Hi, I’m Emma, the Founder of Bee Money Savvy. I’m a recent graduate and first home owner, originally from Sheffield – now living in Leeds (UK). I created beemoneysavvy.com in 2017 to share financial hacks, tips and tricks. I run this website alongside working for the NHS as an Organisational Development Practitioner.
My motivation for writing about money comes from my parents. When I was a child my parents were given some bad financial advice from a bank that left them in debt. For 15 years they worked hard to earn more, spend less and pay off that debt. I’ve spent my whole life admiring the money-saving mentality and determination of my parents.
I do everything in my power to make my money work for me. In the past 5 years, I’ve explored 100’s of money-saving tools and side hustles, won £1,000’s from online competitions, bought my first home, and paid off the mortgage 2 years later. I share my financial journey through Bee Money Savvy. But I am not a financial advisor, I will never give specific financial advice, and you should always do your research to make sure that a financial product is right for you.
Today, my blog is my business and I earn a five-figure side income from blogging. Bee Money Savvy has been featured in several national newspapers and this year won Money Blogger of the Year at the British Bank Awards. I’m always happy to talk to the media and I have a media kit available that I can send to anyone thinking of working in partnership.
Beemoneysavvy.com can be seen on and has been featured in:
Awards & Nominations
Winner
- Money Blogger of the Year 2024 (British Bank Awards 2024)
- Money Saving Blog of the Year 2023 (LiveWire Global Awards)
- Money Saving Blog of the Year 2022 (Corporate Vision MarTech Awards)
- Best Money Making Blog (2020 SHOMO’s)
Nominations
- Best Money Making Blog (2021 SHOMO’s)
- Best Money Saving Blog (2021 SHOMO’s)
- Best Money & Lifestyle Blog (2021 SHOMO’s)
- Best Money Making Blog (2019 SHOMO’s)
Chart Appearances
- Top 10 UK Personal Finance Blogs (Vuelio)
- Top 15 UK Budget Websites (Feedspot)
- 14 Top Student Finance Blogs UK (ClickDo)
- 21 Top Finance Blogs (Nerd Wallet)
Interviews & Media
I love sharing what I do to save money and have shared my story of buying my first home, paying off my mortgage and turning my blog into a business with the media. You can find my latest interviews & media appearances below.
Newspaper Features
- Liverpool Echo – I turned a 99p website into a £30,000 side hustle
- Mirror – Super-saver who held 8 jobs at university paid off mortgage
- Yorkshire Evening Post – Leeds woman wins free Pick My Postcode lottery
- Metro – ‘Compers’ reveal their tips to win big by entering online competitions
- Sheffield Star – Money saving advice from award winning Sheffield blogger
- The Sun – I bought an £80k flat on £10k salary after getting rejected for a mortgage
- The Guardian – The ‘boomerang’ generation still living with their parents
- Daily Express – Money making tips: Cleaner turns 99p website into £30,000 side hustle
- The Daily Mail – Make money from your SOFA: Earn extra cash in Lockdown
- This is Money – Meet the people who did ‘no-spend January’ and saved a small fortune
- iNews – No social life but owning a home at 22: Meet the ‘never renters’
Podcasts/Radio Appearances
- All Things Money (Podcast) – How to Make Money from Blogging
- The Money Gains (Podcast) – How I Made £45,000 in One Year From Side Hustles
- BBC Radio Sheffield – Christmas Money Saving Tips
- Mad About Money (Podcast) – Mad About Money with Emma from Bee Money Savvy
- Making Money Simple (Podcast) – Blogging to Financial Freedom
Blog Interviews
- Mortgage free in 2 years – Curated Money
- Practical advice for financial self sufficiency
- The Mummy Penny Spending Diaries
- Helping Family Members Financially with Bee Money Savvy
- On the Money with Bee Money Savvy – Shoestring Cottage
- How This 20-Something Teaches You To “Bee Money Savvy”
- Scott’s Money Matters Series
- UK Money Bloggers Profile
WORK WITH BEE MONEY SAVVY
I’m on the lookout for new services, products, apps and websites to feature on Bee Money Savvy. If you believe that your service/product/website would be a good addition, please get in touch.
I have had the pleasure of working with a number of well-known brands in recent years. I offer a wide range of collaborative opportunities (media kit). Examples of collaborative work can be found below:
| Content | Collaborators | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored blog content | HSBC, Wealthyhood, Plum, Tastecard, National Express | Sponsored articles |
| Affiliate partnerships | Chip, Shares.io, Kroo, Buyagift, Outplayed, cashback.co.uk | Affiliate content |
| Social media promotion | Green Jinn, giffgaff, Tulipshare, Cheddar, Etoro, Bunnyfield | Green Jinn / giffgaff |
| Financial commentary | The Sun, The Guardian, BBC Radio Sheffield, The Sheffield Star | The Sun / Sheffield Star |
Each month this blog attracts over 20k views with the majority of them coming from search engines.
Email Emma to discuss collaborations: emma@beemoneysavvy.com
How this blog earns money?
All views expressed on beemoneysavvy.com are those of the writer. I only share deals and offers that I truly believe can earn you money or help you to better manage your money. But I wouldn’t be a very good money blogger if I didn’t find ways to monetise my content.
Bee Money Savvy is funded through sponsorship, affiliate links and advertising on the site. Therefore, some of the links used on this site are “affiliate links”. By clicking on an affiliate link or advert, I might be given a small commission for referring you to that website. However, these links do not affect the price you pay. It’s really appreciated when you click through from Bee Money Savvy to buy things, as it helps fund the time I spend researching and writing the content for this site.
I accept advertisement opportunities from organisations that share my values. But payment will never affect the deals I share.
Ethical Influencer
I love running this site, helping people to improve their financial situation, and sharing my money journey. I believe that it’s important to remember my values when creating content, and I aim to be an ‘ethical influencer’ (this is an ongoing process).
As the goal of Bee Money Savvy is to help people achieve their own version of financial freedom – I DO NOT work with sites that promote careless money management; these include, but are not limited to: gambling and payday loan websites.
As well as blogging about money, I think that it’s important for us to do our bit for the planet. I recently joined the Ethical Influencers network where I’m looking forward to collaborating with sustainable and socially conscious brands.
