The Mouthy Money Podcast

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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…

Tag: £5

Babies

Parents! This is stuff you absolutely do not need to buy for your newborn baby

I waddled through the ‘baby care’ aisles of a department store before my son was…

Dating

Cheap date? How to woo well without spending all of your money

Thankfully we are entering, if not a golden era, then certainly an aluminium or tin…

Cows

Cash cow: how I got a new garden for free thanks to Mother Nature

Living in York means that you aren’t ever very far from the glorious Yorkshire countryside,…

Closet

Is being a closet hoarder driving you mad? This is why it’s time to let go

Finally, the day has come. I can do this. I will do this. I will…

Shopping

Can’t stop shopping? Here are 10 ways to curb the urge!

In my previous posts I’ve written about my inability to stop shopping. While I am making…

Children saving money

How not to pass on your financial ineptitude to your children

My nine-year old son (G) earns pocket money by doing chores around the house, like…

Bicycle

Gym? No point. Ditch it and do this instead.

Being a gym rat can sometimes leave you poorer than a church mouse (albeit a…

Wine

How to get free sh*t without really trying!

There’s no such thing as a free lunch – or is there? There is an…

LBD

How to choose the perfect LBD

So, first things first – although this post is about little black dresses, or the…

Salad

Sick of sandwiches? Five alternative lunch ideas that won’t break the bank

Nothing is more quintessentially British than a sandwich. Even so, nothing puts you off taking…

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