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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The New Zopa Credit Card – With Unique Control features [ad]
I have spent the past two weeks trying out the new Zopa Credit Card and want to share with you the new features that I
The Income Reality of Blogging – My earnings during the early years
I’ve seen a few posts recently talking about income earned from blogging. People sharing income of thousands within a few months. I want to share
Find the Best Prices for all your Christmas Gifts with Idealo [ad]
A question that I am asked most regularly currently by my readers and during media interviews is, “How do I save money on my Christmas
On Maternity Leave? Here’s How to Survive the Salary Drop. I Saved and Made £2,700 Using These Simple Tricks
This is one of my most popular posts on Mrs Mummypenny, how to survive the salary on maternity leave. It was written back in 2013
Monday Money #124 The Start of the Reverse Advent Calendar
And here we go again into another lockdown. I hope you are doing okay and all have a plan to deal with the next month.
Lifestyle
Always Tried and Tested
Luxury life on a budget.
My Favourite UK Money Bloggers and Why You Should Read their blogs
Favourite UK Money Bloggers I am part of the UK Money Bloggers community. I write about financial freedom and offer guidance and tips based on
Is It Worth Getting An Accountant If You’re A Freelancer?
Did you know there are over 2 million freelancers in the UK alone? From graphic designers to writers, web developers to translators, freelancing is a
The Reverse Advent Calendar – Giving to you local Food Bank
This is the fourth year running that the UK Money Blogger Community has worked together on mass to give back to charity. Again we work
Free/low cost Half Term Ideas
October half term is a challenging one. Its cold and often raining so outdoor activities can be a challenge. Here are a few more half
A 6 day Isles of Scilly Staycation – A Hidden UK jewel.
I spent the last days of August summer sunshine on an Isles of Scilly staycation and fell in love. I am a Cornish girl, born
Monday Money
Inspiration to Save Money
Monday Money #127 Time to check and cancel unneeded direct debits!
Welcome to Monday Money, my weekly post sharing the highlights of my last money saving week. Another week of lockdown 2 passes, is anyone else
Monday Money #126 Supporting Small Business and Autumn Sunshine
Happy Monday everyone. I trust that everyone is surviving lockdown two, helped out by a few days of sunshine over the past week. I very
Monday Money #125 – I have a teenager
Its a big week in this house with a teenager! I’m really not sure how that happened, time goes so fast, my eldest son DJ
Monday Money #124 The Start of the Reverse Advent Calendar
And here we go again into another lockdown. I hope you are doing okay and all have a plan to deal with the next month.
Monday Money #123 Half Term Visit to Thorpe park & Football
Its half term here in rainy Hertfordshire and I am writing this on a Tuesday! We spent Monday on a visit to Thorpe Park for
Body & Mind
Connecting the big dots
The Reverse Advent Calendar – Giving to you local Food Bank
This is the fourth year running that the UK Money Blogger Community has worked together on mass to give back to charity. Again we work
I have beaten SAD depression this January with Exercise and Healthy Eating
SAD depression – My Journey I have written about my battle with Seasonal affective disorder many times on my blog. It is a debilitating illness
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
THE MONEY-TALKS PODCAST
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