Saving

This page features a collection of our best money-saving tips, hacks and tricks that we’ve accumulated over the years.

Be sure to let us know your favourite tips in the comments section!

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What is the difference between income and wealth? And why you should care!

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Understanding the difference between the two is important, especially when you’re trying to improve your personal financial situation. Ever heard the story of the janitor who surprised everyone when he died by leaving $5 million to his local library? Or the story of the famous athletes who earned multiple millions a year filing for bankruptcy? …

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Why starting to save when you’re young is so important (I wish I did more of it!)

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I’m sure most people are in the same camp as me, but I regret not starting to save more when I was younger. I would manage to be disciplined and save up some money, £500 or so, and then have one big blow out and buy a laptop or something else I probably didn’t need. …

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Average Food Bill Per Month in the UK – How Do You Compare?

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It is often quite difficult to figure out whether your budgeted weekly food budget figures are actually reasonable or not, especially when you are basing your budget off of your own previous spending patterns. This is a classic weakness to using your previous expenditure as the starting point in budgeting. One way to counter this …

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How To Calculate Your Savings Rate (Your Personal Profit!)

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At its core, your savings rate is a fairly simple mathematical expression which is your personal profit divided by your income. In this article we’ll take it deeper and walk you through exactly how to calculate your savings rate so that you can be confident you’ve calculated it correctly. What is a savings rate? In …

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