Christmas can be one of the most expensive time of the year. From food, gifts and travel, it all adds up. It’s a stressful enough time, seeing people, going here there and everywhere, without the addedd financial stresses so I’ve spoken to some of the UK’s top money bloggers to find out their top tips … Read the rest
Category: Money Matters
For all money matters not specificially about making or saving money, this is where you should go. Money matters brings you all sorts of money and personal finance related content in an easy to access manner.
Reasons to buy second hand
It’s day two of Second Hand September – but what is it? Well, in its simplest form, it’s a campaign organised by Oxfam to get people to say no to any new clothes in September. This is because every week 11 million items of clothing end up in landfill sites, which means the planet and … Read the rest
The Ultimate A to Z of Money Management
A – Accountable
Who are you accountable to about money? If you are married or in a relationship, perhaps you are accountable to your spouse or partner. If you have children, even if they are young, in a way you are accountable to them. Perhaps though, you are single like me. Well sometimes money issues … Read the rest
Selling your home – Should Purple Bricks Reviews be believed?
Should Purple Bricks Reviews be believed?
On a quick look at the Purple Bricks Reviews on Trustpilot, they on the whole have really good reviews, but are these to be believed? Check out other review sites for other opinions!
No Commissery?
We’ve all seen or heard the adverts – the online estate agent Purple Bricks… Read the rest
Becoming a landlord – is it a good plan?
I inadvertently became a landlord a few years ago when I rented out my flat in order to take a gap year working for my old church. The church provided accommodation for me, but to cover the mortgage I needed to rent out the flat. I spoke to a few rental agencies and decided upon … Read the rest
Money Mindset Worksheet
I Beat Debt is pleased to launch its first ever free printable in the form of a worksheet. The worksheet is downloadable in full via this link or by clicking on the preview below, and is designed to help you get in a money mindset where you can focus on your money concerns and work … Read the rest
What is the meaning of MLM and why is it so bad?
What is the meaning of MLM?
The meaning of MLM is Multi Level Marketing and unless you live under a rock, you are probably being exposed to it in loads of ways, you just might not realise that is what it is. In short it is barely more than a pyramid scheme, except for the … Read the rest
Why The Money Saving Expert is the superhero we all need
Martin Lewis, The Money Saving Expert, has been all over the news today, for super positive reasons. He was suing Facebook because some fake ads had been appearing all over the social network platform implying or even saying outright that he was backing some very strange and dubious investment schemes.
He claimed that these … Read the rest
Facebook local groups now the target for gambling companies
Lotty Earns recently wrote an expose on how a financial company in the short term finance sector were using Facebook local selling groups to promote their products under the guise of a local person posing a question about needing money quickly, and another so called local person replying and recommending the company under the guise … Read the rest
Christmas Sandwich Run Down 2018
I take my Cristmas sandwiches very seriously. Whilst for the rest of the year I would encourage people to save their money by taking their own lunches, from the minute they hit the shelves, sometimes as early as September, I make it my job to do research and workout what is the BEST Christmas … Read the rest