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Don’t Worry, Be App-y: three great money-saving apps for your smartphone

May 24, 2016 by TIna

Category: financial planning & savings & Uncategorized

Apps have transformed the way you can do almost everything in life, from tracking your fitness regime to ordering a takeaway. For those interested in saving money, there are hundreds of finance-related apps out there, but it’s hard to know which of these will actually help you manage your hard-earned cash and which will just take up space on your smartphone. Have a look below to see three of the savings apps we reckon are actually worth using, all of which won’t cost you a penny to download.

Help To Buy vs Lifetime: Which ISA is best?

May 23, 2016 by TIna

Category: ISA & Lifetime ISA & savings & Uncategorized

Set to be introduced in April 2017, the Lifetime ISA essentially offers an alternative to the Help To Buy ISA. With two competing options on the table, it’s important to know which is best for you and your needs, as whilst they have some similarities, there are also key differences between the two.

The new state pension and how it will affect you

May 20, 2016 by TIna

Category: pensions & retirement & Uncategorized

The new single-tier state pension, also referred to as a ‘flat-rate’ pension, came into effect at the start of April this year. Whilst it makes the system simpler, as well as increasing the basic state pension from around £120 per week to a starting figure of £155 per week, the new system is not set to benefit everyone. To find out whether you’re one of the people who will be better off, one of those losing out, or someone who won’t be affected by the changes at all, read on.

How your local Waitrose could offer more than just middle-class groceries to your home…

May 12, 2016 by TIna

Category: Economy & Housing & Lifestyle & Uncategorized

Let’s face it, if you drive past a Waitrose it’s quite likely that you’re passing through a fairly well-to-do middle class area. Whilst other food retailers don’t have quite the same status-affirming presence, a Waitrose gives off an unmistakeable air of ‘middle-class-ness’.

2016’s Top Summer Holiday Destinations

May 12, 2016 by TIna

Category: Lifestyle & Uncategorized

As the warm weather keeps threatening to finally arrive for good, it feels like the perfect time to start thinking about where to go to get away in the summer months. Keep reading to discover our top three destinations for your 2016 holiday.

Four Things To Avoid Doing With Your Pension

May 11, 2016 by TIna

Category: pensions & retirement & Uncategorized

There’s no doubt that we’re in a time of considerable change when it comes to pensions, with a great many people unsure of whether or not they should take advantage of the new freedoms and how they can best put the new system to work for them. As well as the positive things you can do with your pension, there are a number of things you should probably avoid doing with your retirement funds too.

Don’t Worry, Be App-y: three great money-saving apps for your smartphone

Help To Buy vs Lifetime: Which ISA is best?

The new state pension and how it will affect you

How your local Waitrose could offer more than just middle-class groceries to your home…

2016’s Top Summer Holiday Destinations

Four Things To Avoid Doing With Your Pension

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