Karen Bryan's posts: Recent Episodes
Karen Bryan
The proposed abolition of Class 2 National Insurance Contributions will leave self employed workers earning less than £6,00 0 per year £600 worse off, as it will then coast £750 to buy a qualifying year towards the UK State Pension.
A summary of recent Help Me To Save articles including United Trust Bank Tracker Bonds, interest rates on savings drop and higher fares since Virgin took over the East Coast rail line.
A summary of recent Help Me To Save articles included reviews of the Premier Inn Dundee Centre and Stirling City Centre, how you can earn up to £7,500 tax-free by renting out your spare room and why you should check the expiry date of your gift cards.
An summary of recent Help Me To Save articles including beware when changing direct debits, the Nationwide Flexclusive Regular Saver adn using cheap canvases for art.
A summery of recent Help Me To Save articles including RateSetter increase their welcome bonus to £50, a review of the Virgin Money Lounge London Haymarket, setting up a home art studio and a review of Travelodge London Startford.
A summary of recent Help Me To Save articles including creating art for under £10, using Contactless on Transport for London and asking how much money is enough money.
a summary of recent Help Me To Save articles including Tesco Bank remove the £5 monthly current account fee, earn 5% casshback on Contactless payments with the TSB Classic Current Account and the Virgin Money Lounge Edinburgh.
A summary of three recent Help Me To Save articles including the new giffaff PAYG sim deals, the 2 For !London National Rail Promotion and a review of Edinburgh First.
A summary of recent Help Me To Save articles including £3 tickets for Shakespeare's Globe Theatre London, telecoms companies should be banned from increasing prices during contracts and a review of the Acer Aspire CB5-311 Chromebook.
A summary of recent Help Me To Save articles including the TSB Monthly Saver, p;lug-in hybrid cars, two more instances of not being able to cancel services online and the best investments fo rretirement.
A summary of recent Help Me To Save articles including why medical centres of excellence need excellent public transport links, are free solar panels a good deal, £120 switching incentive from HSBC and the reduction in the FSCS limit.
25 easy ways to save money from Help Me To Save includes using a cashback credit card, cutting your own hair and not buying trendy brand items.
The My Money Podcast #117 summaries recent Help Me To Save articles including why I'm put off giving to charity, the Nationwide Loyalty Two Year Fixed Rate Bond and is it worth paying more for a centrally located hotel.
A summary of recent Help Me To Save articles including the Barclaycard 28 Month 0% Balance Transfer Credit Card, the TSB Platinum Purchase Card, Vodafone's early cancellation fee and why can't you close an account online when you opened it online.
A summary of recent Help Me To Save articles including a review of the Britannia Hotel Edinburgh, praise for Three Mobile's customer service, why I'm hacked off with Nationwide and using the ebookers app to book a hotel.
A round up for recent Help Me To Save articles including how to earn a £25 welcome bonus on the Ratesetters P2P site, Vodfone's disappearing discount and the proposed abolition of Class 2 National insurance Contributions.
A summary of recent Help Me To Save articles including a review of BT Infinity Fibre Broadband, BT Mobile SIIM Plans, and looking for freelance work on Elance
A summary of recent Help Me To Save articles including a £19 a night three star hotel in London, £25 cashback on new First Direct credit cards and why Barclaycard existing customer offers are uncompetitive.
A round up of recent Help Me To Save articles including making a quick profit on pensions, making a mobile phone insurance claim and why Cash ISAs aren't looking alluring.
A summary of recent Help Me To Save articles including why I'm looking at starting a new personal pension, why the 0% rate of income tax on savings is unfair, Using Expedia Secret Saver Hotels and the Halifax £125 switching bonus.
Using a hotel price comparison site such as HotelsCombined is a free, quick and easy way to find the best hotel prices.
A summary of recent Help Me To Save articles including using the ebooker's Bonus+ scheme, finding the best price for your old mobile phone and the First Direct Regular Saver Account.
