Nationwide 5 year fixed rate jumps 0.75% overnight from 3.69% to 4.44%

Just as luck would have it, my hope of a cut price mortgage deal have taken a set back with … More

Special Fiscal Operations

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that taxpayers benefit from tax cuts and benefit recipients lose from benefit cuts. But … More

Truss may try her best to keep bills low but the bills will still bite! Try these tips to save … More

One benefit of a degree of financial independence is how each crisis becomes less and less of a direct attack … More

This is probably not the first post you’ve read about the hike in the OFGEM price cap – but read … More

There’s so much going on in the world – tomorrow’s price cap is the big thing but I managed to … More

After a 6 week or so hiatus and a 4 week (working) holiday I’m finally getting round to looking at … More

Today’s not only the end of June but the end of the Master’s first year in school and just before … More

A bit late in posting this but here’s my April Month-End report.

I read this disturbing article in the Guardian “Food bank users declining potatoes as cooking costs too high” and nearly … More