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Spring Statement 2025: Rachel Reeves’s key announcements

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered the Government’s Spring Statement, providing a troubling economic update and…

Going to miss the Stamp Duty deadline? You could be £4,000 better for it

Missing out on the Stamp Duty deadline might not be the catastrophe you think it…

What do you want to do in retirement? I’m buying a chicken patch

It’s hard to visualise what you want in retirement. Mouthy Money editor Edmund Greaves has…

Trump tariffs: time to flee to an investment safe haven?

Trump’s tariffs reignite trade tensions, rattling markets as investors seek safe investment havens As of…

ITS NOT A BUDGET OKAY

The government insists Rachel Reeves’ March 26 announcement is just a routine update—but with welfare…

Passive vs active funds: is there a clear winner?

Investors looking to choose where to put their money should weigh up the costs and…

£30,000 income enough to give women confidence to become investors

Are women becoming more confident in investing? Moneybox’s research highlights when women are increasingly taking…

Tag: risk

What is an NFT? The rising crypto technology you should be aware of

In a new series for Mouthy Money, crypto guru Milo Larkin will be looking at…

My life with a 110% subprime mortgage

Like giving crack to a cocaine addict: my life with a 110% subprime mortgage

In 2005, I was given a 110% mortgage by a mainstream lender. For a feckless 29 year…

The not-so-obvious things that can damage your credit score

When you’re a student, you don’t think about the stuff that could damage your credit…

Millennial Investing

How to start investing with millennial wages

Are you are part of the current generation – the one that prays for the…

Speculate Accumulate

Speculate to accumulate: part two

First things first, I have a confession. Whilst I have been running every week for…

Storm Insurance

Travel insurance: What to do when a natural disaster strikes on holiday

I was stranded in Bangkok after floods in Thailand. Here’s what I learned: Weather happens.…

Borrowing Lending Money

Borrowing and lending money: the dos and definite don’ts

To quote Bill Shakespeare (or one of his characters, at least) ‘neither a borrower nor…

Cat Flea Treatment

Pet flea treatments: the hidden cost of cheap products

It’s no secret that Britain is a nation of pet lovers; we adore our furry…

Gina Rinehart

The curse of Gina Rinehart’s mining investment

Unless you’ve been hiding under some kind of unpatriotic, Britain-bashing rock for the past couple…

Sick Days

Self-employed and sick: who can help?

Yesterday consisted of Macbeth rehearsals in French, the trying on of cat suit costumes, and…