A Look At Some Rare 50p Coins In my last article I talked about rare 20 pence coins but this time we are upping the ante and going for the 50 pence piece. As I stated last time out although I didn’t go into too much detail I was given an Isaac Newton 50 pence…
A Look At How To Identify Rare 20 Pence Coins A little known fact about me is I do like to collect things. I love having a collection of things I can admire and also hopefully items that will increase in value the longer I keep them. For quite some time I have been collecting…
This post is a guest post by Mou who runs The simple cash blog: Mou, the founder of The Simple Cash, is a part-time blogger who loves to enlighten others about making money, saving money and finally retire at a young age by achieving your desired financial freedom! Some of my posts may contain affiliate…
A Freetrade Review Looking At The Stock And Shares Trading App Some of my posts may contain affiliate links. This simply means if you purchase something after clicking one of the links I may receive a commission at no extra cost to yourself. Many thanks for the continued support. What Is Freetrade? Freetrade was launched…
A Look At How To Make A Million Pounds As An Average Person During my 9-5 job there are always those quiet moments when you are just chatting with your colleagues and the subject of money comes up. Someone always seems to ask “How much interest would I make on One Million pounds?” Or the…
Is Yolt Safe? A look At My Yolt Review If you are a regular reader of my blog then you will know that I am a huge fan of budgeting apps and love reviewing them. Let’s face it we all spend most of our days on our phones these days so to have a budgeting…
Save £10,000 In A Year With These 6 Simple Tips One thing this Global pandemic has shown me and a lot of other people over the last year is that we really should all be better at saving money. Furthermore we should all have an emergency savings fund of at least 3 months salary if…
How to use meerkat meals? You can get 2 for 1 on starters, mains and desserts, Sunday to Thursday, when you dine out at various restaurants and order from the main a la carte menu. There are some dates when you can’t use Meerkat Meals.
My Appstation Review (Worth It Or Not?) I have played video games for around 40 odd years (Giving my age away there a little bit) I started by playing games on the Zx Spectrum through to the commodore amiga and then onto consoles such as the Playstation and Xbox. I am currently an Xbox One…
Counter Credit On My Bank Statement How many times have you actually looked at your bank statement? Either paper or online version. As a personal finance blogger, I probably check my bank statement maybe 2 to 3 times per week. Yes, this might be overkill but it works for me. I bet for most people…
A Review Of Amazon Ignite A few years ago the massive tech giant that is Amazon launched a brand new service called Amazon inspire. Amazon Inspire is an open online library of educational resources. This simply means that anyone with an Amazon account can go in and access these educational resources to help further their…
Matched betting is a great way to make hundreds of pounds extra per month. Understanding Lay betting is key to be able to perform matched betting to its maximum.
Schuh Imperfects is one of the best websites available if you are looking to save a fortune on trainers and shoes.
Virtual Assistant Jobs For Beginners More and more people have started working from home mainly due to factors beyond their control. Not only this but more and more companies are realising that their staff are more productive working from home. People are realising that they can earn good money working for companies from home. The…
A look at 26 amazing crafts that make money and how you can make the best use of your creative talent to earn extra income.
I love a good refer a friend scheme. There are so many refer a friend schemes out there that it can be hard to pick the right one for you. If you are really clever though and have a wide circle of friends then refer friend schemes can indeed be very lucrative. Here I am…
Make Extra Money By Getting Cash For Clothes You No Longer Need How many of you have more than one wardrobe bursting with clothes that you no longer like or have grown out of. Hell, I even have some clothes that have the labels still on where I decided I didn’t like them or had…
Smart Meter Pros And Cons And How To Use Them What are smart meters? Why all of a sudden does everyone seem to be up in arms about smart meters? Will a smart meter save me money? Where can I get a list of smart meter pros and cons? These are just some of the…
I Will Show You How To Make Money With Pinterest To Boost Your Income It seems a little silly to be telling you how to make money with Pinterest. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Until I started this blog a little over a year ago I had never heard of…
Learn How No-Risk Matched Betting Can Make You Big Money When it comes to how to make money online in 2021 and in some cases almost as much money as you can make in your full-time job then No risk matched betting is one of the top ways to do this. I think we can…
Best Personal Finance Books Of All Time My definitive guide to the best personal finance books that can help us all manage our money a little better. I love to read, I always have done and seeing as I have a personal finance blog it made sense to get out there and read some of…
Opinion Outpost Survey Site Is opinion Outpost legit? That is the one question I kept seeing pop up when I was doing some research on another survey site I like to use. This made me curious so I switched my attention to Opinion Outpost to see how good it was and whether you could make…
How You Can Make Money Online In 2021 It seems this pandemic we have been hit with has had a big effect not only in our health but also with our jobs and income, With lots of us now looking at how to make money online and in particular ways to make money at home….
