Money saving The best money challenges for you and your mates 👨👩👧👦 You know the saying, “time flies when you’re doing a fun money challenge?” We don’t either… but gamifying the amount you can stash means you may be much more likely to smash your finance goals!
Personal finance Our top 5 personal finance blogs for tips and tricks 🤓 Are you tossing and turning about how much money you spend on meals? Do you want to learn how to make money from home? Can you be eco friendly on a budget? Check out the third blog in this series to find the answers to these questions and more.
Budgeting Do budgets really work? 🍰 Budgeting is one of the most basic aspects of personal finance, yet plenty of people still doubt whether they work. In this article, we explain the main benefits of budgeting, and explore some ways you might be going wrong with yours!
Personal finance How to use a credit card (responsibly) 💳 A credit card can be a handy companion. They sometimes get a bad reputation because, without discipline, it’s easy to run up debt. We explain when to use a credit card, and how to use one responsibly!
Personal finance What's an Emergency Fund? 💰 An emergency fund is absolutely essential, and something that everyone should have. Here we discuss what emergency funds are, why you need one and how much you should be putting in yours.
Personal finance How to curb online shopping 🛍 Online shopping can sometimes go beyond necessity and develop into a compulsion that causes us to spend more than we can afford. Here are our tips for keeping your online spending under control.
Personal finance Tips for choosing the right travel insurance policy 🧳 With so many policies and different types of cover to choose between... buying travel insurance can be a confusing business! But we’re here to help you find the best deal for your needs.
Money saving 4 easy ways to put more away with Plum 📈 Whatever challenges you’re facing right now, we’re here to help you optimise your budget wherever possible!
Personal finance The Basics of Personal Finance 🧮 The term personal finance is broad, covering almost anything related to your money! But it all forms part of a wider lifelong strategy aimed at providing for yourself and your loved ones.
Making Plum New Plum feature: Pay Days 📆 Pay Days can be configured to deposit an additional lump sum to your Plum account when your salary first hits your bank… but before life has a chance to get in the way of your best intentions!
Personal finance How to Do Valentine's Day on a Budget 💜 If you’re planning a romantic Valentine’s Day date or you’re looking for the perfect gift for your significant other, we’re here with the best selection of budget ideas this side of Cupid’s arrow 🏹
Budgeting How to Ask for A Pay Rise If you’re feeling energised with enthusiasm for the New Year, but also feeling underappreciated and/or underpaid at work, then it might be time to try to negotiate a salary increase with your boss.
Money saving #AskPlum: Why Is Saving so Difficult? Many of us find saving really hard. It's not a character flaw; it's human nature! Our research into Behavioural Science provides some interesting answers as to why we struggle, and how to master the art!
Personal finance How to Become a Millionaire 🎩 When people hear the word millionaire, they often tend to picture an entrepreneur with a single idea or invention that makes them a fortune. But there is more than one way to make a million!
Budgeting How Much Should I Save? 🏦 When the savings bug hits it can be a powerful force. But however hard we try, there's always some financial expert warning that it is not enough. Which begs the question... how much should we save?
Personal finance How to Be Better With Money 💷 Plum’s one-stop guide to mastering money! We talk you through everything, from the basics of how to budget and get out of debt, right through to creating your own personal investment strategy.
Making Plum The loyalty penalty: extortionate energy prices How the Big 6 get away with charging extortionate energy prices and how we’ve built Plum to protect you against them for life.
Budgeting Do you need a F@*k It Fund? We talk about why an escape fund is just as important as an emergency fund.
Budgeting You do you - how to make sure you are the one in control of your own life. Just how much of your life is influenced by others?
Making Plum Big 6 beware, hassle free switching is here. How Plum is making sure you never overpay on your energy bill again.
Budgeting 2018 Autumn Budget Roundup We break down what it is and how much better off it could make you.
Budgeting 10 Weird things you can do to save £7k a year We’ve collected some weird and wonderful ways to save for you and crunched the numbers.
Budgeting 7 Dream holidays without breaking the bank We've planned 7 top holiday destinations this year and done the math for you - so you can get more for your money!
Budgeting To pay or not to pay? Student loans explained. Here is how to make sure you aren't paying too much and claim it back if you are.
Budgeting These 5 UK FinTech companies will save you money Let's take a closer look at 5 of the most innovative UK FinTech companies which will save you money based around your needs.
