29 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Nationwide confirms the exact date 4,000,000 members will get £100 bonus
The mutual institution shares profits with members rather than shareholders (Picture: In Pictures via Getty Images) Listen to article Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. If you bank with Nationwide, you could be due a windfall in the coming weeks — a welcome prospect for those in need of a […]
28 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Thousands to get payouts after forced prepayment meter fitting – how to claim?
Many of those who had prepayment meters fitted were vulnerable (Picture: steved_np3) Listen to article Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. Tens of thousands of people who were forced to have prepaid energy meters fitted are in line to get compensation. Customers could get up to £1,000 each, as well […]
27 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I’m a single mum-of-six earning £120,000 a year — this is how I make my money
Rebecca likes to splash out on family holidays but is always looking for savings (Picture: Supplied) Welcome back to Me and My Money, Metro’s series taking a peek into the nation’s wallets and bank accounts. This week we meet Rebecca Barr, a 42-year-old self-employed business coach and single mum, who lives with her six children in a rental property […]
26 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
The items gathering dust in your home that are actually worth £100s
Go through your ‘junk drawer’ and you might be surprised at what you find (Picture: Getty Images/Westend61) Listen to article Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. Selling things you no longer use is an easy way to drum up extra cash — but you don’t need an antiques collection for […]
23 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Ofgem energy price cap falls by 7% – here’s how much your bills will now be
Energy prices will fall in July, Ofgem has announced (Picture: Justin Tallis) Listen to article Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. Energy bills will drop by around 7% in July, energy regulator Ofgem has announced. A household using a typical amount of gas and electricity should see their bills fall […]
Are you a saver or a spender? (Picture: Getty Images) Listen to article Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. When it comes to money, people can be very cloak and dagger. From not wanting to brag about what they earn to worrying they might be behind in terms of savings, […]
I visited a Home Bargains Café to see if it lives up to the hype (Picture: Courtney Pochin) There’s a beeping sound that keeps going off, the kind of noise you’d expect to hear on a hospital ward. But the incessant sound isn’t coming from a heart rate monitor – it’s an oven, signalling that […]
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Not only do I not have any savings now but I’ve never had any (Picture: Samantha Priestly) Listen to article Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. Watching the morning news on TV one morning last week, I was stopped mid-spoonful of cereal when a report came on about savings. According […]
18 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Restaurant tipping rules are quietly changing — and service charges could rise to 20%
Service charges are quietly changing in restaurants (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Listen to article Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. Name something more British than the awkward moment when one person wants to contest the service charge at dinner and the other just wants to pay the bill and skedaddle The […]