Press

As well as blogging at Much More with Less, I write about money in my day job as a freelance personal finance journalist.

I’ve written for a wide variety of newspapers, websites, companies and charities, whether it’s articles, guides, opinion pieces, guest blog posts or sponsored editorial.

Publications range from The Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times, Telegraph, ipaper and Mirror Online to the Money Advice Service, Red, Good Housekeeping and my monthly column in Woman & Home.

Do get in touch if you’re interested in working with me:
Email: hello@muchmorewithless.co.uk
Twitter: @muchmore_less
Instagram: @muchmore_less

 

Here are some recent examples:

NB: The Sunday Times articles are behind a paywall, but never fear, if you sign up for registered access here you can still read two articles each week for free.

26 October 2020

Quoted in article for Nottingham Building Society, ‘Five ways to enjoy a budget Halloween

24 October 2020

Article for Times Money Mentor supplement in the Times, ‘Seven tips on how to get a mortgage in this current (crazy) climate

20 October 2020

Post for the PensionBee blog, ‘What is pension poverty?

16 October 2020

Interview for Financial Independence Europe podcast, ‘What it means to live on less‘ 

13 October 2020

Interviewed for BBC Radio Berkshire about negative interest rates

2 October 2020

Article for Steps to Investing Guide, ‘How to choose a fund

1 October 2020

Smart with money column for November issue of Woman & Home (Jo Whiley cover)

22 September 2020

Article for Tillit, on ‘Trust in the investment trust’

20 September 2020

Interview on BBC Radio Suffolk about taking the Ration Challenge

September 2020

Interview for Vitality magazine feature, about ‘Be a Money Minimalist and Live Life to the Max‘ as ‘The Frugal Money  Writer‘. 

10 August 2020

Interview with Pricerunner, “Doing staycations the Much More With Less way

6 August 2020

Article for i newspaper, “How I invest: Putting money in investment trusts has boosted my savings by 75%

5 August 2020

Blog post for PensionBee, “Much More With Less: What I learnt from my spending diary after lockdown

4 August 2020

Smart With Money column for September issue of Woman & Home (Julia Bradbury cover)

2 August 2020

Comment piece for The Sunday Times, “Even your kids’ savings can suffer from the dreaded second-child syndrome

29 July  2020

Sponsored article for Times Money Mentor, “How to start investing in stocks in four steps

26 July 2020

Comment piece for The Sunday Times, “My investment strategy is less buy-and-hold, more file-and-forget

23 July 2020

Interview on BBC Radio London about the Government’s coronavirus financial support schemes

13 July 2020

Interview on Times Radio about moving to the country

22 July 2020

Q&A video on PensionBee’s Drawdown Doldrum’s report

7 July 2020

Article for Times Money Mentor, “Should I move to the country?

2 July 2020

Smart With Money column for August issue of Woman&Home (Nadiya Hussain cover)

28 June 2020

Chat with BBC Radio Suffolk about changing spending habits during lockdown

14 June 2020

Chat with Sarah Lilley on BBC Radio Suffolk about mortgage payment holidays

4 June 2020

Smart With Money column for July issue of Woman&Home (Joanna Lumley cover)

3 June 2020

Interview with Andy Webb from Be Clever With Your Cash for his Cash Chats #126 podcast about what next for furlough, self employment, bounce back loans and redundancy

31 May 2020

Chat with Sarah Lilley on BBC Radio Suffolk about continuing support for employees on furlough and the self-employed – and those left behind

28 May 2020

Interview Andy Webb from Be Clever With Your Cash for Lockdown Money Live Facebook live session on furlough, self employment, bounce back loans and redundancy

13 May 2020

Included by Shoestring Cottage as one of “10 UK money saving blogs you need to read

10 May 2020

Chat with Sarah Lilley on BBC Radio Suffolk about bounce back loans, the Self-Employment Income Support scheme and tax breaks on bikes

4 May 2020

Smart With Money column for June issue of Woman&Home (Ruth Jones cover)

3 May 2020

Chat with Sarah Lilley on BBC Radio Suffolk about tackling the 5 biggest bills for most families: mortgage or rent, food, utility bills, car finance and random direct debits

1 May 2020

Interview with I ALSO podcast #6, “Pay into your pensions with Faith Archer

26 April 2020

Quoted in blog post on EcoThrifty Living, “Find out how 11 UK Money Bloggers stretch food between shops

8 April 2020

Tips for Nottingham Building Society, “Three budget family Easter ideas

7 April 2020

Article for Times Money Mentor, “Home schooling? How to teach your kids about money

5 April 2020

Chat with Sarah Lilley on BBC Radio Suffolk about frugal tips under lockdown

4 April 2020

Smart With Money column for May issue of Woman&Home 

29 March 2020

Chat with Sarah Lilley on BBC Radio Suffolk about support for the self-employed during the pandemic

26 March 2020

Quoted in blog post by Great Deals Made Easy, “Cheap things to do indoors during the Covid-19 quarantine

