Welcome to Mrs Mummypenny - Personal Finance Expert
I write and talk about personal finance made simple – lifestyle choices that will save you time and money.
In this site you’ll find my top personal finance, money saving and budgeting tips to help you get started on your money saving journey, along with products and services that offer great value.
Get your week off to a great start with ‘Monday Money’ the weekly post where you’ll get to read the best money tips or have a listen to the podcast.
You’ll also find my spending diary here, where each week I itemise everything I’ve spent (yes, everything)!
Lynn Beattie (was Lynn James).
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Adverse.online – Mortgages When you have Bad Credit
I bring you a sponsored guest post today from Tony Higham, the founder of Adverse.online. Introducing a new mortgage provider. Adverse.online is only for people
Review of Sprive – An Automated Mortgage Overpayment App
I have just made my first EVER automated mortgage overpayment! I am age 44 and for the very first time in my mortgaged life of
International Women’s Day – Financial Empowerment for Women #breakingthebias
I specialise in writing personal finance content particularly for women. I am passionate about sharing simple information that enables women to better understand perceived complex
Monday Money #180 Lots of TV & Radio
The highlights of last week were 100% all of my TV and radio appearances. I have officially got the job as a personal finance expert
The Year of Understanding Your Pension
I showed my nine-year-old my pension app this week. I proudly showed him my balance, oh so close to six figures. Look at what mummy
Lifestyle
Always Tried and Tested
Luxury life on a budget.
Overcoming your creative block
Rebecca Megson-Smith shares her thoughts, inspiration and guidance on creative block. She is an author and writing coach and has coached many people through this
(Are you) Too much woman for just one man?
Are you finding dating a bit of a struggle? Finding Mr. Right feeling depressingly out of reach? Writer and friend Rebecca Megson-Smith suggests that maybe,
What Would you Tell a new parent to be?
A post from my collaborator, friend and writer Rebecca Megson-Smith. Recently, I was talking with a friend who is about to become a dad for
Have you talked to your kids about the war in Ukraine?
A post from Rebecca Megson Smith – AKA Ridley Writes. Honestly, it wasn’t even something that crossed my mind until a friend asked me this
Dating after Divorce in your 40s – Valentines Special
To celebrate Valentines day I have not one but TWO articles for you on the subject of love. This is the first one from me,
Monday Money
Inspiration to Save Money
Monday Money #192 High Spending Week
I recently spent a week on the isles of Scilly and spent a lot of time walking, thinking and talking. A discussion that stands out
Monday Money #191 Back from Holidays
I’ve not posted a Monday Money article for a few weeks so this is a big catch up with TONS of money saving ideas and
Monday Money #190 Easter Holidays
Our Easter holidays started a week ago, a week behind most of the country it appears. In order to help out and give ideas to
Monday Money #189 How to Save on All Your Essential Bills
I wrote another very popular article for The Mirror last week. It hit at a time when a lot of the media was talking about
Monday Money #188 Cost of Living Crisis
In perfect timing with the hike in essential bills from April I have a week of big one off bills. My upfront element of car
Body & Mind
Connecting the big dots
International Women’s Day – Financial Empowerment for Women #breakingthebias
I specialise in writing personal finance content particularly for women. I am passionate about sharing simple information that enables women to better understand perceived complex
Finding Love later in life
I was 34 when I fell in love for the first time. Before I fell in love I got married. To someone else, obviously. And
Could learning to love January help save the world?
Rebecca Megson-Smith returns with another article for January. A post all about embracing the solitude and darkness and hibernation of January. Not so much busy
Dry January: Women, alcohol and the almighty hangover
One of the new things in the Mrs Mummypenny world for 2022 is where I welcome brilliant writers to share their thoughts, guidance and views.
A Year in Review – 2021 for Mrs Mummypenny
I love reading these posts from my friends and colleagues, it was only natural that I had to write one for myself. To prepare myself
THE MONEY-TALKS PODCAST
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