Monzo Blog
The latest updates, stories, ideas and guides from the Monzo team.

You can now add your own images to Pots, and you've been taking full advantage
We love your creativity.

Try this one trick to stop yourself spending your savings
Always dipping into your savings? Nudge yourself out of the habit by using your guilt to your own advantage.

How to use Monzo to manage money with your housemates
We can't make your housemates do the dishes. But using Monzo can make moving in, paying rent and living together easier!

Money in Love: Lauren & Dan
Through stories from real-life relationships, we're tackling the taboo around couples and their cash.

How to sell stuff online
Having a clearout or starting your own side-hustle? Learn how to pick the right marketplace, protect yourself, and get paid by buyers when you sell stuff online.

How to ask for a pay rise (and how to spend it when you get one!)
Are you being paid what you’re worth?

How to budget if you don’t get paid regularly
If you’re a freelancer, self-employed or on a zero-hours contract, it can be even harder to budget when your income keeps changing.

Should I use a credit card for my holiday?
Thinking of using a credit card to afford your holiday, protect your bookings or access money abroad? Here’s what you should consider first.

How to manage money when you’re terrible with money
Think you're bad with money? No one’s beyond help.

Money in Love: Nick & Amy
Through stories from real-life relationships, we're tackling the taboo around couples and their cash.

Piggy banking: Save money with this popular budgeting technique
Also known as the envelope method, piggy banking can help you control spending by dividing up your money and keeping it in different places.

Money in Love: Jen & Dave
Through stories from real-life relationships, we're tackling the taboo around couples and their cash.

Introducing: Dear Monzo 📝
Journalist and author Laura Whateley is our new resident agony aunt, and she’s here to help you face your financial dilemmas.

Home insurance – do you really need it?
Is home insurance worth the cost? We look at how buildings and contents insurance work, what you’ll have to pay and whether you really need them.

How to save when you have no money
Saving money can seem impossible when you’re always broke.