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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?
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
Benefits
Benefits & Tax Credits - links to take you to free, anonymous services to find out about State benefits and tax credits
Entitledto.co.uk - find out if you're eligible for any benefits or tax credits
Universal Credit - check whether you qualify for Universal Credit and how much you may receive
Income tax and net pay
Tax Calculator - work out how much tax and National Insurance would be deducted from pre-tax pay
Self-employed ready reckoner - work out how much tax and National Insurance you would pay if you're self employed
Tax Guide - advice, guidance and tips to help you deal with your tax affairs
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?
Help to buy ISA or Lifetime ISA? - Money Advice Service guide to the pros and cons of each
Find a good mortgage broker - search for a trusted adviser in your area
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
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
Holly's top picks for stocks and shares ISAs in 2018 - ideas of ways to start investing
Understand the basics of investing - Which? guide to investing
Boring money advice to first time buyers - comparing Help to Buy and Lifetime ISAs
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
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 controlof your personal finances
Money Advice Service - unbiased tools and resources from the UK’s Money Advice Service
Pensions
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
Podcasts
Meaningful Money
Money To The Masses
Financial Wellbeing
FT Money
The Which? Money
Maven Money
She's on the money
In Her Shoes
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