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).
Mrs MummyPenny (aka Lynn Beattie) in the media:
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Healthy Wealth
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There is no denying that times are extremely tough currently for so many people. I see it in the daily messages I get from my
Debt Stories with Pete Chatfield – Household Money Saving Blog
I have a wonderful series of debt stories from personal finance writers who have paid off debt or whom are on a debt journey. Many
Monday Money #117 BOOK LAUNCH & A Long Weekend in Bristol
What an exciting week!! My book launch happened on Tuesday 1st Sept, a perfect day. September marks new beginnings for so many people, including me.
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Supporting small business has always been extremely important to me as an individual and to my business Mrs Mummypenny. I choose to spend my money
Lifestyle
Always Tried and Tested
Luxury life on a budget.
Monday Money #119 Weekend Beach Cleaning & Glastonbury camping
I have just returned from the most amazing weekend away beach cleaning and Glastonbury Camping. With lockdown loosening for a bit I have managed to
Supporting Small Business with #ShopSmallUK and American Express® #ad
Supporting small business has always been extremely important to me as an individual and to my business Mrs Mummypenny. I choose to spend my money
Monday Money #116 Last Week of my Summer of Fun
Last week saw me spend five more days on holiday, my last week of my summer of fun. I am going to save all the
Monday Money #115 Written from the Isles of Scilly
It feels like forever ago that I wrote my last Monday Money post. I have been on holiday for five days to Penzance and Isles
Back to School Budgeting – It doesn’t have to cost you the earth!
We are nearing the end of the summer holidays and I am sure you are starting to think about all that back to school stuff
Monday Money
Inspiration to Save Money
Monday Money #119 Weekend Beach Cleaning & Glastonbury camping
I have just returned from the most amazing weekend away beach cleaning and Glastonbury Camping. With lockdown loosening for a bit I have managed to
Monday Money #118 Refunds and Loyalty Cards
Back to school was short-lived in this household. Already there is a case of coronavirus at eldest school and the whole school has been shut
Monday Money #117 BOOK LAUNCH & A Long Weekend in Bristol
What an exciting week!! My book launch happened on Tuesday 1st Sept, a perfect day. September marks new beginnings for so many people, including me.
Monday Money #116 Last Week of my Summer of Fun
Last week saw me spend five more days on holiday, my last week of my summer of fun. I am going to save all the
Monday Money #115 Written from the Isles of Scilly
It feels like forever ago that I wrote my last Monday Money post. I have been on holiday for five days to Penzance and Isles
Body & Mind
Connecting the big dots
Enough of the Should, Start with the Could
Much of my life has been spent living what I should be doing. Enough of the Should! I should go to university, I should become
How I lost 2 Stone with Clean Eating during lockdown
Yeah for Lockdown ending and getting back to a new normal. Being able to return to the gym is a BIG deal. But this hasn’t
Monday Money #106 Lockdown Spending Diary Week 13
The sunshine is back for my lockdown spending diary week 13! We have thoroughly cleaned the Bestway 3m pool, refilled with a lot of water
Monday Money #103 Lockdown Spending Diary Week 10
Lockdown Spending Diary Week 10 We have hit double figures for the number of weeks in lockdown, lockdown spending diary week 10 is here. We
Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 – Loss & Grief
Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 I have spent the past 12-months trying my best to protect my mental health, this marks a perfect time to
THE MONEY-TALKS PODCAST
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