Hello 

 

I've been baking scones. Don't get me wrong, I've been working as well, but lockdown has brought me back to baking rather than just picking up my daily bun at one of the local cake shops. It's brought me back to childhood when my mum used to bake every week and we always had cake in the larder. I learnt to make scones as soon as I could reach the kitchen table and they're one of the easiest and (while still hot) tastiest things I make.

Getting back to baking, reading more, walking more and sorting out more of my admin than I'd ever dreamed of doing, are some of the surprising benefits of lockdown that I am going to try to keep going once we're set free. What have you found to be a helpful benefit of lockdown that you're going to keep going later on? Let me know at editorial@moneymagpie.com. I'll be interested to hear.

 

Actually, if you have a bit of spare time on Thursday would you like to come to my free webinar? It's all about How to Live for Free. So no strings, no cost and lots of tips on how to live for free day-to-day. You don't even have to sign up to this one. Just come along at 6pm on Thursday 21st January. Here's the link to use. Oh and bring your own clever tips on how to live for free. I'm always interested to hear them too!

 

Also, if, like me, you're determined to get on top of your admin during this time, download the FREE app called Plum that we're rather impressed with (see below). It helps you save automatically (giving you an impressive 0.55% AER) and helps you budget while stopping you overpaying on bills. We like it. Give it a go :-) MoneyMagpie readers also benefit from an exclusive £5 top-up in their Plum Pocket (after 30 days of saving).

 

Love Jasmine x