Monthly Archives: March 2012

In the ‘good ol’ days’ you’d get rewarded for your loyalty.  If you stuck with your bank, your insurance company, or anyone else for that matter, you’d be secure in the knowledge that they’d look after you – make sure you got a good deal, that kind of thing. Well, whether that was true or… Read more »

Traditionally spring is the time to clean out your kitchen drawers, but you might find that organising your money reaps the greater reward. With a little bit of effort and research, you can make some painless cutbacks which could drastically reduce your monthly outgoings. Here are a few simple ways to sort your finances: 1…. Read more »

It might seem like a jumbled up mess of letters and numbers with no real significance, but your tax code is actually very important. Not checking to make sure it is correct can be very costly indeed, since the wrong code means you might end up paying too much tax, or even worse too little,… Read more »

On 21 March George Osborne will reveal the new budget to the House of Commons. The exact contents are a closely guarded secret and even David Cameron won’t know the intricate details until a few days before the announcement. We can however make a few educated guesses as to what might make it into this… Read more »

This week’s TotallyMoney Blog Carnival was hosted by one of our favourite blogs, Sterling Effort. While you’re over for the carnival, please take the time to read some other gems from Ash and Jay. Remember to submit your posts this week, which may be picked by Debbie from Motivating Mum. Want to learn more about… Read more »

Happy Friday everyone! This week at TotallyMoney, we’ve been taking a look at Mothers Day gifts for under £10, we’ve pondered whether a plain old savings account is better than a pension and we’ve finished our series on coping with debt. This week’s TotallyMoney Blog Carnival was hosted over at Skint in the City. Remember… Read more »

Pensions have been big news for the last few months, and not for the right reasons. In these tough economic times it is pensioners who are really bearing the brunt of the crisis with falling interest rates and quantitative easing eroding the value of their pensions.  But if you’re still just trying to scrape together… Read more »

I’m just about to start house hunting. I don’t want to. Our landlady is selling up and we have to find somewhere new. But I’ve been reading about ‘bad tenant’ websites, and I can’t help but feel that they’re a little unfair. It’s hard enough to find a decent place to live without the added… Read more »

This Saturday, Guiness lovers the world over will be celebrating St Patrick’s Day. In honour of the Irish patron saint’s day, we’ve taken a look at the best free St Patrick’s Day celebrations taking place this weekend throughout Britain and Ireland. London Expect marching bands, floats and street theatre, as the annual London St Patrick’s… Read more »