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Making Money in Games

I’m always writing about making money in the “real world” but I am not foolish enough to think that this is a priority for everyone. Even if it is a priority, you are still allowed hobbies and downtime, and I know that in 2020, gaming is more popular than ever due to the fact that … Read the rest

Is SplitIt the future of paying by installments?

DIsclaimer: I have never used SplitIt – and this is not a sponsored post, but I am just genuinely excited about the premise. I will update this post when I have spoken to some users of it.

How does Splitit work?

I have been looking at purchasing a new mattress and whilst this is not … Read the rest

Scam emails – how to spot and avoid falling for them

Have you ever asked yourself “Is this a scam email”? If so, you are not the only one. More and more people are receiving questionable emails and are therefore having to become more and more savvt about the methods that scammers use. You might think “I’m not very interesting” or “I’m not very rich” so … Read the rest

Studying in a pandemic

In an unprecedented move, schools and colleges have been shut to a majority of students for several months now. Children who are classed as “in need” by their local authorities will have been attending, as have children of key worker parents. For the majority of our learners, from nursery, right the way through primary, secondary, … Read the rest

Virgin Red – Everything you need to know!

What is Virgin Red?

Virgin Red is a rapidly growing in popularity reward and loyalty programme which rewards you for all your engagements and transactions with Virgin branded companies, as well as giving you lots of other opportunities to earn points, rewards and prizes. The app is free to download and you don’t have to … Read the rest

The best personal finance blogs you need to read!

I love blogging. I started as I wanted to learn about WordPress and I thought the best way of learning would be by doing. My blog’s first incarnation was as a cat blog, but I soon struggled for content even though my cats are the best cats in the world! I realised that if I … Read the rest

Becoming a financial influencer

It was never my plan to become an influencer, a financial one or any other type. I started I Beat Debt to learn about building websites, and I felt it was going to be easier to learn by doing. I chose a topic I was familiar about in order to create content, and once … Read the rest

7 things you need to know about going on a quiz show

Regular readers or visitors to this site will know that I cleared half of my debt in one day by going on a TV quiz show and using my winnings to clear some of it off. At the time I was in debt management and I was desperate. I’ve never wanted to go on TV … Read the rest

Expired Credit Cards & Auto-Renewal Charges

I never know that expired credit card charges were a thing, or an issue but I have now learnt my lesson.

I have previously been a user of an online automation tool. I never really got on with it and I didn’t plan on renewing the service. I’d seen a few emails from them about … 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