Alex AinsworthinThe Appy BankerThe New Monzo Plus: Is it worth it?Monzo Plus is back. But is it better than ever?Jul 31, 2020Jul 31, 2020
Alex AinsworthinThe Appy BankerHow to use Monzo to create a budget, and actually stick to itFor the last few years, every month has been characterised by a distinctive, repeating, and infuriating pattern.Feb 11, 2020Feb 11, 2020
Alex AinsworthinThe Appy BankerWhy every Londoner should have a Citymapper Pass, and why I’m getting rid of mineEarlier this year, towards the end of February, I received an email from Citymapper offering me early bird access to their new product —…Sep 6, 2019Sep 6, 2019
Alex AinsworthinThe Appy BankerThe Great British Bank Off: What’s in my walletWhen I began this blog nearly three months ago, it was with the aim of becoming better at managing my money. I mentioned that I wanted to…May 28, 2019May 28, 2019
Alex AinsworthinThe Appy BankerWeek Six: Has minimalist design gone too far? (N26 and Freetrade)This week I am looking into a challenger bank called N26, and Freetrade, an app aiming to unlock share trading for the masses.Apr 23, 2019Apr 23, 2019
Alex AinsworthinThe Appy BankerWeek Five: Why use cash when you can use GOLD (Monese and Glint)This week I tried not one, but two cards, hence the slight delay to my usual publishing schedule. I primarily used Monese, one of the…Apr 2, 2019Apr 2, 2019
Alex AinsworthinThe Appy BankerWeek Four: The best bank you’ve never heard of, and the self-inflicted Uber tax (dozens and…Another week, another bank, and this time it’s the turn of dozens. I have fan-girled dozens quite a bit in previous weeks, so I apologise…Mar 19, 2019Mar 19, 2019
Alex AinsworthinThe Appy BankerWeek Three: Who on earth approved me for a buy now, pay later scheme? (Starling and Klarna)This is week three, which means I am around halfway through the initial six-week challenge I set myself. So far I have played it pretty…Mar 13, 2019Mar 13, 2019
Alex AinsworthinThe Appy BankerWeek Two: How I found out my credit score was garbage, and how to check yours(Revolut, Clearscore…This week, I used Revolut as my bank card, and also took my first look at FinTech credit cards, using Tandem’s journey builder card. As…Mar 5, 20192Mar 5, 20192
Alex AinsworthinThe Appy BankerWeek One: So budgeting is much harder than it looks (Monzo, Emma)Before jumping into my first week, I wanna start by saying thanks to everyone who read and shared my blog last week. The support has been…Feb 26, 20191Feb 26, 20191