26th Oct 2023
It’s National Pension Tracing Day on Sunday 29 October and as many as 1 in 20 people may have a lost or forgotten pension. It’s a startling statistic – especially when you consider that the average ‘lost’ pension amounts to a whopping £9,500. So, what else do we know about lost pensions in the UK?…
19th Oct 2023
As part of National Recycling week Boots is upping the reward customers receive for recycling through its ‘Recycle at Boots’ scheme. Throughout October, customers will receive 600 Boots Advantage Card points (worth £6!) when they recycle five empties, from any brand, at any of the 700 drop off points in Boots stores across the UK* when…
16th Oct 2023
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5th Oct 2023
The truth about renting isn’t often as it seems. We take a deeper look about whether it is a good or bad time to rent… ‘Generation rent has forgotten how lucky it is,’ a leading broadsheet newspaper claimed this week. Tell that to my friend’s 25-year-old son who, like most of his generation, has had…
4th Oct 2023
Children as young as nine are being turned into unwitting criminals by crooks using them to launder money in an online money scam operation. As if cyberbullying, inappropriate content and online predators wasn’t enough for parents to worry about in this high tech age, now there’s a shocking new threat sweeping the nation. Primary and…
2nd Oct 2023
This is a post from Will Aid A will is one of the most important documents you’ll sign in your lifetime – but 59% of people in the UK don’t have one, according to new research by Will Aid. Simply put, a will is a legal document that states the people and organisations such as…
26th Sep 2023
October’s here and that means summer is officially over! Everyone loves to make money and save money all year round, but it’s always nice to save a little extra in the winter months – especially when Christmas is around the corner. Take a look at our 31 money-saving tips and money-making ideas – one for every…
21st Sep 2023
Rob Gardner, Money Expert and Author of Best-selling Personal Finance Book FR££DOM, says Be Like Amundsen with Five Steps to Plan for your Pension. The age-old question ‘How much money do I need to retire?’ is perhaps the most important question you should be asking yourself about your finances, yet one in three UK adults…
20th Sep 2023
Is it possible to get free laptops or computers? We bank online, shop online and even have to speak to bots – that’s an imitation human to you and me – when we want to navigate modern life. But there are still 11.9 million people in the UK, 22 % of the population, who do…
13th Sep 2023
It’s Coeliac Disease Awareness Day. At an event recently we were asked the best way to access Gluten Free food on a budget. Naturally this question got our research juices flowing. So here we present to you our guide to Gluten Free eating on a budget. The most important part of this article (you will…
7th Sep 2023
Financial support for disability or long-term sickness There is a huge range of financial support, benefits, grants, one-off payments, equipment and more available to help those with disabilities or long-term sickness. There is also monetary help for carers and those who live with someone with a disability. Keep reading to find out more. Financial support…
31st Aug 2023
If you’re struggling to make ends meet, it’s only natural to turn to friends and family members for help. It’s so common, in fact, that a third of people in the UK are currently owed money by friends and family, according to research by Starling Bank. The amount being lent out by friends and family…
