
Energy firms are said to be sitting on over £3 BILLION of our cash, building up this huge reservoir from the two-thirds of homes who pay by monthly Direct Debit. Yet we're about to enter the PERFECT TIME to stop the rip-off and get that money back – it's all about understanding the Direct Debit cycle.
15 April 2025

The PPI deadline might've passed a while back, but if you're one of the millions of people who reclaimed part of the more than £38,000,000,000 paid out, you need to know about the tax on PPI reclaim amounts. This is automatically deducted, even though most people don't need to pay it. So if you've been paid out within the last four years, you could be due £100s back.
7 April 2025

Put on your walking shoes, rub some balm into your calves, and massage your toes (not necessarily in that order) as it's time for my annual steps blog. While a total of 9,041,317 steps is a decent number, it's still slightly frustrating as it means I just missed my 25,000 daily steps target in 2024. I'd even made it in 2023, my Steppus Horribilis (as on 2 August 2023 I missed my 10,000 daily steps target for the first time in seven years due to food poisoning).
13 January 2025

Be careful who you listen to on Student finance. There’s a lot of nonsense spoken. And even when you’re getting facts, be wary, it has changed so often, the way it works for is different even for some still at Uni now, never mind those who graduated a decade ago. So I want to explain the practical impact on your pocket – which is radically different to the more political spin you will usually hear.
7 November 2024