The Mouthy Money Podcast

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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…

Housing market troubles grow as Rightmove asking prices take biggest hit for 20 years

Sellers are slashing prices and buyers are gaining the upper hand, but will falling interest…

Investing Ideas: Stonehage Fleming Global Best Ideas Equity manager on Netflix, AI and US exceptionalism

Mouthy Money meets top investment fund managers to get a look into the ‘what, how…

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Embracing lagom – the biggest Scandi trend since hygge

Forget hygge, ignore ikigai – 2019 is all about lagom (yay, another Scandinavian word we…

Oh hey little one! Financially planning for a baby

It’s been a while since my last blog post, in what has been a rollercoaster…

Things I’ve learned from selling on Etsy

I’ve finally done it. I’ve finally hit 150 sales on Etsy. I set up my…

Set backs

How I’m dealing with set backs

I once went to a workshop organised by the brilliant FEU about this very thing.…

Spring

Spring is here, spring is here, life is skittles and life is beer

The birds chirruping, the sweet smell of blossom, that tickle of hay fever, and the…

New Job

My new job: my fresh start

If you had told me at the start of February what I’d be doing now,…

Compromise

Life: it’s all about compromise

We recently went on a family trip to the beach. As I’ve got into photography a…

Wedding

How to get married-stress free and on a budget

Weddings don’t have to cost the earth or take over your entire life. If you…

Networking

Networking: make it a breeze (and not tumbleweed)

For the girl who started youth theatre because she was acutely shy, networking as an…

Coffee

Grind down your daily coffee costs

I love coffee as much as the next guy; there’s nothing like a good cup…