In an ideal world, I’d love to cycle to work. I enjoy cycling, but unfortunately I don’t enjoy taking my life in my hands every morning in the London rush hour, so I opt out. Probably …

‘I hate going to work,’ a friend announced the other day.

We all laughed, and someone said she wasn’t alone, but then she said, ‘No I’m serious.

‘I hate the journey going into work. It’s fine when I’m there, but I wake up and …

This week’s TotallyMoney Blog Carnival was hosted by Tom over at Balance Junkie. Head over to Balance Junkie for a hybrid mix of Tom from Canadian Finance Blog, Jim from Retire Happy Blog and Kim Petch.

Remember to submit your posts for next week’s carnival, which may be …

No matter how environmentally-friendly you might want to be, for some people driving is an absolute necessity and there is no reasonable alternative.

It doesn’t have to be entirely bad for the environment though. In fact a bit of clever re-thinking about how and when you use your car can make …

As bleary eyed vote counters finish totting up the scores and the local election results come trickling in, we’ve turned our thoughts to what the results will mean for your finances. Will your council tax go up? Will your spending be affected? Our economics bod Cliff has all the …

For the first time in 25 years, I have failed to vote in a local or General Election. Unfortunately, I was working hard yesterday and then went out in the evening, so I completely forgot to cast my vote. Oops!

In my part of England, the Conservatives gained a couple of …

The thought that anyone would steal my identity terrifies me.

When I had my credit card ‘skimmed’ in Spain the first I knew about it was when my bank had the sense to realise it was outside my usual spending pattern, and put a stop on my account.

Someone had cloned the …

Many market research firms offer cash, gift vouchers and prizes in return for filling in surveys. Are you tempted to sign up to earn some extra money?

It can be a handy way to supplement your income, but it’s important to sign up with some of the …

Buying your first home can be a complicated and daunting experience, not to mention expensive. And getting the whole process of the ground – by getting a mortgage – is far from straightforward in the current climate. It is not impossible though, and as I found out two years …

As May swings around (where is this year going?!) now’s the time to delve into our TotallyMoney Top Blogs List to reveal the bloggers making the biggest splash in the personal finance blogosphere. At the beginning of every month, we look at the bloggers who have made the greatest improvements to their social reach, popularity, traffic and rank over the …