Jenny Taft, Author at Mouthy Money

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Government considers putting National Insurance on landlord rents

Landlords could soon have to pay National Insurance on rental payments they receive for properties.…

Retail investors could soon have bitcoin ISA access after regulator ruling

Retail investors in the UK could soon have bitcoin ISA and pension access after the…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves pulls a pint. She is in charge of taxes in the UK such as inheritance tax.

UK inheritance tax take reaches fresh high of £6.7 billion

The UK Government collected a new record £6.7 billion in inheritance tax during the 2022-23 tax year,…

Two medical workers perform a procedure on a patient while wearing PPE. The NHS pension age is aligned with the state pension age.

This NHS pension age revelation has blown up our financial plans

With NHS pensions back in the news, Mouthy Money decided to look at how the…

A female medical worker sits on a sofa looking tired. Maybe she's been thinking about how the NHS pension works for too long

How the NHS pension works

NHS pensions don’t work the same as normal private pensions. Here’s what you need to…

HMRC refunds £49 million in overtaxed pensions

HMRC refunds overcharged pensioners £3,800 on average after first-time pension withdrawal overtaxation Pensioners have been given…

Cash ISAs surge on Rachel Reeves allowance crackdown threat

Savers are ploughing money into cash ISAs thanks to the threat of a crackdown on…

Jenny Taft

Part time secondary physics teacher, mother of one (soon to be two), and my financial hurdles are mostly parental based.

New Year Finances

New year, new finances

As I go in to maternity leave number two, and as the New Year approaches,…

Christmas Present

Buying Christmas presents on a budget

It might not quite be on our doorsteps yet, but Christmas will creep upon us…

nursery essentials

Nursery: furnishing essentials and planning tips

When you’re expecting a child, there are undoubtedly a huge amount of things that you need…

Crafts

Bringing in a few extra pennies each month

I know I am not the only person who constantly wishes they had a little…

Mortgage Holiday

A mortgage holiday sounds great, but it’s not all blue skies and beaches

My first year of parenthood brought with it a fair amount of financial stress. We…

Child Life Plan

Planning our finances: will the kids be alright if the worst happens to us?

I will admit that having proper conversations about my finances scares me a bit. Investments,…

Mother and Child

Note to self: don’t let second baby bankrupt me!

When I found out I was pregnant with my first child, I genuinely didn’t pay…