Help To Save is a new savings initiative launched by the Government to help those on low incomes. Savers are rewarded with 50p for every £1 saved with this initiative. How does it work? Help To Save is a savings account that provides tax-free bonuses at the end of the second and fourth years from the […]
Author: Joy Oyebokun
Joy’s Power Round Up of February 2018
Welcome to the second installment of my monthly power round up. January was the longest month of the year. February flew by so quickly I felt that I wasn’t able to try enough financial products and services. That withstanding, here is a brief but useful list of what I was down for in February. TSB […]
5 Books To Empower You For International Women’s Day
This week Thursday marks International Women’s Day. To celebrate this, the Refined Currency team has collated a list of 5 game-changing and provocative books. This list includes books full of triumphs and struggles, written by women telling their own stories on their own terms. They speak on empowerment, equality and feminism. Whether young or old, […]
Get Up To £2,000 Tax-Free With This LISA Loophole
Savers with a Help to Buy ISA only have A WEEK LEFT to take advantage of a loophole that can provide a tax-free boost of up to £2,000. To be eligible, you have to have: Opened a Help to Buy (HTB) ISA before 5 April 2017 Opened a Lifetime ISA (LISA) between 6 April […]
Joy’s Power Round Up of January 2018
Last month, the Refined Currency team ran our first ‘Let’s Talk Money’ forum of 2018 discussing money in almost all its entirety. Those honest and insightful conversations with people looking to make their money work better for them and a little inspiration from a fellow contributor, Josy, provide the inspiration for this post. Here’s a […]