About EasyFinanceTips

    About EasyFinanceTips

    Honest, plain-English money advice for everyday UK life — free, always.

    25,000+
    Monthly readers
    2021
    Founded
    100%
    Free to read

    Our story

    In a nutshell
    EasyFinanceTips was built for people who find most finance content too complicated, too expensive to access, or written for someone else. We write for ordinary UK households — in plain English, always free.

    EasyFinanceTips started in 2021 with a straightforward frustration: most personal finance content in the UK was either wrapped in jargon, hidden behind a paywall, or written for people who already understood the system. For anyone trying to figure out their first ISA, make sense of a mortgage offer, or work out whether they were paying too much tax — the answers were buried in complexity or scattered across half a dozen government websites.

    So we built something simpler. A blog that treats money as what it actually is: a practical tool that affects every part of your life, and one that most people were never properly taught to use.

    Four years on, EasyFinanceTips is read by over 25,000 people every month. We cover budgeting, savings, mortgages, investing, taxes, retirement, debt, banking, insurance and more — all written in plain English, all free to read.

    Our mission

    To make sound personal finance guidance accessible to every household in the UK — regardless of income, background, or how financially confident you feel right now. We don’t believe good money advice should cost money to access.

    We measure our success by one thing: whether you finish an article feeling clearer and more in control of your finances than when you started.

    Who writes EasyFinanceTips


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    Leah Palmer
    Founder & Editor · EasyFinanceTips

    Leah is the founder of EasyFinanceTips, a UK personal finance blog read by over 25,000 people each month. After spending years navigating budgeting, mortgages and investing on an ordinary income, [he/she/they] started EasyFinanceTips in 2021 to share practical, jargon-free money guidance for everyday UK life. All content is based on personal experience, independent research, and publicly available UK financial data from sources including the ONS, HMRC and the Bank of England.

    We occasionally publish guest posts from finance professionals, mortgage brokers, tax advisers and subject-matter contributors. All guest content is reviewed and edited before publication, and contributor credentials are stated clearly at the top of each article.

    What we cover

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    BankingCurrent accounts, savings rates, switching guides and best-buy comparisons.

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    Budgeting & DebtMoney management, debt repayment strategies and budgeting tools.

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    Mortgages & PropertyFirst-time buyer guides, remortgaging and buy-to-let basics.

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    InvestingStocks & shares ISAs, index funds, investment platforms and robo-advisers.

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    TaxesSelf-assessment, income tax, capital gains, inheritance tax and HMRC guides.

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    RetirementPensions, state pension, retirement planning and drawdown options.

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    InsuranceLife, income protection, home and travel insurance explained.

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    Business & CryptoSole trader guides, business banking and plain-English crypto explainers.

    Our editorial standards

    EasyFinanceTips is an independent publication. Every article we publish is held to the following standards.

    📚 1. Research & accuracy
    Every factual claim in our articles is supported by a credible source — government bodies (HMRC, ONS, FCA, Bank of England), established industry publications, or peer-reviewed financial research. We do not publish statistics or rate figures without linking to the original source. Where figures change frequently (savings rates, base rate, inflation), we note the date the figure was accurate and encourage readers to verify current data directly.

    🔒 2. Editorial independence
    EasyFinanceTips is not owned by a bank, financial institution, or investment platform. Where we include affiliate links — links that may earn us a small commission at no cost to you if you sign up to a product — these are always disclosed clearly at the top of the article. Affiliate relationships have no influence over which products we recommend or how we rate them.

    ⚖️ 3. Not financial advice
    EasyFinanceTips publishes general financial information and education — not regulated financial advice. Our content is designed to help you understand your options and ask better questions, not to replace a conversation with a qualified adviser. For significant financial decisions, we always recommend speaking to an FCA-authorised adviser.

    ✏️ 4. Corrections policy
    If you spot an error — a wrong figure, outdated rate, or factual inaccuracy — please contact us and we will investigate within 3 working days. Confirmed errors are corrected promptly and a correction note is added to the bottom of the updated article with the date of change.

    🔄 5. Content freshness
    Finance information changes — tax thresholds, interest rates, and government rules are updated regularly. We review our most-read articles annually and update them when material changes occur. Articles that have been substantially updated carry a “Last reviewed” date alongside the original publication date.

    🤖 6. AI & content creation
    EasyFinanceTips does not publish AI-generated articles. Where AI tools assist with research tasks, all final content is written, verified, and approved by a human editor who takes full responsibility for its accuracy. We believe our readers deserve to know a real person has checked what they’re reading — especially on a topic as important as personal finance.

    Get in touch

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    Important disclaimer

    The content published on EasyFinanceTips.co.uk is for informational and educational purposes only. We are not regulated financial advisers and nothing on this site constitutes financial advice. Always seek guidance from a qualified, FCA-authorised professional before making decisions about your finances. Your financial circumstances are unique — what works for one person may not be suitable for another.