19th Jul 2016
Mobile phone costs are one of the biggest day-to-day expenses of having children, particularly as they become teenagers and want to use social media apps and talk to friends for hours. But there are a few ways you can cut the costs, particularly by buying secondhand, reconditioned phones as we show you below. You can also…
7th Jul 2016
It costs an average of £5 a day to buy your lunch at work. This is £25 for every working week, or £1,300 a year – crazy money to spend on cheese and pickle sandwiches! Homemade lunches are tasty, cheap and healthy and definitely the way forward. You can mix it up with salads, sushi,…
27th Jun 2016
In the past few days you’ve been asking “how does Brexit affect me?” In particular I’m being asked “how does Brexit affect my money?” In fact I’ve been on most of the TV channels and a load of radio stations answering questions about interest rates, prices, savings, pensions, mortgages and jobs among other things. No…
5th Jun 2016
What’s not to love about cycling? It’s good for the environment, your wallet and, of course, your health. But before you rush out and spend hundreds on a state-of-the-art bike, or even just a cheap second-hand one, here are a few things you should consider. What to look for Where to buy Optional extras Government…
18th May 2016
Even in the city there’s loads of free food growing: nettles, dandelion leaves (and flowers), blackberries, linden leaves etc. Get foraging. Here are my top ten free food recipes.
16th May 2016
Reclaim PPI for free. Why pay someone else to do it when it’s actually pretty simple to do yourself and keep ALL the dosh? And when I say ‘pay someone else’, we’re talking £100’s and even £1,000 or so to do something that doesn’t take much effort. What a cheek! Yes, you could claim back…
13th Apr 2016
I have shamelessly stolen this headline from the ultra low-cost supermarket Lidl’s latest handout. It’s intriguing isn’t it? How can you have breakfast for less than 20p? Well, you serve yourself 45g Special Muesli (‘Goody’ brand, which includes oats, sweetened pineapple, banana pieces and papaya = 9.6p) and 90g natural yoghurt (Naturis brand = 9.9p)….
10th Apr 2016
If you’re a business owner – and that includes you if you’re self-employed or you make cash on the side – then you need to be on the lookout for a new way fraudsters are trying to steal your money….fake invoices. How does it work? The scammers will send an invoice pretending to be…
30th Mar 2016
The personal allowance has gone up, stamp duty has gone up, pension allowance has gone down and there’s a new living wage among other changes coming in this April.
17th Mar 2016
This eBook will tell you everything you need to know about making money from your clutter. Your peaceful, organised, richer life starts here! Jasmine Birtles set up the National Clear Your Clutter Day in 2016 in order to help the UK free itself of the imprisoning, burdensome and money-sucking clutter that holds so many of us…
17th Mar 2016
Everyone’s saying it’s tougher than ever to get a job, but the jobs are out there. It’s a question of finding them. Yes, it might take a little longer that you’d like to find the position that’s right for you, and you may have to make adjustments to your life to get it. But don’t…
30th Jan 2016
Bankruptcy is never a nice thing but it can happen to anyone, no-matter how successful or famous you can find bankrupt celebrities too. We’ve put together this list of 15 celebrities who went bankrupt to show it can happen to the best of us. Also, it’s a reminder that bankruptcy doesn’t have to mean the end….
