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‘We earn six figures but can’t afford to invest’
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (847+ words) Nine out of ten high earners with toddlers feel unable to save or invest enough because of childcare costs and taxes. Young professionals earning six figures are often dubbed Henrys (high earners, not rich yet). Many report feeling disillusioned and…...
Supershoes hit supermarket as Lidl launches own version … at £39.99
20+ hour, 59+ min ago (520+ words) In pursuit of a personal best at next month's London Marathon or even the local parkrun, amateur runners will spend as much as "450 on a pair of trainers. But later this month Lidl will launch the first supermarket supershoe in…...
I’ve made £32,000 selling T-shirts on Vinted. But where’s my money?
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (62+ words) I've made "32,000 selling T-shirts on Vinted. But where's my money?The Times I've made "32,000 selling T-shirts on Vinted. But where's my money? Our consumer champion helps a successful seller who was locked out of her account and a reader who…...
‘I saved £1,000 by using ChatGPT as an accountant’
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1649+ words) Nicole Ratcliffe felt lost when she first sat down to work out how to pay her tax bill. Her finances were "a complete and utter mess" because she runs two businesses " one as a sole trade and one as a…...
We put a heat pump in our 17th-century house and reduced our bills
1+ week, 2+ day ago (939+ words) There was no evenness of heating," Mirjam says. You'd be in the kitchen because it had an Aga. It was boiling hot. Then you walked into another room and it was freezing. There was just no comfort in it." We…...
My £30 phone deal had a clearer contract than my £50k student loan
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (33+ words) My "30 phone deal gave me more rights than my "50,000 student loan'The Times My "30 phone deal had a clearer contract than my "50k student loan Two ways to continue reading...
I paid £11,000 too much tax. Why won’t HMRC pay me back?
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (35+ words) I paid "11,000 too much tax. Why won't HMRC pay me back?The Times I paid "11,000 too much tax. Why won't HMRC pay me back? Two ways to continue reading...
I’m a solar panel nerd — here’s how they’ve made me £8,700
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (54+ words) I'm a solar panel nerd " here's how they've made me "8,700The Times I'm a solar panel nerd " here's how they've made me "8,700 Tony Hazell reveals how he makes it to bedtime every day without paying a penny for his energy Two…...
How I saved £700 a month on my £1m mortgage
1+ week, 1+ day ago (729+ words) Lucy Wrench has spent the past two years counting the days until she could get out of her 4.86 per cent mortgage deal. If Wrench and her husband could have foreseen that the era of ultra-low mortgage rates would soon be…...
The 7 best second-hand electric cars to buy — from £1,500
1+ week, 3+ day ago (13+ words) The 7 best second-hand electric cars to buy " from "1,500The Times...