Debt Stories with Marie Ellis – Broke Girl in The City
I have a wonderful series of stories from personal finance writers who have paid off debt or whom are on a debt journey. Many people are in debt, you are not alone. For this post I welcome Marie from Broke Girl In The City. I have been in debt for most of my adult life, […]
Monday Money #110 Back to a New Normal?
I write this from a beautiful cottage in the village of Wells-Next-The-Sea. This is staycation number one for me, and the only holiday of the summer for my boys. We have returned to one of my favourite places in the UK, North Norfolk for a week on the beach. Every day. It feels very normal […]
Beginners Guide to Budgeting
Another post in my series of content sharing excerpts from my book, The Money Guide to Transform Your Life. I want to share a beginners guide to budgeting. I have a whole chapter dedicated to budgeting, but wanted to share some of the key messages to help those who regularly message me asking for more […]
Monday Money #109 Lockdown Spending Diary Week 16
Welcome to my LAST lockdown Spending diary week 16! It couldn’t go on forever and this week feels like a natural time to pause. Summer holiday start next week so I will be taking a break from my website, to go to the beach, eat ice cream and drink gin and tonic. And my laptop […]
The Top 8 Ways to Deal with Financial Stress
We all go through financial stress at some point in our lives. Whether it’s because of bills, debt, or simply not having enough money to cover our basic expenses, it can be a tough situation to deal with. Luckily in this blog post, debt relief experts Carrington Dean breakdown some of the best ways to […]
Save money and keep your international payments safe with PagoFX [ad]
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Cedric Menager, CEO of PagoFX, the new international payment transfer service backed by Santander for my Podcast Mrs Mummypenny Talks and my YouTube channel to talk about their launch. It is a new way to transfer money around the world. We had a wonderfully inspiring conversation about PagoFX […]
Monday Money #108 Lockdown Spending Diary Week 15
So much to shout about and celebrate from the past week in my lockdown spending diary week 15. So So Much!! The Money Guide to Transform your life is written and the first edit is done. It has been submitted to Rebecca my editor for 2nd edit. We meet on Friday to go through the […]
How to Survive on Maternity Pay. I Saved and Made £2,700
Survive the salary drop on maternity leave This is one of my most popular posts on Mrs Mummypenny, how to survive on maternity pay. It was written back in 2013 when I was on maternity leave, it’s now read 500 times a day You probably found me via Google. If so hello, welcome to Mrs […]
Investing 101 Questions – Q&A with Tom Stevenson – Fidelity [ad]
This article was sponsored by Fidelity, but all opinions are my own. Important Information:. Please be aware that the value of investments can go down as well as up, and so you may get back less than you invest. The information in this article is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you […]
Monday Money #107 Lockdown Spending Diary Week 14
I am pleased to report that I coped well with my emotional week last week, my mums birthday and death day passed with calm, peace and self care. My lockdown spending diary week 14 was a spendy week, but some big one off purchases were made. Much of last week was child free and I […]
Happy Birthday to Mrs Mummypenny – Seven Years in Business
An annual tradition is to celebrate the birthday of my fourth baby, Happy Birthday to Mrs Mummypenny with a celebratory blog post. June is my business birthday month and I want to indulge in a few of my favourite moments for the year. The past year has been incredible for my profile and business which […]
Employed Life to Self-Employed – Serena G Consulting
I love to interview fellow business owners. If I was to rank Mrs Mummypenny jobs, the interviews are one of the best bits. I interview business owners for my podcast, Mrs Mummypenny Talks and also have interviews on here, my website. All have this title, employed life to self-employed and today its the turn of […]