12th Oct 2022
Are you worried about your mortgage repayments? Are you finding that after everything else you have to pay for, there’s barely enough left to pay for your home? Is the word ‘repossession’ at the back of your mind? If so, you are not alone. The cost of living crisis, the war in Ukraine, Brexit, our…
12th Oct 2022
Clothes Vouchers. John Lewis, New Look, H&M, M&S, George at ASDA and Schuh all have a great way to clear the clutter and save money: recycling scheme where you can swap your old clothes for vouchers. Here’s a little information on each one: JOHN LEWIS John Lewis stores award credit for returning your old…
27th Sep 2022
Mortgage free by 33. We have some fantastic readers who share with us their money tips and tricks from time to time, so we thought we’d ask one reader, Hannah Pears, how she learned how to manage her finances and what her top tips are for being frugal and financially healthy, particularly when dealing with…
24th Sep 2022
Welcome to Ask Jasmine, the column where I round up some of the questions I have received from readers each week. This week, I answer questions about the council’s duty of care, Queen memorabilia and more! I hope these answers can help you with any questions you may have. Don’t forget to leave any…
22nd Sep 2022
We recently hosted an Instagram Live, where Magpie Izzy sat down with Sarah Morison from food waste charity UK Harvest. They discussed the work UK Harvest do, how they help feed people across the UK and more! If you missed the live, don’t fear! You can watch it below. You can also read the transcript…
22nd Sep 2022
If you’ve run out of ideas on ways to spend your spare time without blowing your budget – don’t fret. We all need to tighten our purse strings, so it’s important to make savings where we can. But that doesn’t mean we can’t still have a good time! Take a look at our ideas for…
15th Sep 2022
This is a paid article for Webuybooks.co.uk. Selling books. Book buying business WeBuyBooks released figures this week to show that more cash strapped Brits than ever are turning to them for some extra money. With news last month that a second-hand Harry Potter book sold for £478 on eBay – after sparking a 45-way bidding war,…
14th Sep 2022
Can solar panels save you money? It is no secret that this winter will be a tough one. Even with the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, announcing a government-imposed energy price cap of £2,500 annually from October 1st, millions of people will still struggle to pay their bills. This got us thinking about alternative energy…
8th Sep 2022
“I have saved over £17k Using Apps, Surveys and Other Side Hustles and now I am a first time buyer.” Buying a house seems totally unattainable to so many. Stuck in the pattern of too-high rent and too-low wages can trap so many of us. Yet people are still doing it. In fact over 350,000…
8th Sep 2022
INDOOR ALLOTMENT Recently we have seen a lot of people wanting to grow veg who don’t have a garden. Outdoor allotments are a popular way of growing plants or food products outside of your own garden – or to make up for not having one – but allotments themselves take money, work, time and dedication,…
1st Sep 2022
Have you ever wondered what you can do to make some extra cash? Something not too challenging that doesn’t take heaps of time but that pays out a bit of pin money? Or perhaps you’ve been looking for a more unusual method of earning an income, something a bit different..
16th Aug 2022
THE FELIX PROJECT & OTEHR UK-WIDE FOOD REDISTRIBUTION SERVICES “4.7 million adults in London struggle to afford to eat every day. 2 million children are at risk of missing the next meal. Meanwhile, our food industry generates 3 million tonnes of good, edible surplus food each year.” The Felix Project The Felix Project, a London-based…
