Self-confessed banking anorak Paul Beadle, who has five bank accounts himself, considers why big banks are bothering with spiffy digital offerings when they need to fix basic issues instead. For the first time ever Monzo has been named the number one destination for customers switching their bank account. During the last three months of 2019,…
May the 4th Be With You: How to watch all nine Star Wars films for free
Happy Star Wars Day! Why Star Wars? Because it’s 4 May – May the 4th be with you! If you either don’t understand or don’t like that reference, you should probably stop reading now. My dad took me to see Star Wars as a starry-eyed 11-year-old in 1977 and it has had a special place…
How my cancelled holiday to China has left me £1,600 out of pocket
Online travel agents are great. Until something goes wrong, then trying to resolve a problem can be a nightmare. It’s an issue affecting millions of UK holidaymakers hit by the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s my story. My girlfriend Ali and I take turns in deciding where to go on our travels. Last year…
Keep calm and carry on learning
The coronavirus lockdown isn’t great, but here are some tips on ways to maximise your time and even produce a little earner to keep you going. Like hundreds of thousands of other people, my son Charlie has been furloughed from his job in hospitality due to coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown. He could have just…
Eat lentil bites and listen to BBC Radio 6: A guide to working from home
For those of us lucky enough to be able to work from home during the current lockdown, you’d be forgiven for thinking that our work life balance had suddenly got immeasurably better. A 30 second commute, tea and coffee on tap, dress down day every day. What’s not to love? But for people used to…