Money matters

If you're self-employed and/or work from home and need help with your tax and accounts, Robert Sherwood's Tax without Tears could be the book for you.

Cut the cost of great days out with moneysupermarket's voucher deals for UK attractions.

New research from consumer revenge website MoneySavingExpert.com has revealed ten major hidden charges for holidaymakers abroad, resulting in extra costs. Yet, for every charge banks levy, there's a counter move to avoid it according to Martin Lewis of MoneySavingExpert.com.

Sheri Ruston, referred to as "The Flow Doctor", is the author of Feng Shui Your Way to Wealth: Simple Room By Room Cures to Clear the Path to Prosperity. Here she gives valuable insight into how to increase your wealth with ten top tips.

If you're having trouble getting credit, it could be a problem with your "rating". Annelies Van de Velde  gives her five top tips to getting the credit you need.

Nicole Burroughs has an absolute pet hate for store cards. So imagine her mortification when she accidently opened an account with Next, when she was trying to make a purchase online. Customer services was not exactly helpful either.

A survey carried out last year by Which? Legal Service revealed that 44 per cent of people without a will said this was because they hadn't got round to it; 29 per cent said they hadn't thought about it and 18 per cent thought they didn't need one. Yet dying intestate – without a will – may mean your partner or children may be ill provided for.

The £9 to £25 summer sale of hotel rooms available at over 392 Travelodge hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain for dates between 2 may and 5 September 2010 begins at 6.00am on 7 January 2010.

Making purchases especially at Christmas can be stressful - all the more so if you make a mistake. In a new category, Consumer watch, Parenting Without Tears highlights good and bad service online and in the high street.

Research published by the London School of Economics (LSE) and O2 Money shows that children are wealther now than they ever have been. With the prospect of more money falling into their hands as Christmas presents, Dr Rajiv Prabhakar of the LSE has compiled a  list of financial top tips for seven year olds – or any other age group that needs some financial discipline.

Paying for restaurants and goods on holiday by credit or debit card is becoming increasingly more expensive, so Sian Minett tried out a FairFX pre-loaded currency card and found it to be an "absolute godsend".

The government is offering parents free financial advice during a live WebTV programme on Wednesday 9 September 2009 at 1.30pm.

Vouchercodes.co.uk has highlighted some great offers on family days out - make your money go further at Thorpe Park, Chessington World of Adventures, Alton Towers and Camelot Theme Park.

If your son or daughter will be 16 to 18 on 1 September 2009, and it staying on in full time education, he or she may qualify for an Educational Maintentance Allowance. Now is the time to apply.

Keeping money in the community – the philosophy behind credit unions is explained by Debbi Scholes, Marketing Committee, Lambeth Savings & Credit Union.

To celebrate National Childcare Week (6 to 12 June), family friendly finance experts The Children’s Mutual and national childcare charity, Daycare Trust, have joined forces to launch a free Essential Guide to Childcare for Parents.

Which? Money's latest research found that most major credit card providers have put up interest rates and charges in the last twelve months or used tricks to squeeze extra cash out of customers. Follow their advice to keep your credit card providers in check.