22 March 2020

Chat with Sarah Lilley on BBC Radio Suffolk about budgeting and cutting living costs

19 March 2020

Interview for the Sun Savers Show, “How to make your food go further

18 March 2020

Quoted in post by The Bad Mum, “How to corona-proof your cash

18 March 2020

Quoted in post by Mrs Mummypenny, “The best board games in the world – from the UK Money Bloggers

18 March 2020

Interview with BBC Radio Wales about stripping your budget to the bone

4 March 2020

Smart With Money column for April issue of Woman&Home 

20 February 2020

Article for Royal London, “Why it’s important to write a will

19 February 2020

Article for Royal London, “Taking a simpler, less expensive approach to funerals

13 February 2020

Article for Royal London, “Why it’s important to have life insurance for a stay-at-home parent

11 June 2019

Quoted in Affinity article, magazine for UIA mutual insurance, “5 of the best household budgeting apps

22 November 2018

Interview for Steps to Investing about investment options

21 November 2018

Quoted in Metro article, “The Bargain Hunter: Black Friday advice aplenty, plus LOL dolls and baby pensions

20 November 2018

Quoted in Mail Online article, “Hacks for grabbing the best Black Friday bargains – savvy bloggers share their tips

13 November 2018

Quoted in Metro article, “Booking about money needn’t be boring – we pick ten inspiring reads

9 November 2018

Quoted in Financial Times article, Restock food banks with a reverse advent calendar

6 November 2018

Quoted in iNews article,Help food banks this Christmas by starting your reverse advent calendar now

2 November 2018

Quoted (and lifted most of one of my posts) in Sheerluxe.com, Considering moving to the country? Read this first

25 October 2018

Quoted in The Simple Things November 2018, “The New Frugality”

22 October 2018

Interview for Capital Matters blog, “Passive Income in the UK: Faith Archer

4 September 2018

Quoted in Metro, “Five of the smartest investment brains on their best money making ventures

3 September 2018

Quoted in Blogging.com, “Interviewed: Top frugal living bloggers share tips for new bloggers

21 August 2018

Article for the Sunday Times, “How to save for a pension if you are self-employed

14 May 2018

Quoted in Standard Life blog post, “Pension freedoms: Get a life, when you want, how you want

3 May 2018

Article for Woman & Home June issue, “Are you a victim of financial FOFO?

2 May 2018

Guest post for the Money Advice Service, “How to save money gardening

1 May 2018

Article for Good Housekeeping, June issue, “Invest and see your money grow”

30 April 2018

Article for Money for Life, “Moving out? Here’s everything you need to know about your first place

20 April 2018

Guest post for Homely Economics, “Counting the cost of a listed building

20 April 2018

Guest post for The Money Whisperer, “Investing: A Woman’s Perspective with Faith Archer

8 April 2018

Article for the Sunday Times, “If you lose  your job, remember your rights

4 April 2018

Article for Red in May issue, “A beginner’s guide to investing

25 March 2018

Article for The Sunday Times, “Get Fired up with your savings to retire early

20 March 2018

Quoted in iNews, “12 simple ways women can have a bit more money in 2018, by women in 2018

20 March 2018

Guest post for JD Williams blog, “5 simple tips to make the most of your money

19 March 2018

Quoted in post for Selftrade, “Five top tips for your Isa”

16 March 2018

Blogger interview for Lylia Rose’s Money Making Mums series, “Faith from Much More With Less

2 March 2018

Featured in article for Woman, “Inspiring women share their advice for success at the first ever Don’t Tell Me I Can’t event

28 February 2018

Guest post for UK Money Bloggers ‘Loose Change’ series, “A diatribe about Isas

27 February 2018

Included in article on Good to Know, “Mum transforms life following kidney transplant to compete for team GB

20 February 2018

Quoted in Metro, “Ten things to ask before investing a penny

13 February 2018

Article for Good to Know, “28 best ways to save money in 2018

7 February 2018

Quoted in article for The Sun, “Where to get free vouchers to save hundreds off your shopping bill

2 January 2018

Quoted in article for Good Housekeeping Online, “5 things to do with unwanted Christmas gifts

28 December 2017

Took part in a debate on Good Morning Britain, “Is it wrong to regift?

12 December 2017

Interview for the Emma app blog, “Interview with Faith Archer from Much More With Less

26 November 2017

Appeared on BBC Radio 4 Breakfast programme at 7.30am talking about #FoodBankAdvent

13 November 2017

Quoted in article for Eastern Daily Press, “Join the #FoodBankAdvent campaign

6 November 2017

Article for the UK Money Bloggers website, “Some ideas for your #FoodBankAdvent box

28 September 2017

Article about my half-marathon in Suffolk Free Press, “Hadleigh mum finds her path to fitness

17 September 2017

Article for the Sunday Times, “Mum left us a home by the sea – and a rising tide of losses

1 September 2017

Quoted in article for Saga magazine, “Smart tricks for cheap days out at stately homes and gardens

9 August 2017

Interview for Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) website, “Why and how I started investing

4 July 2017

Quoted in Ipswich Star, “Novice runners from Suffolk come on leaps and bounds as they train for first ever Great East Run

2 July 2017

Article for the Sunday Times, “March of the robo-advisers

11 June 2017

Article for the Sunday Times, “Are providers nibbling away at your pension fund?

