LINKS & RESOURCES
Womens risks in life
Highlights of the CII report - highlights of the CII report about the financal risks women face
Full CII report - full CII report showing how women face different risks to men and experience far less financial resilience
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
Managing money/tracking spending
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
Track Your Spending - an article about different apps which can help you track your spending
Debt & Credit
Check your credit record - Check your credit report & get a credit score for free
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
Mortgage and Loan Calculators - calculate mortgage and loan costs and repayments
Cash Savings
Cash savings at a glance - Check out differnt 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
Investing
Understand the basics of investing - Which? guide to investing
Help to buy ISA or Lifetime ISA? - Money Advice Service guide to the pros and cons of each
How to start investing - Six things you need to know about investing in funds
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
ISAs v Pensions - Moneyfacts article helping you understand the differences
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
SavvyWoman - finance information and help for women who want to get more from their money
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
Pensions
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
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