Category: Money tips
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What the mini budget means for your personal finances
The new UK government has unveiled its economic plans to help the country recover financially. The so-called mini budget revealed a raft of measures that will impact most of us. But, what does the mini budget mean for your personal finances? Read on to find out… Disclaimer: This is not meant to be a comprehensive […]
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Five ways to save money on insurance
Insurance is a lifeline we all need. In many ways it serves as an extra emergency fund to protect yourself in the event of something bad happening. Unfortunately, it can get expensive. So, it can be a good idea to find ways to save money on insurance. Most people will have four or five different […]
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The difficulties for young people renting
Financially, life is very difficult right now. Unfortunately, for young people renting it is even harder. Well, really for anyone renting it’s difficult – but younger people tend to be less financially secure to begin with. As inflation continues to soar, rental prices are no exception and are rising incrementally. Aside from the obvious short-term […]
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Personal finance lessons from Love Island
Hands up who else is glued to their TV at 9pm every night at the moment? Admitting this is very ‘un-personal finance I know, spending so much time on something so unproductive… But Love Island is not only fun, it can teach us a thing or two about personal finance… Naturally, I’ve rounded up some […]
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The Twenty Percent – Money and life update
How are we already in June? This year is flying by, and I can barely keep up with everything going on in my life! I have not been posting half as much as I’d like – I promise I’ll rectify that! But, I thought a good first step was to update you on where I’m […]
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Should you transfer your ISA?
We know ISAs are a great tool for both savings and investments. But there may come a time when you want to transfer your ISA. In some cases, this will be a great idea, in others it may not go so well. This post will detail how you can go about transferring your ISAs and […]
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Women’s rights, equality and money
I’m angry. I’m scared. Frankly, I’m tired. So please excuse the deviation from my normal posts. This issue is too important to keep quiet on. Abortion is an emotive and controversial topic – particularly in the US. The UK picks up so many aspects of US life that it doesn’t seem long until the debate […]
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5 ways to help remove your money stresses
April is Stress Awareness Month. One of the biggest causes of stress is money. This is why it is so important to remove these money stresses where you can. With the current cost of living crisis, money stresses are only going to increase. You can’t make the price increases disappear, however much you might want […]
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Chase digital bank account – review
I’ve been toying about getting a digital bank account for a while now. For some reason, Monzo and Starling have never really appealed to me. Therefore, when the opportunity to open a Chase digital bank account presented itself, I decided to give it a go. I hadn’t opened a new bank account since I went […]
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5 ways to make your paycheque go further
We’re in the midst of a cost of living crisis and budgets are more squeezed than ever. We’re all looking for ways to make our paycheques go further. This is easier said than done. Prices are rising and wages aren’t increasing enough to keep up with these hikes. When the money saving expert himself – […]