Great to have joined our friends @CatalystHousing today for their #Wellbeing marketplace event for their #employees, showcasing all of the ways we can help #workplaces + #community groups with their #FinancialWellbeing offering. https://themoneycharity.org.uk #CharityTuesday

What’s your financial story? We work with people of all ages every day of the year, to help them get to grips with their money and improve their #FinancialWellbeing so they feel more in control and able to achieve their goals. Find out more at: https://themoneycharity.org.uk #NationalStorytellingWeek #FF #Story #Storytelling #FinancialGoals #WhatsYourStory #TalkMoney

We love getting people together and talking honestly about their money so they can start increasing their #FinancialWellbeing. So as it’s #TimeToTalkDay2020 (as well as #ReclaimSocial day, for celebrating positivity online) we couldn’t resist sharing this #TBT ode to an old money-saving method from one of our #Workshop #Consultants. Enjoy! https://themoneycharity.org.uk/

The Money Pot
As kids we would save
Just a penny a day
By a pot near the front door
Rather than spend it away

A penny back then
Well what could we buy
Four chews for a penny
Or a paper plane template to fly

A comic cost 10p
A book a lot more
So when our pennies weren’t spent
They hit the pot by the door

I often recall visitors
By the pot they would stand
With loose change from pockets
Generously given by their hand

The attraction to fill it
This pot by the door
Meant that over the years
That special pot marked the floor

As the weight it got heavier
With more coins it did fill
The pot got so heavy
No chance to topple or spill

But once it was full
Well to our family’s delight
Penny coins would become notes
Like magic happened overnight

To the bank we would trundle
Plastic bags, knotted tight
Handing over our pennies
A wholly magical sight

Because pennies to pounds
Meant new toys for us all
As the empty pot was returned
By the door, in our hall

The moral I guess
Is saving small every day
From childhood to teen years
Don’t throw your money away

And if this rhyme makes a difference
And you start to save, with your pot
Then make sure it’s positioned
In a very good spot!

#Poem #Savings #TopTips #ThrowbackThursday #Coins #Pennies

Bit of a #TBT to our #Consultants #Training session all together a couple of weeks ago. Would you like to join this amazing team at the forefront of our #FinancialWellbeing and #FinancialEducation work? We’ve got two #freelance roles available, one based in #GreaterLondon and one in #TyneAndWear. Find out more here: https://themoneycharity.org.uk/work-with-us/jobs/ #jobs #recruitment

Our #January 2020 #MoneyStatistics are out today, where we highlight the remarkably close parallel through 2019 of UK #household #debt and the government’s. Find out more at: https://themoneycharity.org.uk/money-stats-january-2020-uk-2019-household-debt-closely-parallels-governments or get the full report at: https://themoneycharity.org.uk/money-statistics/ where you can also sign-up to receive it each month. #FinancialWellbeing #Statistics #stats #UKFinance #PublicSector #PrivateSector

Did you know it’s #BigEnergySavingWeek? It’s a campaign encouraging and helping people to cut their energy bills by comparing the prices available to them, as well as finding any support they’re entitled to. With too many people stuck accepting their bills as they are rather than taking control of their own finances, it’s well worth taking a look at: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/our-campaigns/all-our-current-campaigns/besw/ for some helpful tools and info. https://themoneycharity.org.uk/ #BESW20 #FF #Energy #Bills #EnergyBills #Utilities #Saving #FinancialEducation #FinancialWellbeing

Financial Education for KS4 classes doesn’t have to be difficult! We’ve used our years of experience to create engaging and interactive Teacher Resource Packs for KS4 which will help your school deliver quality Financial Education ‘in house’. The seven Packs cover the following topics: #Banking, #Budgeting, #Credit, Getting Paid, #Housing, Planning for Your Goals, #Savings. To find out more, go to: https://themoneycharity.org.uk/work/young-people/teacher-resource-packs/ or to order a set of Packs today at: https://themoneycharity.org.uk/resources/ #TeacherResourcePacks #TRPThursday #Teachers #Resources #KS4 #FinancialEducation #Schools

The Money Charity team had an amazing time yesterday with the excellent @nickelston_, challenging and really helpful, loads for us to dwell on, lots of ideas and inspiration, and really positive feedback all round! https://themoneycharity.org.uk #TalkingAnxiety #FinancialWellbeing #MentalHealth #Anxiety
#Wellbeing #Consultants #Training

It’s fantastic to have all our amazing #Consultants together today, sharing ideas, encouragement and good practice as we continue bringing #FinancialEducation and #FinancialWellbeing to people of all ages across the UK. Massive thanks also to our friends at #ExperianUK for so generously hosting us! https://themoneycharity.org.uk #training #TrainingDay #WednesdayWisdom

Following a lot of misleading coverage around new overdraft regulations and interest rates, The FCA have produced this useful infographic to demonstrate how these new rules will be a positive change for many consumers, fixing a previously dysfunctional and unfair market. https://themoneycharity.org.uk/ #Overdrafts #OverdraftFees #InterestRates #Debt #FCA #Consumers #Fairness #FinancialWellbeing #FinancialEducation

A very #HappyNewYear to all of our followers! We’re really looking forward to another successful year, talking #FinancialWellbeing and #FinancialEducation with the UK. What are your #FiinancialGoals for 2020? https://themoneycharity.org.uk/ #resolutions #FinancialResolution #NewYear #StartWell

Our #December 2019 #MoneyStatistics are out today, where we highlight the surprise plateauing of #UK #credit card #lending, likely due to new rules around persistent #debtors. Find out more at: https://themoneycharity.org.uk/money-stats-december-2019-credit-card-plateau-may-herald-big-changes-2020/ or get the full report at: https://themoneycharity.org.uk/money-statistics/ where you can also sign-up to receive it each month. #FF #creditcards #persistentdebt #financialwellbeing #financialeducation