With the rising cost of living, we are all keeping an eye on our pockets, whether cutting costs or looking for nifty side hustles to bring in a couple of extra quid. But what if you could make money out of things you do every day?

Good news, we have five fantastic apps & platforms to share with you that are helping to monetise everyday tasks. From walking to surveys, some of these provide benefits to more than just your pocket.

Women are less likely to invest than men. That’s a fact. Women will stick to cash, rather than choosing to invest, but they also put away less money each month, for a variety of reasons. On top of that, women save less in their pensions. All of this means that women have less wealth than men.

We looked at the amount of money men and women have in their savings, pensions, investments and any other assets (but not their main house) and on average men have £65,000 more stashed away. Once you extrapolate that across the population it means the gender investment gap is £1.65 trillion.

The cost of living crisis has raised the price of clothing for women by 37 percent over the last five years, and for men by 25 percent, according to Sky News analysis of Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. 

Thankfully, there are options for obtaining help with clothes for job interviews.

In his first budget, the Chancellor announced help for parents but nothing for low and middle earners.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt talked a lot about what the government has achieved while they’ve been in power. He also glossed over the decisions he had to make back in the Autumn when he was faced with the fallout from Kwasi Kwarteng’s take on the economy. Rather he focused on the Prime Minister’s five point plan.

Energy regulator Ofgem recently announced its quarterly update to the energy price cap for the period 1 April – 30 June 2023.   

From 1 April, the energy price cap will be set at an annual level of £3,280 for a dual fuel household paying by direct debit based on typical consumption, a reduction of almost £1,000 from the current level of £4,279 which reflects recent falls in wholesale energy prices.  

We’ve recently revealed that the most value-for-money supermarket in the UK is Aldi, remaining the cheapest supermarket for the ninth month in a row.  

The research compared the price of the same basket of items at different supermarkets.  

Recently we did a call out offering MoneyMagpie readers the fun chance to earn a bit of extra cash. To launch our series we begin with one reader who makes a little extra money by entering competitions as well as writing letters, sending photos and tips to magazines. (And she’s getting £25 for this story too!)

Feeding a family can be a costly experience.

Often parents ask us about budgeting and bargains and how to stop things going off so quickly.

Therefore we have put together a comprehensive guide on the subject, dealing with the top subjects of:

Structuring the week
Storing and preserving
Meal planning and tips
What if we have a fussy eater?
Flexible Meal Planning
Grow your own