Cash Access UK Good Housekeeping • 27th September 2024 New super ATMs for multiple banks In 12 years, the UK has lost 40% of its bank branches. Now the UK’s first ‘super ATMs’ are here.
Shutterstock Moneyweek • 5th August 2024 Most Premium Bond holders never win – are they worth it? The nation’s favourite savings product is a dud. Over 20 million of us have Premium Bonds but two-thirds of us have never won.
Shutterstock The Sun • 27th July 2024 Best student bank accounts including £100 free cash & a free four-year railcard HEADING to uni and looking for a bank account? If so, try not to be tempted by freebies.
Shutterstock The Sun • 27th July 2024 Millions have lost bank account with £450 in it - how to track yours down SAVING cash is rarely easy – but what if you had forgotten about your hard-earned savings pot?
The Sun • 21st June 2024 The zombie savings accounts you need to ditch now paying just 0.05% interest Learn how to ditch a 'dead' account and the best ones to switch to and you could earn £500 more interest a year.
Shutterstock The Sun • 12th June 2024 Savings trick that is so easy you won’t even notice - you could earn £650 a year Saving cash is hard when money is tight - but there is an easy way to boost your funds and you won’t even notice you’re doing it.
Shutterstock The Mail on Sunday • 4th May 2024 Should you take out insurance to spare your family probate nightmare? Lengthy delays at the probate office mean paying late fees on inheritance tax. Here's how to avoid the problem.
Shutterstock The Sun • 26th April 2024 Easy trick that could help you spend less - the key is breaking autopilot habits These days 86% of transactions are cashless, but if you want to rein in your spending head to your nearest ATM.
Shutterstock The Times Money Mentor • 3rd April 2024 Nine ways to earn passive income There may be no such thing as free money, but passive income comes pretty close. A little bit of effort at the outset could set you up with a regular income for years to come without any more work on your part.
Shutterstock The Daily Mail • 24th March 2024 How to help your child raise £500,000 for their first home A baby born today would need more than £500,000 to buy their first home when they reach 31 – the average age of first-time buyers.
Shutterstock This Is Money • 19th March 2024 Don't bank on your cash Isa beating inflation: How to get top rates Cash Isas are more valuable than they have been for years: but if they are lower than inflation, the value of your nest egg will still be eroded over time.
Shutterstock Moneyweek • 3rd December 2023 Lock in high yields on savings, before they disappear The recent unexpected fall in inflation means interest rates may have peaked. Savers need to act quickly to find the best savings accounts before they disappear. If you were hoping to secure a rate of 6% or more, you are too late. Accounts offering these rates have disappeared as banks and building societies anticipate that the Bank of England will stick to a rate of 5.25% for the coming months. Interest rates have rocketed over the past year. Last September the best you could find on an instan
Shutterstock Good Housekeeping • 28th June 2023 Ethical banking: how to make your money go green Where we choose to store our money should be about more than convenience, customer service and interest rates - by deciding to bank ethically, we can all make a huge difference to our planet's future.
This is Money • 22nd October 2022 Why do children get worse returns on Isas than adults? There's an anomaly in the savings market. Adult ISAs are enjoying rate rises but children's accounts are being overlooked.
The Mail on Sunday • 24th September 2022 I want an ethical account... but will I be worse off? When you deposit money with a bank or building society, it lends it out to other customers and businesses. Ethical banks make a point of not lending money to the most controversial businesses, such as weapon or gambling firms.
The Mail on Sunday • 13th August 2022 Here's how to use your savings to offset soaring energy bills Use your savings to tackle the cost-of-living crisis – from boosting interest to generating your own electricity.
This is Money • 11th June 2022 Huge rate robbery behind £12bn slump for savings in cash Isas For more than 20 years, millions of savers have relied on cash Individual Savings Accounts (Isas) to protect their nest eggs from the taxman. But the death knell is now ringing for cash Isas as savers chase better rates available across the wider savings market.
The Mail on Sunday • 15th May 2022 Eight tricks to help you beat the savings drought You can earn interest of up to 5 per cent. But you must be smart and use tricks to maximise interest you receive.
Pixabay MoneyWeek • 27th April 2022 Should you buy pet insurance or “self insure” your pet? Veterinary costs are soaring, but many pet insurance policies provide a poor level of cover.
MoneyWeek • 13th April 2022 Don't buy pre-paid funeral plans, save for death instead Funerals are costly, but pre-paid plans have not been a reliable way to prepare for them.