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Some of you will have noticed that Wifey has been away for most of this week.

Naga has been filming something for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Two - it might be Eastenders, it might be a new property show; I wasn't really listening. We'll find out what it is on Monday. Entirely selfishly, it's a terrible combination: I'm working harder than I expected, and the programme isn't as much fun without her.

I might have cut a lonely figure on the sofa, but it would be wrong to say that I've been left alone. We presenters are merely a small part of the Working Lunch team, and everyone has been at their sparkling best this week.

Part of our job is to help you save money. Both Dominic and Gillian had plenty of tips - Dom on the cheapest way to get foreign money for your holidays, Gillian on how to cut hundreds of pounds off your gas and electricity bills. Producer Ben helped both gather the facts and figures.

We also like showing you how small businesses are beating the recession. We know many of you find it helpful to see how others are dealing with the problems you are facing too.

Simon went to a Portsmouth fish restaurant that's offering tasty treats to lure in new customers, while Rob was at a toy shop in Long Eaton that's puzzling out the threat and the opportunity presented by e-commerce. Our colleague Carolyn helped both with the stories, and our camera operators Eddie and Hume captured the moment.

On the side of hard-pressed savers, Simon discovered a new way to make your money earn more. The trick is - you don't put your cash in the bank, you SELL it to the bank instead.

And the Lord taketh away, the Lord giveth - wasn't it great to see Paddy O'Connell back on the programme? He had some splendid stories about people who've used redundancy as the springboard to revive their lives and start a new career. There's a lot of optimism and determination amid the economic doom and gloom, and we sometimes miss it in the media. Producer Ian found the uplifting tales.

There's also web producer Zoe who tirelessly tweets all the news from Working Lunch on every day.

And I read some words out loud.

If you missed any of this, don't forget our programmes are on the iPlayer for 7 days after transmission. Some of you can also see them on the replay service on your Virgin cable TV or on BT Vision.