A sample of our most popular articles

Don’t let your Chimp take charge of your money
You may be missing out on thousands
Digital banks helping people manage money mindfully
Seven ways to make 2020 the year you get your finances in order
Ditch New Year’s Resolutions – develop good habits instead
5 habits of successful savers
Have you committed financial infidelity?
Draw your ideal future
Do you need financial therapy?
Sowing the seeds for financial success
Change your money habits one Do at a time
Are you thriving or simply surviving?

Emotions of money

Sheconomics - helping women take practical and emotional control of their money issues
Do Something Different programme - an innovative online behaviour change programme
Money Habitudes - a fun card game to help you understand your habits and attitudes to money
Money Script - discover your unconscious money beliefs and how they impact your net worth
Money Disorder Assessment - discover money behaviours that may be causing issues in your life

Managing money/tracking spending

You Need A Budget (YNAB) podcasts - weekly podcasts to help you get out of debt and save
Monthly Spending Plan - a Wise Monkey worksheet to help you capture your monthly expenses and plan ahead
Occasional Spending Plan - a Wise Monkey worksheet to help you plan occasional expenses and spread payments across the year
Your Net Worth - a Wise Monkey worksheet to help you map out where you stand with what you own and what you owe
Banks which help you track spending - new wave of digital banks which help you manage money
Track Your Spending - an article about different apps which can help you track your spending
Apps to help you monitor a budget - Open Banking to show all your account info in one place

Websites designed to empower you

Boring Money -  independent tips and answers about money to help you make smart decisions
Meaningful Money - podcasts and videos to help you understand everything to do with money
Money To The Masses - Damien's money help puts you in control of your personal finances
Money Advice Service - unbiased tools and resources from the UK’s Money Advice Service

Podcasts

Financial Wellbeing
FT Money
In Her Financial Shoes
Ladies Finance Club
Maven Money
Meaningful Money
Money Natters
Money To The Masses
Squanderlust
Vestpod
Which? Money

Debt & Credit

Check your credit record - Check your credit report & get a credit score for free with ClearScore
Check your credit record - Check your credit report & get a credit score for free with Experian
How to improve your credit score - some ideas about what you could do to imrpove your credit score
Debt Snowball calculator - work out the order in which you should pay debt and your debt-free day
Credit card calculator - see how much a credit card will cost you or how quickly you can pay off your existing cards
Debt Remedy Service - answer a series of questions online to get a debt solution, and personal action plan, tailored to you
Debt Solutions - information from StepChange on all types of debt solutions

Buying property

Mortgage Calculator - calculate mortgage repayment costs
Help to Buy - Government schemes to help you buy your first home
Mortgage advice - should you get a mortgage broker?
Find a good mortgage broker - search for a trusted adviser in your area

Cash Savings

Cash savings at a glance - Check out different types of savings accounts
Savings & ISAs: Which? Money Compare - help you choose the best savings account and cash ISA
Moneysavingexpert comparison - compare different types of savings accounts
Lovemoney article - comparing best savings accounts 
ISAs 2018: How to mix and match - different ways your £20,000 annual allowance can used
Money savings apps - apps which help you save money

Investing

What is Robo Advice? - understanding robo-advisers and digital help with your finances
New to investing? - how to get started building wealth for the first time
Understand the basics of investing - Which? guide to investing
The New Innovative Finance ISA - ways of investing in ISAs using Peer-to-Peer lending
How to start investing - Six things you need to know about investing in funds 
Is Multi-Asset investing for everyone? - Pete Matthew explains why it is for everyone 
Active or passive investing - Which? compare features of investing in active versus passive funds
20 top tracker funds for new investors - Moira O'Neill, editor of Moneywise, selection of tracker funds for beginners

Investing for Children

Saving options for children - Money Advice Services's article about options for investing money for children
Junior ISA guide - Boring Money's guide to Junior ISAs
Junior Cash ISAs - Moneyfact's guide to the best Junior Cash ISAs for 2018/19

Meaningful Money Videos 

How to buy a car debt free – Episode 245
New to investing? - how to get started building wealth for the first time
Millennial finance - focussing on the needs and challenges of today's Millennial generation
Meaningful Money - the ultimate guide to investing part 1
Meaningful Money - the ultimate guide to investing part 2

Active or Passive Investing?

Active vs Passive investing
What is the difference between active and passive investing?

Shares

Find out share price information
How are company share option plans taxed?

Pensions

Pension Tax Relief explained - you may be missing out on thousands of pounds of tax relief
ISAs v Pensions - Moneyfacts article helping you understand the differences
Property vs Pensions? - Will buy-to-let property or a big pension pot give you a comfier retirement?
The Pensions Advisory Service - free information, advice and guidance on any type of pension
Money Advice Service's Pension Calculator - work out how much retirement income you might receive from the amounts you save
State Pension Forecast - request a forecast of your State Pension

Peer-to-Peer Lending

Peer-to-peer lending - Money Saving Expert's information about peer-to-peer lending
Is peer-to-peer lending heading for trouble? - Which article, Sept 2017

Financial Planning

Meaningful Money - podcasts and videos to help you understand everything to do with money
Money Advice Service - unbiased tools and resources from the UK’s Money Advice Service
Boring Money -  independent tips and answers about money to help you make smart decisions

Divorce

Divorce & Separation - impartial information & guidance, provided by The Money Advice Service, to help you stay on top of your financial situation
Sussex Family Solutions - a mixed group of professionals, including collaborative family lawyers, mediators, therapists, financial advisors/coaches and life coaches who work together with you to find solutions for you and your family when your relationship breaks down.

Find an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA)

Certified Financial Planner - find a professionally qualified fee-based certified financial planner
Findanadviser.org - search for a member of The Personal Finance Society
Vouchedfor - thousands of top-rated Financial Advisers with reviews from genuine clients
Financial Life Planners - find a Registered Life Planner in the UK

Tax & benefits

Benefits & Tax Credits - find out about State benefits and tax credits
Tax Calculator - work out how much tax and national insurance would be deducted from pre-tax pay
Tax Guide - advice, guidance and tips to help you deal with your tax affairs
Tax Credits - find out if you’re eligible for any benefits or tax credit

Business Resources

The Joy of Business - growing and developing businesses of all kinds
Letting Focus - unbiased buy-to-let seminars and property consultancy
UK Life Coaches - search for a life coach appropriate to your needs


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