Budgeting archive

Published in May 2012

Incahoot PLUS: a new way to earn cashback and save money on your shopping

by ReenaSewraz | New Incahoot PLUS membership scheme gives shoppers access to employee discounts and cashback.

Published in March 2012

Big budget month day 31: stick to your goals

by John Fitzsimons | You've found ways to save money. Now you need to stick with it!

Big budget month day 30: spend less and have more!

by Neil Faulkner | Do borrowers or savers accrue the most lifetime possessions? And will borrowing to buy really help you buy stuff sooner? The answers will surprise you.

Big budget month day 25: switch insurance, mortgage, cards and loans

by Neil Faulkner | By spending a bit of time shopping around, you can save a serious amount of money on financial products.

Big budget month day 14: save money by stopping smoking

by lovemoney staff | Today is No Smoking Day. If you're a smoker, and someone offered you £163,084 to quit today, would you do it? Because that's how much you save by giving up...

Big budget month day 13: save on music, TV, movies and games

by Simon Ward | In today's article, we look at how to cut back on what you spend on home entertainment.

Big budget month day 12: how direct debits can save you money

by lovemoney staff | In the latest article in our month-long series, we look at how paying for certain things by direct debit can save you money.

Big budget month day 11: cancel subscriptions and memberships

by Simon Ward | From digital TV to magazines, here are some monthly outgoings you should be thinking about ditching.

Big budget month day eight: cut your utilities spending

by John Fitzsimons | In the latest of our month-long budgeting series, we look at ways to cut your spending on broadband, home phone, mobile phone and water bills.

Big budget month day five: cut your transport costs

by John Fitzsimons | Today’s edition of our month-long series of articles on budgeting looks at how to cut the amount you spend on travelling around.

Big budget month day four: make sure you're not missing out on money

by Simon Ward | Before you look to make savings, you should check you're not paying too much tax and you're receiving all the benefits you're entitled to.

Big budget month day three: setting your goals

by Simon Ward | In the third of our month-long series of articles, we look at what to think about when you're setting your financial goals.

Big budget month day two: looking at your spending

by Simon Ward | In the second of our month-long series of articles on budgeting, we look at the importance of reviewing your spending.

Big budget month day one: how to plan a budget

by Simon Ward | Here's the first in a series of articles throughout March that will help you get your finances in shape.

Published in February 2012

Vodafone unveils 'mobile wallet'

by Simon Ward | The phone operator has partnered with Visa to create a mobile phone payment system due to launch in the spring.

Brits' spending power is cut by £100 per person

by Ed Bowsher | Income for wage earners is rising slowly. That means we need help to save more effectively.

Only 17 days a month now free of money worries

by Simon Ward | The average Brit worries about money for nearly half of each month and a fifth of us are now checking our bank balance at least once a day.

In debt? 'Extreme budgeting' could save your finances

by Cliff D'Arcy | To help pay off my credit card debt, I've taken up 'extreme budgeting' and completely frozen my spending!