Padraig Linden, aged 24, offers tips on what to do with unwanted Christmas presents

Most of us will have at least one unwanted Christmas present this year – I know I do!

Last year, people in the UK splashed over £1.7 billion on unwanted presents. So, what can you do with your unwanted items and, more…

How we can best be savvy shoppers!

From the moment you step into any shop whether it’s a department store, pharmacy or supermarket, the shop floor has been designed in such a way to make you spend as much money as possible!

So when we think about managing our money, it’s always good to think about the spending tricks sometimes used by shops!

Many shops use different…

Helping Carers Manage Their Money

A group of carers in Leeds recently became some of the first to benefit from the Money for Life programme as they attended a course designed to help them take control of their finances.

Ellie Bliss, a customer service handler for Lloyds Banking Group, volunteered to deliver a workshop at the headquarters of Carers Leeds to mark Carers’…

Overcoming financial obstacles

Sometimes in our work we get caught up in statistics and facts – it’s easy to forget that these are made up of real people who have real problems.

I spoke to a lady, a single parent, who had recently returned to learning after experiencing mental health problems. Although she was trying to…

New “bank managers” scheme to coach nation’s youth in money skills for life

Tower Hamlets amongst the first areas to benefit from Money for Life workshop

Young people from Tower Hamlets and surrounding boroughs gathered at charity organistation Toynbee Hall last week, to take part in a workshop designed to…

Learners team up to improve money management skills of communities across the UK

Applications are now open for the Money for Life Challenge: a new national competition to find the most successful and innovative money management projects that learners can deliver to improve their money management skills, and those of their friends, families and communities.

Money for Life Challenge projects could be anything from getting fellow learners clued-up about choosing the right mobile phone contract, or empowering local young…