In the second instalment of our recommended top personal finance blogs, we’re focusing on goal-orientated content. We’ve chosen five more resources that are geared towards helping you achieve a specific aim, whether that be paying off debt or managing your household’s finances.

Over the past weeks you’ve probably heard that HM Revenue & Customs have cut the VAT on hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions. With almost everything we buy affected by VAT, we take a look at what it is and what this news actually means for you.

Here at Plum, nurturing your personal finance is dear to us 🌱 Although we help you put money aside through smart calculations, reading other Plumsters personal finance tips and tricks can lend a helping hand too 🤝

Inflation is something that relates to us all. Any store of money will be affected by inflation... so it's pretty important that we understand what inflation is and whether it's always a bad thing!

Regardless of personal circumstances, meeting new people, enjoying new experiences and student life in general, can all make budgeting a challenge. Here are our top ways to save as a student.

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.

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.

If you’ve ever struggled to put money away for the future, you probs won’t need reminding that it’s hard! Automation can stop life getting in the way, so we explain what this means and how to do it.

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.

Whatever challenges you’re facing right now, we’re here to help you optimise savings wherever possible!

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.

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 🏹

When it comes to switching suppliers (e.g. home utilities), millions of us in the UK are being put at an unfair disadvantage due to a ‘loyalty penalty’. And chances are, it’s costing you... right now!

Humans are wired to prioritise immediate gratification over long-term satisfaction. But next time that urge to splurge strikes, we want you to be armed with fun ideas that won't break the bank.

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!

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?

The habitual reliance on an overdraft is the first thing preventing many people from implementing a more holistic financial strategy... so we wanted to design a feature that can help with that!

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.

We’ve collected some weird and wonderful ways to save for you  and crunched the numbers.

We've planned 7 top holiday destinations this year and done the math for you - so you can get more for your money!