Taking Control of Your Money After Graduating
We know that students have a lot on their plates – in between studying, social life and navigating adult life for the first time, it can be easy to write off your finances as something to worry about when you're older. Unfortunately, this can lead to problems that...
Four Top Tips for Collecting Cashback
One of our all-time favourite ways to make money is through cashback: money that is given to you for spending with certain retailers or through certain providers. Assuming that you only spend money that you would have spent anyway, cashback is one of the closest...
How to Recover From a Month of Overspending
Did Christmas stretch your budget a little further than intended this year? It's easy to get swept up in the extravagance of the season – and you certainly aren't alone. According to a survey published on Metro, some 28% of people get into debt to help finance Xmas...
Everything You Need to Know About Getting Your First Credit Card
Getting a credit card can be an important step towards building your credit history. This is important because it means that that lenders are able to evaluate your financial profile when it comes to getting bigger loans – such as a car or mortgage – in the future....
The Rental Revolution
37% of us rent our homes, either from a private landlord or through a social housing scheme. In recent years, a lot of young renters have struggled to get on the property ladder, and much had been written about the lack of security that comes from long term renting....
Dealing With Financial Anxiety
If thinking about your bank balance leaves you feeling stressed or keeps you up at night, then it's important to realise two things: that you're not alone, and that there are strategies you can put in place to ease the worries. For these tips, we're focussing on the...
What to Do If You Have Buyer’s Remorse
We've all been there: the pair of shoes that you thought you could squeeze into or the new phone contract that sounded like such a good deal when they explained it in the shop. Once you get home and have some time to dwell on your new purchase, it might not seem so...
Fancy a Freebie? Here Are the Rules on What Happens If a Shop Makes a Mistake
While retailers do what they can to squeeze extra pennies from consumer pockets, they don't always pull it off. The people who work there are only human after all, and that means mistakes can be made. Whether it's a wrongly labelled garment coming in at a cheaper...
Your Guide to Holidaying After Brexit
It won't come as news to you that Britain will soon have left the European Union – but what you might not realise is the impact that this could have on any European holidays that you have planned. Since negotiations are still ongoing, it's impossible to say exactly...
Four Places to Get Free Financial Advice
We often make the point that, although financial blogs like this one can give you some very helpful information, they shouldn’t be used in situations where you need expert financial advice. It’s important that financial advice comes from somebody who is able to assess...