The entertainment category of a budget can easily get expensive, especially when you add kids onto the tab. The good news – it doesn’t have to be. Here is a list of fun things to do with kids on a budget, and solve the never-ending, “I’m bored” declarations from your kids! A quick thanks goes…
So this year has been interesting, hasn’t it? Firstly I used to do a blog income report and updates about my blog every month but as it was a new blog there didn’t tend to be much difference between one month and another especially in terms of earnings. My full-time job was working me hard…
Youtube is something I have had a little dabble with in the past and I am considering doing a gaming channel with my work colleague again. When first asked if I wanted in with my colleagues idea my initial thought was can Youtube make you money? I don’t mean buy you coffee money I mean…
As a child, I used to love Christmas much like most children across the globe. It was such a magical time, I still love Christmas mainly because of time spent with loved ones as well as a break from work. These days I run Christmas on a budget though. It can for many though be…
I think nearly everyone across the globe has been affected by this horrible pandemic at some point this year. It has affected people’s health and wealth and brought pain and misery to so many people who have lost loved ones. There are however some great ways to make extra money in a pandemic and let’s…
Did you know that the good habits of successful people, when applied in your own life can make a big difference? Have you ever wondered why one person you know of has managed to succeed in life while you have just seemed to coast through but never really achieved? As an example I have one…
I have been running this blog now for around 18 months. I have been self-taught and have not used any blogging tips and tricks to get to where I am today. I am slowly getting it to where I want it in terms of traffic and popularity etc and am on the whole pretty pleased….
I’m sure you are reading that title and thinking this is obvious and you would be right. There is nothing quite like a global pandemic of epic proportions to make most people realize how lucky they were to have an emergency fund. Some people were not quite so lucky and had no savings or emergency…
So if you followed my guide in Part 1 you will have chosen your Niche, Decided on a domain name and purchased it and set up a web hosting account with an easy one-step install and now you are ready to go and sat there staring at a blank page wondering what the hell next….
Cheap Easy Healthy Meals For The Budget Conscious Looking for cheap easy healthy meals on a budget? With the global pandemic still making big changes to our everyday lives, there are a few things we are all trying to do. Number one is we are trying to save money as we are not sure quite…
If you have been following my blog for a while you will know that my background is Matched Betting and I have been doing this and making money with the aid of the fantastic guys and gals over at Profit Accumulator. Well, They have a new product and it is called Bonus Accumulator. If you…
This is Blogging For Beginners: A Step By Step Guide PT 1. So you have always wanted to start a blog but have been a bit nervous or put off. Perhaps you hate the thought of strangers reading your posts. There is also the cost element and how do you even go about starting a…
Getting your finances in shape is usually one of those tasks that are left at the bottom of your to-do list as it involves sitting down and being realistic with yourself and your spending habits. What you need are proper money management tips. I know the drill all too well. It is boring and makes…
Introduction: Why should I start a blog? My blog as I’m sure you will have worked out if you have looked at any of my posts is a personal finance blog. For the most part, I have written posts about making money and saving money and the whole time have kept you the reader at…
As the Coronavirus pandemic looms large over the whole of Europe and the US it kind of made sense that I should write about 21 creative ways to make money in a week. I could probably have done £100 in a day but this takes a lot of work and I wanted something that would…
What is a smart home? Nearly everyone I know has at least one kind of smart home device. Be it a television or a google assistant or Alexa (The smart-mouthed woman living in my house who doesn’t listen to me). They are there simply to make our lives easier. Did you know though that if…
My Review Of Swagbucks In the current climate with Coronavirus and the worries, we have with our finances. We all could do with a little bit of extra cash. Swagbucks is an offers and rewards site that rewards its members with gift cards and cash for completing simple online tasks that they would otherwise be…
Having coined myself with the title of the side hustle king (I jest). I have tried most side hustle ideas over the last 35 years or so and am proud to have a pretty good amount of extra income from my various forms of easy side hustles that I still do to this day. I…
How The Plum App Can Recharge Your Finances Plum is a Money app available on both Apple and Android. I have been using this app for a few months now and I know it pretty well. This is my plum app review. I used to be rubbish with money and I kind of wish this…
I love saving money, and I love any kind of money-saving ideas. It wasn’t always this way. I used to be terrible with money until I started saving for my first property. It made me look at my finances and see what a frivolous person I was when in reality I couldn’t afford to be….
