7th Sep 2023
Financial support for disability or long-term sickness There is a huge range of financial support, benefits, grants, one-off payments, equipment and more available to help those with disabilities or long-term sickness, including guaranteed acceptance life insurance. There is also monetary help for carers and those who live with someone with a disability. Keep reading to…
31st Jul 2023
Having a child costs £96,000 – here are 7 tips for new parents It has been revealed that couples with children spend an average of £5,356 more a year than couples without kids. Over the course of 18 years, this comes to an eye-watering £96,416, with parents less likely to have spare cash leftover at…
4th Jul 2023
Funeral plans that won’t break the bank The birds are chirping, bees are buzzing and there’s a buzz in the air. It’s summertime once again. Despite it being warm and glorious, that hasn’t stopped us thinking about funerals. We don’t want to be all doom and gloom, but unfortunately, the hard times in life don’t…
5th Oct 2022
We know what you’re thinking – can you REALLY make money watching television? Well yes, you can! OK, you might have to do a bit more than just watch, but there are plenty of ways to turn your relaxing pastime into a money-making opportunity. Find out how you can make money watching TV.
6th Jul 2022
Free money. It doesn’t exist right? Wrong…well, you can get back money you didn’t know you had. That certainly exists. Millions of pounds-worth of it in fact! An easy way to make money is by looking for old accounts, lost pensions and missing assets. You might be surprised at what’s there for you. Plus, we’ve…
20th Jun 2022
Entertainment deals. At MoneyMagpie we are always looking for the best ways to help you all save money. One thing we hear time and time again, is that when times are hard, we need fun more than ever. We have therefore made it our mission to help you, our readers access the best entertainment deals…
24th Mar 2022
Do you ever feel like you need a big financial jargon dictionary? The words and phrases used in letters, bank statements, on the radio, television or within newspapers, magazines and books, can leave us scratching our heads. Even financial journalists can get a little dizzy from the amount of vocabulary out there. That’s why we…
23rd Mar 2022
Do you ever feel like you need a big financial jargon dictionary? The words and phrases used in letters, bank statements, on the radio, television or within newspapers, magazines and books, can leave us scratching our heads. Even financial journalists can get a little dizzy from the amount of vocabulary out there. That’s why we…
8th Dec 2021
A survey conducted by Focaldata for award-winning investment service Hargreaves Lansdown has found that on average, women tend to worry more about money than their male counterparts. Results of the survey 5 to Thrive Comments Results of the survey The survey questioned 10,000 participants and was conducted in June 2021. It found that 29% of women…
14th Apr 2021
Claiming Universal Credit and other benefits is tricky enough for most people – but as you start to save, you might find your entitlement drops. Or, you could have too much in your savings already to apply for benefits. Here, I’ll take you through the main ways savings could (and don’t) affect benefits. Universal Credit…
2nd Aug 2020
Gym membership is a big expense and in this day and age, we all need to be cutting back where we can. If you’re finding that you don’t work out as often as you intend to and you’re paying over the odds for your membership, now’s the time to do something about it. Here are…
19th Jul 2020
Changes to the rules around pensions in 2015 mean that people now have a much greater choice over what they do with their money than they did a few years ago. With a greater number of options emerging, the question of whether people should consider transferring their final salary pension is once again on the…
