Four books to help you manage your finances during the cost-of-living crisis | The Sun

IT’S World Literacy Day today – so pick up a book.

And with the cost-of-living crisis a big concern right now, you might want to read something that can help you with your finances.

Here is a selection of titles with some great ideas for managing your money.

Holly Smith’s Money Saving Book: Everyday savings hacks for a happy life, £12.99.

Blogger and coupon queen Holly saves thousands of pounds a year.

She reveals tricks for finding money-off coupons for a supermarket shop and getting discounts in budget shops.

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Top tip: Enter as many competitions as you can while watching TV and join her Extreme Couponing And Bargains UK Facebook group, where she posts new deals daily.

Money: A User’s Guide by Laura Whateley, £7.99: The journalist covers topics from credit card management to advice for property buyers and renters.

Add tips on investment and pensions, and this book is a one-stop shop for all the grown-up money advice you need.

She even tells how to look after your mental health when things get tough financially.

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Top tip: Follow Laura’s first chapter on avoiding being ripped off when renting.

The Money Guide To Transform Your Life by Lynn Beattie, £9.99: Lynn writes a no-nonsense blog, mrsmummypenny.co.uk, about how to sort out your money.

Accountant Lynn got herself out of debt and helps others to do the same.

Top tip: Read this before heading to the supermarket as the book details how to get the most out of your weekly shop.

On The Money: Take Control Of Your Finances To Build A Life You Love by Charlotte Burns, £4.79: Known better as blogger Lottie Earns, Charlotte offer a practical guide to getting what you really want from your finances.

She covers bank accounts, mortgages and how to make a little extra each week. See lottyearns.co.uk.

Top tip: Check out the part about starting your own side hustle to boost your income.

Buy all these books online at amazon.co.uk or check “used books” on auction sites.

• All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability

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