The Mummypenny Spending Diaries – Bee Money Savvy
August 2019 has seen the start of my exciting new blog series ‘The Mummypenny Spending Diaries’ and today is my third guest post from Emma of Bee Money Savvy. A reminder of Mrs Mummypenny Spending diaries. It is a chance to read other peoples spending diaries, a mixture of all sorts of guests, parents, single folk, […]
Monday Money #64 Bristol, Moby Dick and Grafham Water
The Summer holiday are tough for working mums. The summer weeks are quieter for many of us, but it certainly does not mean work can stop. Its particularly hard for us freelance people expected to do all the childcare. I have a one week reprive from the six weeks of the summer holidays, the boys […]
Financial Independence – Why I think it is unrealistic and unachievable.
Money – such a taboo subject. Most of us hate to talk about it, but really don’t mind reading or listening to stories about other peoples money. Its what my whole business is based upon. My positive and deeply flawed relationship with money. I write about the good and the bad, the sensible decisions and […]
Creative Ways To Teach Your Children About Charity
I have a guest post today from Compassion UK. They are really keen to talk about how to teach you children about the important area of charity. Introducing children to the concept of charitable giving at an early age is important for a variety of reasons. It helps them to establish a social consciousness in […]
Are you Self-Publishing a Book? Avoid Self-Publishing Companies!
By Zarina Macha Here is a third post from Zarina, a brilliant post for all those budding authors out there thinking about self-publishing a book. Zarina has self-published several books herself (by the age of 22!) and I have self published Blogging Your Way To Riches. Here she explains what to do and what self-publishing […]
Emotional Spending – How my Emotional Spending Manifests
Emotional Spending I am an emotional spender. And I had a meltdown yesterday in London. I wanted to talk through the stages I experienced, how I tried to fight and how I ultimately gave in to the demand and spent. In the hope that writing it down for you to read and for me pick […]
5 reasons why afternoon tea is the best way to celebrate your BFF
Afternoon tea is the best way to celebrate your BFF I love an afternoon tea. It is one of my most favourite things to do with a BFF, girlfriend or my gay best friend. Those mini sandwiches and desserts are just divine. The (feels like) thousands of choices of tea or coffee. The tastiest butter […]
The Mummypenny Spending Diaries – Thrifty Londoner
August 2019 has seen the start of my exciting new blog series ‘The Mummypenny Spending Diaries’ and today is my second guest post from Laura from Thrifty Londoner. I met Laura earlier this summer at a small UK money blogger meet up. I really love Laura’s niche and living near London means her website is […]
Monday Money #63 Time to check your bills & Mindful Spending
It was week 3 of the summer holiday for us last week. The boys were in the super bargain Sainburys Active Family camp from Monday to Thursday. This was great for me, as it gave me time to catch up on lots of work. Not so great for the boys as they decided after day […]
The Rise of the Self-Employed Workforce
The employment landscape is changing, and more and more people are making the decision to go freelance, become self-employed or set up companies. I am one of them. In 2015 after I set up Mrs Mummypenny Ltd, after working in the employed world for 16 years. Being your own boss is the best. You are […]
I am a real-life example of a Gender Pension Gap. I opted out.
The Gender Pension Gap If you are employed, you will most likely and hopefully be paying into a private pension via your employer. The government introduced auto-enrolment in 2018, if you have done nothing and left your company to it, you will be putting in 5% of your PRE-TAX earnings and your employer will be […]
What are the hidden costs of buying a house?
Moving into a new home is an exciting time, but it can also be an expensive one if you don’t budget for it properly. Just like any major life event, getting your finances in order can make the whole process run much more smoothly and without any hiccups. Preparation really is key. With this in mind, here […]