Join me as I break down my actual paycheck for the third week of October and walk through my step-by-step cash stuffing ...

Millions face a dramatic shake-up to their weekly finances from a combination of tax, benefit and wage changes. Our simple Budget Calculator will help families, workers and pensioners see exactly what ...

The decision by Rachel Reeves to freeze income tax allowances and thresholds until April 2031 is a tax rise in all but name. It will result in many lower income earners, such as many people on ...

Running a small business or side hustle has arguably never been more common, or perhaps more complicated, than it is in today's unusual economic landscape. Between managing expenses, separating ...

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When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

As 2026 approaches, at the top of many people’s lists of resolutions will be to improve their finances. Budgeting is a key part of financial health — but if you’re not confident in this area, you’re ...

Higher taxes on the wealthy will be “part of the story” in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ second Budget, she has said. With just one day to go until she stands up at the dispatch box on Wednesday (26 ...

The Autumn Budget will finally take place on Wednesday (26 November), after months of speculation about what measures will be taken to rebalance the public finances. In a speech delivered in Downing ...

Most budgeting apps will show you where your money went—after you’ve already spent it. Few connect the dots between day-to-day cash flow, long-term goals, and the rest of your balance sheet. Empower’s ...

Built-in budgeting tools help automatically track and categorize spending without needing separate budgeting apps. Ally Bank’s “buckets” feature allows both spending categorization and savings goal ...