Websites galore!
There’s so much good stuff about money on t’internet these days. Sometimes the hardest part is knowing where to start! But here at Looking at Life, we’ve done the ground work for you. Clap your hands and go wild for our list of 10 really useful websites for money know-how, budget sheets, money saving tips, and much more.
Credit Action
Credit Action, a national money education charity, have got a fantastic website with debt advice, online money management guides, budget calculators and lots more useful stuff.
http://www.creditaction.org.uk
CCCS
The Consumer Credit Counselling Service is a registered charity offering free, confidential advice and support to anyone who is worried about debt.
http://www.cccs.co.uk
National Debtline
Provides free confidential and independent advice on how to deal with debt problems. Call 0808 808 4000 and speak to someone directly about your situation, or use their online resources.
http://www.nationaldebtline.co.uk
Money Basics
MoneyBasics is a partnership between Credit Action, Consumer Credit Counselling Service and GE Money. The website provides clear, independent information about money, easy to use budget calculators, advice guides, Christmas money saving ideas, and more.
http://www.moneybasics.co.uk
Citizens’ Advice
The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) have offices all across the country, and are a great place to start when you need advice about money. But they also have a great website with information on a wide variety of issues that might affect you, from tax to benefits, debt and housing. You can also use the website to find your nearest CAB.
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk
What about money?
From the Financial Standards Agency (FSA), this website is aimed specifically at 16-24 year olds, and it’s packed with useful advice on getting, spending and keeping money.
http://www.whataboutmoney.info
Money saving expert
Martin Lewis’ Money Saving Expert attracts over 5,000,000 users a month with advice on how to save money on everything from clothes and food to utility bills and insurance.
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com
The Motley Fool
These financial experts produce a massive amount of useful information on all kinds of money issues. They are also good at explaining how the news headlines could impact you.
http://www.fool.co.uk
Uswitch
Price comparison website for utilities, car insurance, loans and mortgages. Try www.kelkoo.com for price comparison on almost everything else!
http://www.uswitch.com
Christians Against Poverty
A national debt counselling charity which operates through a network of centres based in local churches across the UK.
www.capuk.org
(Disclaimer: Looking at Life is not responsible for the content of external websites.)
Written by Becky Matyus. Posted on 18th November.
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