New Jobs Support Scheme
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced details of a New Jobs Support Scheme, along with a series of other measures...
Savage interest rate cuts for NS&I savers
In a move described by some commentators as 'savage', National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has slashed interest rates across its...
The 4% rule is no more!
It has ceased to be! It has expired and gone to meet its maker! Unlike Monty Python’s more famous and...
How much lower can interest rates go?
National Savings & Investments has announced that it is reducing the interest rates payable on its savings products from 24th...
Student debt – still expensive, but cheaper than it was
The rate of interest payable on student debt will fall in September, down from the current rate of 5.4% to...
Building Financial Resilience. What isn’t an Emergency?
In my last few posts, I’ve been looking at emergency funds – how much you should put aside for emergencies,...
Time is more valuable than money
There’s this common misconception that wealth is all about money. It’s not. A far more important factor is time. In...
Are your finances prepared for a recession?
In his Summer Statement, the Chancellor announced how he intends to minimise the economic consequences of the expected recession. Should...
Emergency fund building and rebuilding
In my last post, I wrote about how much you should save up for emergencies, which should take account of:...
How much should you set aside for financial emergencies?
As a nation, our financial resilience has been put to the test over the last few months. Fortunately, for many...