Moneymagpie

Jane Green is a friend of Jasmine’s and the founder of Picturenation – a great site where you can sell your photos over and over again to make some extra cash! She lives in Stoke and is mum to Darcy.
At the beginning of the school holidays I was delighted to discover my local leisure centre [...]

…then do something with it.
Really. I can’t tell you how many people I come across who say something like ‘I’ve got an idea for a business’ or ‘I’d really like to do x to make money’ or something like that and then they never do anything about it.
There are always excuses:

“I’m too busy” (these are [...]

It looks like the German economy is pretty much the only one in Europe that’s doing well. It has shown very strong growth in the second quarter of this year.
They’ve done it through increased exports and investment. This is what we should be doing – particularly the exporting side. Now is the time for us [...]

I’ve just been writing an article for a money magazine about how we should fund the long-term care of the elderly in this country.
It’s something we should all have faced at least twenty years ago, or even longer. Japan did back in the 80’s and we should follow their example.
It’s something that we are already [...]

I’ve had a great week in Corfu, staying with friends who have villa there. They rent the place out regularly and I really recommend it. There’s a lovely pool, fabulous sunshine and wonderful views. You can either get the granny flat or the entire place, depending on your budget and how many of you are [...]

I was on Sky News this morning with Eamon Holmes talking about the excessive charges that fund managers levy on pension funds. These amazingly high charges mean that the value of many pension funds (particularly personal ones) are pretty much halved.
It’s not just pension funds either. It’s a problem with all managed investment products. As [...]

Moneymagpie Jo is writing this week while Jasmine is away on holiday.
The tax credit renewal deadline is looming so I thought I’d better give you a friendly nudge. It’s imperative to get your renewal pack back by 31 July or you’ll risk your payments being stopped and the chance you end up owing HMRC money [...]

I’ve just been on Radio 5 Live talking about the appalling bank charges that we’re still having to suffer. It’s because of the Panorama programme this evening in which they showed how the banks we’ve bailed out are still largely fleecing their customers. For example, it seems that the Halifax is now charging customers around [...]

I’ve just had a press release from Myvouchercodes.co.uk saying that their research has found that 54% of people don’t trust their bank, and 2 in 5 over 60s prefer to keep the large majority of their money at home.
54% is a high enough figure on its own but 2 in 5 over-60’s preferring to keep [...]

I’ve just found out that Lloyds TSB has extended its offer for you to get two free flights when you successfully apply for a Lloyds TSB Duo airmiles credit card to 30th September. The offer was supposed to run out tomorrow but it’s great that it’s been extended. It’s a handy card.
I’ve got one and [...]