21 May 2017

Article for the Sunday Times, “American knight to the rescue as platforms’ high charges are exposed

16 April 2017
Article for the Sunday Times, “Crack your (bamboozling) tax code to stop the HMRC feasting on your cash

24 March 2017
Article for the Financial Times, “How to understand PCP car financing plans

19 March 2017
Article for the Sunday Times, “Active or passive – both approaches have their benefits

5 March 2017
Article for the Sunday Times, “Thanks for ticking the Gift Aid box, but you could do more

22 January 2017
Article for the Sunday Times, “Five tips for filing your tax return under ‘Done early‘”

15 January 2017
Article for the Sunday Times, “‘The dog ate my tax return’ won’t save you from the tax man – so get filing

1 January 2017
Article for the Sunday Times, “We switched, asked nicely – and saved thousands

31 December 2016

Quoted in The Sun article, “16 tips from UK money bloggers to make sure you have a financially healthy 2017

22 December 2016
Article for the Mirror Online, “Last minute children’s stocking fillers for £2 or less

23 October 2016
Article for the Sunday Times, “I ditched cash to buy shares – now I’m up 19%

27 September 2016
Guest post for the Money Advice Service, “Splash the cash: can a water meter save you money?”

15 September 2016
Quoted in AOL Money article by the Money Advice Service, Food waste: put money towards bills, not in the bin

25 August 2016
Guest blog post for the Money Advice Service, Ten easy ways to save on broadband and TV

21 August 2016
Article for the Sunday Times, “For your student account, think overdraft”

17 August 2016
Guest blog post for the Money Advice Service, “Make a mint by selling hidden treasures online”

29 July 2016
Quoted in AOL Money article by Emma Woollacott, “How one family halved its food bill”

15 June 2016
Article for Mirror Online, “How I got fit for free and transformed myself into a 5K runner in just 9 weeks”

6 June 2016
Article for Mirror Online, “How I slashed my food bill by a third and still treated the family to a roast dinner

26 April 2016
Guest post for via Money Advice Service for AOL Money, “Six ways to fork out less for your food”

22 April 2016
Article for Mirror Online, “The single magic item that slashes shopping bills,keeps me healthy and delivers food on demand

22 April 2016
Guest blog post for the Money Advice Service, “Six ways to fork out less for your food”

24 March 2016
Article for Mirror Online, “Easter family days out: the best rewards clubs to save money on theme parks, cinema visits and more”

31 January 2016
Article for the Sunday Times, “These heating oil bills do give us a warm glow”

3 January 2016
Article for the Sunday Times, “We only just kept our heads above water”

22 December 2015
Article for Mirror Online, “Children’s Christmas stocking fillers for £2 or less”

21 December 2015
Article for Mirror Online, “Cheap and cheerful Christmas family activity ideas to survive the holidays”

15 December 2015
Article for Mirror Online, “This mum ditched the Christmas foods she hated and saved her family £50”

26 October 2016
Article for Mirror Online, “4 winter warming soups you can make for less than 26p a bowl”

25 October 2015
Article for the Sunday Times, “I was scared of shares, but I’ve just had to get over it”

5 October 2015
Article for Mirror Online, “Morrisons is ditching its Aldi and Lidl Match & More price promise – and this shopper is fuming”

4 October 2015
Article for the Sunday Times, “Listed homes carry a wealth warning”

22 September 2015
Guest blog post for The Children’s Food Trust, “Feeding your family for pennies not pounds” (site no longer funded)

20 September 2015
Article for the Sunday Times, “My children’s accounts are now of little interest”

18 August 2015
Article for Mirror Online, “Eating out of the cupboard cut my bills by 40% – and I discovered tasty new meals at the same time”

6 August 2015
Opinion piece for the Design Council, “All engineers should be taught elements of design”

3 August 2015
Feature for the Design Council, “It’s education, stupid. Or, how the UK risks losing its global creative advantage

26 June 2015
Article for Mirror Online, “Cake stall ideas: budget bestsellers for 9p or less a slice”

18 June 2015
Article for Mirror Online, “5 of the best budget food bloggers – and how they helped me live on £1 a day”

9 June 2015
Article for Mirror Online, “Approved Food: the online supermarket where shoppers save 70% – there’s just one catch

25 May 2015
Article for Mirror Online, “4 surprisingly tasy meals you can make for 42p or less”

13 May 2015
Article for Mirror Online: “I lived off £1 a day – and even splashed out on marmalade”

10 May 2015
Article for the Sunday Times, “Could you eat for just £1 a day?”

The contents of this blog are for information and ideas, and should not be viewed as financial advice. Use of the material is conditional on there being no liability for how you choose to use it. If you are unsure about any investments or financial issues, please contact a financial adviser.