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How to get your finances into shape for 2021

The beginning of the year is always about renewal, resolutions and healthy regimes. But the fallout from Covid has shown how financial wellbeing is also vital - and too often overlooked. Muddy limbers up for a money MOT.
Introducing The Indie Store

You want to 'shop small' but lockdown is making it tricky. Not on my watch! Our latest launch, The Indie Store, is all about supporting brilliant local retail, and here's how you can help too.
Is it time to start your own business?

2020 has forced many of us to radically rethink our careers, goals and dreams. Muddy meets four inspiring women who took control and started their own businesses during Covid. Is it time we joined them?</a

J’adore/ J’abhor: daily video calls

Are you a FaceTime fanatic or a Skype cynic? After months of video call catch-ups, two Muddy editors battle it out over the digital face-to-face. Unmute and prepare to take sides!
Back-to-school for grown-ups

The kids may be going back to school but why should they get all the new gear? We all deserve shiny winter boots and bags too. Here's our pick for back-to-school style.
Which entrepreneur won Tide’s £2000 helping hand?

Thanks for asking! Say hello to Jade and her delicious bakery business and find out how the money has helped her boost her business to the next level.
How to WFH (without going stir-crazy)

Working from your home office (or, er, the sofa) for the foreseeable? Don't panic! These top tips will help you stay calm, collected and productive - or at the very least, sane.
How to be ambitious (and still be kind)

Muddy chatted to author and comedian Viv Groskop - about redefining female ambition for 2020. Need a life reboot? Viv can help with that.
Win £2000 to kickstart your business dreams

Have a brilliant business that needs a helping hand? We’ve teamed up with business banking alternative, Tide, to offer two grand to give you the boost you need. Competition now closed.
7 of the best… notebooks

You know what they say – write notes, realise dreams! Or, um, at the very least make January’s admin rush a little more bearable.
Flexible working – a personal view

It's a contentious issue, that's for sure! As a full-time working mum and business owner, I can see both sides of that fence. Wanna know what I think?
The bane of your working life?

Imposter syndrome is a problem for women in offices up and down the land and it's holding us back. Here's my personal take.
Making work work for you

Back at your desk after summer fun and not really feeling it? We hear you. Here's some food for thought from the autumn's hottest self-help book.
Flexi-time – are you working it out?

Flexible working is a buzzy phrase, but seriously - how many of us actually live the dream? Read on to find out how it could work for you.
Sexy stationery

Stationery is one of my specialist subjects. And - whoop! - it's National Stationery Week. Check out this sexy lot. Hubba bubba!
Calling all creatives!

Networking used to be naff but new collective The Creative Duck is anything but. Plus they sell stylish gifts handmade locally by their talented members.
Work/life balance nailed

The juggle is real - and not going anywhere - so how the hell can we to get it right?! Let's ask the work/life balance experts for some help.
Back to school?

Feeling the need to feed your brain? There's loads of ace new academic courses now booking in Oxford for 2019 - and you can be as part-time as you like.
Co-working: 5 reasons to do it

Are you tired of working from home? Sick of setting up in coffee shops? Maybe you're over the rigidity of long-term office leases? Then it's time to consider co-working.
Help! Career MOT needed

Job driving you mental? Or maybe it's a lack of job that's the problem? We put your work dilemmas to our clever new careers coach. Here's what she had to say.
The future’s AllBright

Want to start your own business? Need funding to get to the next stage? Meet your new best friends.
How to Talk ‘Careers’ with your Teen

Need some help? Here are some handy tips from professional teen career coach Eva Harrison.
A Guide to Returning to Work

Going back to work after a break is never easy. Karen Daly-Gherabi from Springboard Consultancy shares her tips on making it a little less daunting.