The roundup of ecent Help Me To Save articles includes the Halifax rambling direct debit, Vodafone misleading customers during sales calls, asking if you can make money doing online surveys and lodging a missing cashback claim with TopCashBack.co.uk.
A suumary of recent Help Me To Save articles including getting a discount on BT Infinity fibre broadband, the best cars for first time drivers and comparing Airbnb and hotel acommodation in Edinburgh.
My tips on hwo to earn more and save more money by using cashback sites, vouchers, cashback credit cards, 0% promotions on credit cards and high interest current accounts and current accoutn swtiching incentives
A summary of recent Help Me To Save articles including a £150 swtiching bonus from the Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank, comparing eBay to Amazon and making money as an Airbnb host.
Includes Help Me To Save articles on using online discount shoppping sites, the Santander 123 Credit Card and the Bank of Scotland Current Account with Vantage.
A round up of recent Help Me To Save articles including why you should keep old current accounts, tethering limits with Three Mobile, could you be better off unemployed than on a zero hours contract and a review of the Premier Inn Edinburgh Leith Waterfront,
A round up of recent Help Me To Save articles including using Three Mobiles 'Feel at Home' in the US, tips on finding the cheapest flights, comparing energy tarrifs and things to consider when becoming a freelancer.
Why you check what's covered before you buy cheaper home insurance, as the cheaper policy may not offer comparable cover.
Bank of Scotland are sending out letters to Halifax customers with maturing Halifax Cash ISAs offerlng lower rates of interest than the could get on Halifax Cash ISAs.
Nationwide seem to have several competitive savings accounts at the moment especially for members.
My experience of using an online indepedent financial adviser to examine options for accessing my stakeholder pension.
personalfinance #Pensions
How much time and effort are you prepared to put in to save money by finding the best deals
Consumers should revolt against a plethora of extra charges for things that used to be included in the price e.g. a spare wheel in a new car.
Are UK banks finally beginning to treat existing customers better with higher rates of interest and access to exclusive deals?
personal finance, banks,
My proposal for a Cash ISA Pension Account combining the tax-free benefit of a Cash ISA & tax relief on payments into a pension.
I compare 3 different fixed rate savings accounts from Agribank, Co-op Bank & Rate Setter (peer-to-peer lender.
Shunting savings around to get the best interest rate can be a pain, can you be bothered? #money #PersonalFinance #SavingMoney
Finding a good balance between saving versus spending. . #money #PersonalFinance #saving #savings
A look at ethical savings accounts which lead me to the conclusion that I couldn't afford to be an ethical saver as the rates of interest were lower than I was getting from my current bank.
Is retirement feasible, or is working part-time a more viable option? #finance #money #retirement
I think that the so-called Granny Tax is fairer for everyone & that the standard UK personal allowance should be around £14,000 so that people working full time on the minimum wage won't pay tax.
Santander's 123 Current Account & NatWest's Fixed Rate ISA, come under the microscope plus overhyped celebrations & the Write on Finance Blog Up Leeds.
50s finance tips to help you plan your remaining workinng life & retirement, can you really work from anywhere,UK budget holidays & why you should carry at least 2 bank cards.
Tips on how to change your life, save more using an iphone app and get 10% off hotel bookings.
Piggy bank fun, save on hotels, Morrisons M savers, a frugality poll, on the road prices for cars & NHS dentistry #cars #dentists #frugal #saving #PiggyBanks#pinterest
10 tips on how to be frugal from five personal finance bloggers.on the panel of a live discussion.
How much do greed & fear influence your decisions, my Morrisons recipe challenge & ISA limits in our weekly round up of articles.
My tips on being a blogger and how to make money blogging; don't believe the hype, it takes a lot of time.effort & perseverance. I hope you can learn from my experience.
Should you buy or rent, save on gym fees, Debenhams customer service & do you need life insurance in our weekly round up.
Money saving tips from a canny Scot, ride sharing & savings account bonuses are some of the topics covered in the weekly roundup.