5th May 2022
If you’d like to go on holiday but can’t afford the whole caboodle, why not try house-swapping? Jasmine does it all the time, and it means you only have to fork out for transport and food – accommodation is free! With the price of holidaying abroad going up as Sterling stays low, now is a…
29th Apr 2022
Welcome to the Frugal Column, where I aim to inspire you to live your best life without breaking the bank. I’m Jane, from the blog Shoestring Cottage and I also run a YouTube channel. With inflation and the cost of living on the rise, cutting back and saving money is becoming a priority for many of…
28th Apr 2022
Here’s how you can build yourself a diversified cryptocurrency portfolio to minimise your losses and maximise profits with your crypto holdings.
28th Apr 2022
You are being charged for devices left on standby. New research from provider British Gas has suggested households could save almost £150 per year by fully switching off electrical devices. Nicknamed ‘vampire devices’, these are electronic devices which continue to use power even when they are on standby. As a result of this research,…
26th Apr 2022
UK Supermarket chains Asda and Morrisons cut prices to help struggling shoppers. The move has come as shoppers in Britain face increases in energy bills, council tax, and National Insurance. For Asda, this comes after their Pulse Of The Nation survey found that nine out of every 10 consumers are worried about inflationary pressure, and…
19th Apr 2022
In this instalment of the How to be a MoneyMagpie podcast, our founder Jasmine Birtles is joined by singer-songwriter Tom Speight. Tom discusses being a full-time musician and the pros and cons of touring and making music. You can listen to and watch the full podcast here, or read the transcription below! The podcast Jasmine Birtles: Well, hello…
13th Apr 2022
Looking to invest in index funds? Here’s a complete beginner’s guide to index fund investing with everything you need to know about this type of investment.
12th Apr 2022
MoneyMagpie have co-authored the energy savers report as part of a bid to help people during the current energy crisis. By explaining people’s energy habits, we hope that it helps them then understand how they consume and what the best measures to take are. With the price cap coming into effect this month, three quarters…
5th Apr 2022
Grants and financial aid for people with dyslexia can be fundemental to affording the cost of living. Dyslexia affects 20 percent of the population and represents 80–90 percent of all those with learning disabilities. It is also the most common of all neuro-cognitive disorders. However not many people who recieve the diagnosis realise that there…
31st Mar 2022
Meet our new columnist Jane Berry, AKA Shoestring Jane from Shoestring Cottage, an award winning blogger and YouTuber who has been writing about saving money for a decade. Each month she will be sharing her frugal wins and giving you tips on how to cut costs at home. If you are struggling with the…
28th Mar 2022
With the end of the tax year looming, we take a look at all of the financial changes happening in April 2022. Although we have previously touched upon these here. We are rounding up everything you need to know to move forward. As we have reported over the last year, from this April (2022), consumers…
24th Mar 2022
Do you ever feel like you need a big financial jargon dictionary? The words and phrases used in letters, bank statements, on the radio, television or within newspapers, magazines and books, can leave us scratching our heads. Even financial journalists can get a little dizzy from the amount of vocabulary out there. That’s why we…
