The deadline to complete Self-Assessment return to HMRC is on 31 January. But what can you do if you can’t afford to pay your tax bill? There are around 5.4 million self-employed people who have less than a month to complete their tax return by the deadline. In total, some 12.1 million tax returns are… more

Here’s exactly how you can get 53 days of holiday this year by only booking 23 days of annual leave at work. As standard, most people are entitled to 20 days annual leave a year, plus 8 days of bank holidays as full-time workers. Trying to maximise the time off work is a tight balancing… more

These days, your data is like gold dust, and you need to do everything you can to ensure that it is properly protected. Whether you run a business or you just want to protect your personal files, it is worthwhile doing everything that you can to ensure that everything is inaccessible to hackers and unlikely… more

The energy company, E.ON, has collected millions of direct debit payment from customers days ahead of when they were due. In an IT error, payments that were due to be paid from 25th December through until 5th January 2021, were taken on 24th December, leaving millions short of cash. With no warning, customers were not… more

If you’re desperate to start saving some money – for any occasion – but your budget can’t stretch to £1 a week in the 52 week saving challenge, how about trying the Skint Dad 1p saving challenge instead? First created at Skint Dad in 2015/2016, this is the original 1p challenge    (updated for 2021)…. more

As it’s the season of giving, join us and start a Reverse Advent Calendar. No one should have to go hungry this Christmas (or any other time!) ‘Tis the season to be jolly and it’s also the season of giving. While opening up presents is fun, it’s the giving that’s more fun. But what if you’ve… more