Back in the early part of 2019, I wrote a post about a revenue sharing site called Hubpages. This is where I developed a love for writing. It is also where I started making money by writing articles online and receiving Hubpages earnings. It also happened to be my very first blog post and I’m…
So I have been a little unsure as to whether to write anything or not but as this nasty virus is having such a profound effect on everyone’s lives all around the globe and impacting nearly everything we do, I thought it would be prudent to perhaps go through some of the financial issues that…
In most cases second only after buying a home, A car will be potentially the second most expensive purchase you make in your life. This is obviously if you buy a new one, However, second-hand cars can be just as expensive if not done right. I am going to give you some great tips on…
Wow!, That year went quick. So as many of you who have been following my blogger reports and blog growth you may have seen I have missed the last 3. This is because where I was working full time I just didn’t put as much effort into my blog as I perhaps should have. It…
As regular readers to this blog will know, I love a side hustle. I have been doing side hustles for around 30 years now. (Age Giveaway) I have tried most of them at one point or another. But what are the best side hustles to try in 2020? Some of the age-old side hustles still…
Learning how to save money as a student is probably the last thing on a student’s mind. Trying to study and learn something new as a student is incredibly tough. Dont listen to all the talk of late-night parties and excessive drinking. Sure these go on but most of it is a release to forget…
If you are looking to launch your own small business then 2020 is the best time. People have long been saying that if you haven’t started your own small business by this year or that year then its too late. Rubbish. What follows is my list of the top 10 small business ideas that are…
When it comes to the best budgeting apps there are literally loads to choose from. But why are we all so fascinated with budgeting apps all of a sudden? Well, the ongoing development of more and more powerful mobile phones with bigger and bigger screens. Along with this comes more powerful processing power and all…
Making money is a big part of my life. I love earning it and spending it. What I hate though is when I waste it or see people wasting money, especially when they dont even realize they are doing it. It happens a lot trust me, I have a few young colleagues at my work…
I hate the way this sounds. Cheap date ideas!! It sounds like you dont want to spend any money on your loved one and you are trying to keep it as cheap as possible. Trust me when I say there are plenty of ways to achieve a great date night your loved one will be…
2020 is going to be my year of being frugal. I have never tried frugal living in my life at all really. I have the odd time here and there when I try and save a bit of money and I do ok but in terms of spending a year trying to live frugally, this…
This week’s post is a little different. It is written by the very talented Valentina Wilson who runs www.debtconsolidation.org
A lot of personal finance bloggers are great in their fields as they have usually come through some kind of financial debt and come out the other side having learned something. Read on below to see her amazing guide to how some money-saving myths could actually harm your finances.
When I started this blog it was because I had helped a friend of mine make a few hundred spare pounds by doing matched Betting. The one thing that struck me was although I found it relatively easy, my friend was struggling with some of the basics. The main one being how to use the…
About 4 years ago I belonged to a gym, to be honest with you, I wasn’t having fun. I knew how to get fit but I didn’t want to pay £40 a month doing it. The gym had some great equipment and was clean and friendly. The problem was it was too small for my…