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Harriet is TotallyMoney's former Online Community Manager and an avid blogger herself. As a 20-something living in London, she's an expert at living life in the Big Smoke on a small budget. She writes about penny-pinching in the capital over at London Cheapskates. She's also known as 'the girl who made the tea lights' on Channel 4's SuperScrimpers.

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This week’s pick of personal finance posts

Are you gearing up for your summer holiday? You lucky thing! As our British summer limps on under thunder clouds, thousands of Britons are preparing to flock to foreign shores for a shot of Vitamin D. This week at TotallyMoney we’ve been taking a look at how you can avoid getting ripped off on your… Read more »

This week’s pick of personal finance posts

Is your car guzzling away your hard earned cash? There’s the petrol, the MOT, the extortionate garage fees to fix that dodgy steering column and then there’s the insurance. Over the past 6 years, the cost of car insurance has rocketed by as much as 61% – the average comprehensive car insurance policy is setting… Read more »

Fancy buying a second-hand Formula 1 car?

With the British Grand Prix just around the corner – and having just launched our brand new car insurance comparison tool – we’ve started to lust over speedy cars. Have you ever wondered how much a Formula 1 car would set you back? Experian’s Darren has all the answers… When the majority of us think… Read more »

This week’s pick of personal finance posts

July is nearly upon us. This can only mean two things – Wimbledon and wedding season. For budding tennis fans, Penny shared the insider scoop on bagging cheap Wimbledon tickets. As thousands of us tie the knot this summer, Emma-Lou took a good look at the financial benefits – and pitfalls – of getting married…. Read more »

Will the Natwest and RBS IT issues affect your credit rating?

Beleaguered Natwest , RBS and Ulster Bank customers are still reeling from the banks’ technical glitch. A computer fault on Friday afternoon left thousands of customers unable to access their accounts. The error has been fixed, but RBS are now struggling to deal with a backlog of more than 100 million transactions. Recent reports suggest… Read more »

TotallyMoney Blog Carnival #72

This week’s TotallyMoney Blog Carnival was hosted by Mamma Saver. Head over to Mamma Saver for tips on bringing up a baby on a budget. Remember to submit your posts for next week’s Carnival, which will be hosted by Mortgages by Mark. Editor’s picks Your Finances Simplified reveals how he made a $1,000 budgeting mistake and… Read more »

Are you the UK’s savviest family?

Are you a money-saving mum or a frugal father? Do you how to stretch your budgets and shrink your bills? Then read on! Loyalty programme Nectar is on the lookout for eight savvy families, willing to share their budget-boosting tips on a blog hosted at Nectar.com. The family who offers the most creative tips will… Read more »

How ‘microloans’ are driving business in rural Africa

TotallyMoney’s corporate parent Media Ingenuity has teamed up with the MicroLoan Foundation, a microfinance charity which helps hundreds of women in rural Africa. As well as administering small loans, they provide training and advice – helping African women support themselves and their families. Here Peter Ryan – CEO and founder of the MicroLoan Foundation – gives… Read more »

Graduate finances: why loyalty doesn’t pay

Welcome to the final post in our three part series on graduate finances. In the first post, we met medical graduate Harri Roe. We looked at her student debt – how much she owes, the interest she can expect to pay on that debt and what it all means for her credit rating. In the… Read more »

Graduate finances: How will you repay your debts?

Welcome to the second in our three part series on graduate finances. In the first post, we met recent graduate Harri Roe. We looked at her student debts – how much she owes, how much interest she’ll be paying and what it all means for her credit rating. In this post we’ll be taking a… Read more »