One of the biggest (and probably one of the most important) New Year’s resolutions parents make is to start saving more money. That’s because, cute as they are, kids can be a serious drain on our wallets. When you’re busy buying up diapers and baby food, you often end...
One way to combat the winter doldrums is to start planning a spring break vacation. It provides a destination and adventure to look forward to as we make our way through these final long weeks of winter.
With the countdown to spring started, here are five tips to assist with...
Summer vacation is a lot like Christmas: It comes around every year and yet somehow, you’re not financially prepared. So, what do you do? Just like the holidays, you charge, charge, charge.
Shake the cycle. Today, start saving for a debt-free vacation.
Save on autopilot: “Contact your human resources or payroll department...
Learning to budget isn’t easy — but it’s essential if you want to successfully adjust from college student to full-time employee. In school, you may have had to budget loan payments and spending for your meals, but once you make it to “the real world,” there’s a whole set...
Many people obsess over reaching a certain retirement savings number -- $1 million is the most common target. However, the reality is that retiring comfortably isn't necessarily about how much money you have in savings; it's about how much sustainable income you have from savings, Social Security, and other...
Financial expert Martin Lewis is renowned for sharing on TV his top money saving tips.
From eBay selling to making money without leaving the house, from passport mistakes and when to haggle for deals, he is the king of the savvy and can save you hundreds of pounds through minimal...
Is there a first edition Harry Potter hidden away in your bookshelf – or a £7,000 copy of the Beano in the cupboard?
Before you go chucking that battered old Millennium Falcon toy out or taking old records to the charity shop, ask yourself a question.
Could they be worth a...
Here is our guide to cutting the cost of insuring your motor
Lot’s of people hate the fact that they have to pay for insurance when they buy a car.
But despite most of us never having to use it, it’s good to be safe in the knowledge that, should something...
Fighting about money is way too often a common problem in marital or domestic relationships. Unfortunately, most people don’t recognize the problem until it hits a boiling point and then they are unsure how to deal with it. Here are a couple of situations I have observed over the...
Hitting the gym to shed pounds in weight is the goal for many right now but lots of us could do with saving pounds in cash.
The first step is to make a budget and get on top of your spending.
Steve Nowottny, news and features editor at Money-SavingExpert.com, shares some...
