Parkrun is great for your pocket… and soul, says Lee Boyce

I’m going to start with two clichés: firstly, sometimes, the best things in life are free. Not often, but sometimes. Secondly, absence really does makes the heart fonder.   A case in point is Parkrun. Every Saturday morning, people gather at various locations in Britain at just before 9am to chat, potentially make friends and then … Read more

Collapse of Sir Philip Green’s empire leaves taxpayers out of pocket

Collapse of Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia empire leaves taxpayers with a multi-million-pound bill By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:26 BST, 13 July 2021 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 13 July 2021 Taxpayers will be hit with a multi-million-pound bill from the collapse of Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia empire. The company behind Topshop went … Read more

Euro 2020: England stars could pocket up to £200k in bonuses from kit deal if they win trophy

England stars could make up to £200,000 each in bonuses from their lucrative boot and kit deals if they end nation’s 55 years of hurt and win Euro 2020 this summer England are three victories away from winning the European Championship It would be their first piece of major silverware since World Cup win in … Read more

Euro 2020: England stars could pocket up to £200k in bonuses from kit deal if they win trophy

England stars could make up to £200,000 each in bonuses from their lucrative boot and kit deals if they end nation’s 55 years of hurt and win Euro 2020 this summer England are three victories away from winning the European Championship It would be their first piece of major silverware since World Cup win in … Read more

The CEOs still at school: The kid-preneurs making extra pocket money

With the school summer holidays looming, many parents are desperate for ideas to keep children entertained without breaking the bank.  So why not encourage them to put their talents to work so they can make a little money of their own?  Many mums and dads have cut back on pocket money during the pandemic. But … Read more

Children’s pocket money has gone up by 20 per cent during lockdown

Those extra chores paid off: Children’s pocket money has gone up by 20 per cent – to £7.17 a week – during lockdown By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:31 BST, 2 May 2021 | Updated: 01:39 BST, 2 May 2021 Millions have been furloughed and many small businesses have gone to the wall, but there … Read more

Dog helps out its owner by knocking snooker ball into the nearest pocket with its paw 

Cheat! Hilarious moment dog helps out its owner by knocking snooker ball into the nearest pocket with its paw Arlo the labradoodle watches Kimberley Nimmo and husband Josh play pool The canine jumps from the couch and watches ball approach the pocket He knocks the snooker pool into the pocket as owners laugh at his efforts … Read more

How using a pension can stop Rishi from picking your pocket

Middle-class families who have been caught out by the freeze in income tax thresholds could save hundreds of pounds by boosting their pensions. The number of Britons paying the higher rate of income tax will soar from four million to five million by 2026, following Rishi Sunak’s Budget. The higher 40 per cent rate will … Read more

TOM UTLEY: Why I fear we’re losing all sense of money in our pocket 

Don’t ask me if Rishi Sunak has struck the right balance between borrowing lashings more money to keep the economy from total collapse and increasing taxes to pay some of it back in the far distant future. I freely admit that I’ve never begun to understand economics (which is one thing I seem to have in … Read more

Woman asks if she should let her nine-year-old son spend his pocket money on a £150 Gucci hat

Mother asks if she should let her son, 9, buy £150 Gucci Fedora hat to reward him for saving up his pocket money – but critics warn it’s an ‘utter waste’ and teaches him to be ‘shallow’ Anonymous British woman said her son, nine, has saved up £200 pocket money  She admitted to being torn … Read more