PensionBee launches Flexible Pension for the Self-Employed – AD
Being Self-Employed comes with many advantages, flexibility, control and freedom being the main advantages. But there are also disadvantages and financially there is a big one, there is no auto-enrolment pension scheme and no contributions from your employer. The word pension fills many self-employed co-workers with dread. It is something that feels scary, difficult to […]
Monday Money #133 Lockdown Diaries Week 2 – Low Spending!
I am very happy to share that I have had a really good week for spending. Even when I take into account some fun money, takeaways and a grocery shop it was a low spending week. Long may it continue after a few higher spending months in Nov & Dec. I also completed my tax […]
7 Scenarios That Make Getting a Mortgage More Difficult
Many people aspire to climb on the housing ladder as soon as they can afford to buy a home. After all, paying rent is dead money with very little to show for it at the end of the tenancy. When you buy a home, the money you pay each month on your mortgage is paying […]
Monday Money #133 Lockdown Diaries Week 1
As promised I am bringing back my lockdown diaries for 2021 and the start of full lockdown 3. I started them at the beginning of Lockdown no 1 back in March 2020 and they were super popular. It feels right to bring them back again. I will be sharing ALL of my spending each week, […]
Monday Money #132 Happy New Year – A Fresh Start
Happy New Year to all my Monday Money regular readers. It’s January and I have awoken today feeling positive and full of the joys of a fresh start, a new year. All this despite the worsening of the lockdown and now all my children doing remote learning from home. I am feeling very grateful that […]
Mrs Mummypenny 2020 A Year in Review
I love to write these posts every year, its such a great way to end each year by reflecting back on what I am super proud of. Despite all the difficulties of life in 2020 its been the best year ever for Mrs Mummypenny. 2020 has seen me being an author, a model, a podcaster, […]
Monday Money #131 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
I wanted to end this year with a final Monday Money post to wish all you wonderful readers a very Happy Christmas and Best Wishes for the new Year. No matter what you may be doing. I join the tier 4 counties and all my plans have had to change. The trip to Cornwall to […]
PensionBee launches their Brand-New Fossil Fuel Free Plan
It’s an exciting time for the pension world and for so many of us who have been waiting for a truly ethical way to invest our money for the future. The PensionBee Fossil Fuel Free (FFF) Plan is here, and my pension pot is one of the first to be transferred over to the new […]
Give the Gift of Gold to Your Children for Christmas (ad)
Every year my boys get the gift of money at Christmas from relatives, from the grand-parents, aunts and uncles. In the past this money has gone into their instant access (very small interest paying) cash savings accounts and they have simply spent the money on things that they need. This year I am considering something […]
Monday Money #130 A Treat Dinner in London
We have early made it, Christmas is nearly here. I am so very much looking forward to some time off over Christmas and New Year. I will be heading home to Penzance for a few days following all the rules about umber of households meeting up. Nobody in my family is vulnerable so we feel […]
[ad] Introducing Experian Boost – Instantly increase Your Credit Score
I was excited to hear about a brand-new FREE service from Experian called Experian Boost. It aims to give everyone more control over their Experian Credit Score and potentially increase it straight away. When did you last check your credit score? According to a study by Experian over half (53%) of people have never looked […]
Did I Achieve my Savings Goals for 2020? [ad]
As we near the end of 2020 my mind turns to my savings goals that I set at the beginning of this year. This was the decade that I was going to take saving SERIOUSLY and put some meaningful amounts away into my pension and investments and achieve my savings goals. I wrote this rather […]