Tag: money saving
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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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Student money worries surge – how to cope
Students have recently received their A Level results and are now planning to make the move to university in the next month. While existing students are coming to the end of their summer break and will be returning to university soon. What is meant to be an exciting time is being usurped by fears. Student […]
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The Twenty Percent – August update
It’s been a while since I’ve posted an official update on The Twenty Percent. That’s not because not much has been happening. Actually, it’s the opposite. Life has been so busy that it has been hard to have time to post as much as I would like. I’m trying to be more disciplined in my […]
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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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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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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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The Twenty Percent – End of tax year update
This week saw the end of the UK tax year (April 5th) and the start of a new one. This makes a good time to take a look back and review the past tax year. It’s an opportunity for a fresh start, but also to look back at what you achieved in the past 12 […]
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5 ways to cope with Awful April
April has come and sadly the price and tax increases have not proved to be an April Fools joke. Awful April is here and we are all faced with the difficulties of squeezed budgets. A lot of people are really struggling. Foodbank usage is up and many are already behind on their bills. I’m not […]
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Spring Statement: Are tax cuts really coming?
Rishi Sunak has just delivered his Spring Statement to the House of Commons, detailing his economic plans for the UK. He heralded record “tax cuts” but are tax cuts really coming? Amid the cost of living crisis, there was a lot of speculation about the this Statement. Many were hoping Chancellor Rishi Sunak would “pull […]
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2 years of Covid – 5 personal finance changes
It’s hard to believe it has been 2 years since the Covid-19 pandemic began. So much has changed in this time in all aspects of our lives, not least in our personal finances. There’s been a lot of Covid personal finance changes. The changes have not just been personal either. This post will cover five […]