year to pay for rubbish sporting events I won't bother watching. OK, it now costs £3.00 to travel for two minutes on the tube. But free chocolate bars? You don't get that in Coalville.

London is bargain.