Welcome to 2019! A common New Year’s resolution is to save money. This means budgeting. You know it’s important. It’s what you need to do if you want to get on top of everyday finances and make life a little bit easier. Yet how many of us find a Read more…
For a business like SteadyPay, it’s important to keep up with the latest on employment, pay trends and living standards. The Living Wage Week is celebrated in November. To mark this, we’re looking at the difference between the National Living Wage, National Minimum Wage and the “Real” Living Wage. The Read more…
Taking time off can be a big decision. For those paid by the hour, a loss of just a few days wages can have a detrimental effect on the budget. With SteadyPay you can afford to take time off. The top-ups allow you to enjoy what, in effect, is paid Read more…
The Guardian featured a sobering article on pay volatility recently. The article cited a research report by the Resolution Foundation, a think tank which studies the living standards of those in the UK on low to middle incomes. The report found that: Three-quarters of workers did not receive the same pay from one Read more…
Financial wellness, despite its name, is not really about how rich you are. It’s more of a framework for understanding the extent to which you can manage your finances. The key themes of financial wellness are depicted here: Security concerns everyday money management. Do you have enough money coming in on a regular Read more…