Better manage your money

Skimming is an easy way to save hundreds of pounds over year. You don't save much at a time and you won't miss small bits of money from your budget. Saving … [Read more...]

The new one pound coin is launching on 28 March 2017. Here’s everything you need to know about the new 12-sided coin including what to do with your old … [Read more...]

It’s potentially quite a generalised and naive way to look at things, but I can imagine that retirement living is great fun. Having worked for all my life, … [Read more...]

Although the idea of retirement feels like such a long way off, it’ll unfortunately be here much quicker than I am ready to let on. When I got my first … [Read more...]

Not all months have a set four weeks and if you plan and budget for four weeks at a time, some months may be harder than others. There are ways to plan … [Read more...]

I started to write about renting months ago. It was during another bout of school holidays and we had gone to stay with my sister for a few days. We tried to … [Read more...]

Although a bank can keep your money safe, with low interest rates, they are not the most sought after place to leave your money. Where else can you hide … [Read more...]

Teaching your children all important financial lessons as early as possible is a sure fire way to help them as they enter adulthood. When I was younger, … [Read more...]

I’m between a rock and a hard place and I just don’t know what to do? A close friend of mine is in trouble financially and like we were a couple of years ago, … [Read more...]

For the last few years we've managed to get a real grip on both our finances and debt. That was until this weekend where I had a total relapse. On Friday … [Read more...]