In this episode, we talk about pensions and savings, and how we should all be thinking about saving for the future. We talk to Brendon Maton an experienced freelance journalist who writes about investing and savings and Hannah Smith, a freelance financial journalist specialising in investment management and personal finance, about the best options out there for freelance journalists. 

Brendon Maton LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-maton-23372010/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-maton-23372010/) Hannah Smith  Twitter: https://twitter.com/hannah_fran_ (@hannah_fran_) Website: https://www.hannahsmithjournalist.co.uk/   Resources Money helper https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en (https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en) Government basic pension https://www.gov.uk/state-pension (https://www.gov.uk/state-pension) An example of a pension provider https://www.hl.co.uk/pensions Fidelity https://www.fidelity.co.uk/retirement/ Hargreaves and Lansdown pension calculator  https://www.hl.co.uk/pensions/pension-calculator (https://www.hl.co.uk/pensions/pension-calculator) Pension Bee https://www.pensionbee.com/ (https://www.pensionbee.com/) Pensions tracking service- old lost pension pots https://www.gov.uk/find-pension-contact-details (https://www.gov.uk/find-pension-contact-details) Money and pension service gov https://moneyandpensionsservice.org.uk/ (https://moneyandpensionsservice.org.uk/) NEST pension https://www.nestpensions.org.uk/ (https://www.nestpensions.org.uk/) SIPP  https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/pensions-and-retirement/pensions-basics/self-invested-personal-pensions (https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/pensions-and-retirement/pensions-basics/self-invested-personal-pensions) Wealthify ethical SIPP https://www.wealthify.com/ (https://www.wealthify.com/) Nutmeg ethical investing  https://www.nutmeg.com/socially-responsible-investing (https://www.nutmeg.com/socially-responsible-investing) Pension bee fossil fuel-free pension https://www.pensionbee.com/fossil-fuel-free-pension (https://www.pensionbee.com/fossil-fuel-free-pension) National insurance credit https://www.gov.uk/national-insurance-credits (https://www.gov.uk/national-insurance-credits) Check your state pension https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension (https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension) Child benefit  https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/benefits/benefits-if-you-have-children/protecting-your-state-pension-when-you-have-a-baby (https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/benefits/benefits-if-you-have-children/protecting-your-state-pension-when-you-have-a-baby)

Freelance journalist recommendations Hugh Wheelan https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugh-wheelan-8449663/?originalSubdomain=uk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugh-wheelan-8449663/?originalSubdomain=uk) Felicity Hannah  http://felicityhannah.co.uk/ (http://felicityhannah.co.uk/)