Take-home pay
Income tax, National Insurance, student loans and pension for 2026/27. Covers Scotland and spots the £100k tax trap.
Budget planner
Add your income and bills, see what's left each month and get a budget health check. Download it as PDF or Excel.
Weekly food shop
Build a balanced weekly shop from the food pyramid, sized for your household, see what it costs, and get recipe ideas from your list.
Mortgage overpayments
Start from a new mortgage or just what you pay now, and see month by month what overpaying saves.
Debt payoff planner
List your cards and loans, choose highest interest or smallest balance first, and get your debt-free date and the order to clear them.
Savings goal
How much to save, when you'll reach your goal, or what you'll have by a date. Weekly or monthly, with interest, one-offs and a 52-week challenge.
From the blog
All posts →Straight answers, with the working shown
Every step on show
No black boxes. See each tax band, deduction and month of interest that makes up your result.
Up to date for 2026/27
HMRC and Scottish Government rates for the current tax year, checked again after the Budget on 28 October 2026.
UK only, done properly
Scottish bands, all five student loan plans, salary sacrifice and the 60% trap, handled correctly.