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Patrick Collinson

Patrick Collinson is a freelance consumer journalist. He was previously money editor of the Guardian and the newspaper's personal finance editor

October 2023

  • Two senior women sitting in a care home in north-east of England

    UK care homes: how to pay the fees without going broke

    Residential care can cost tens of thousands of pounds a year. Here’s how to find a home you can afford

September 2023

  • People boarding a Ryanair plane

    ‘Be very afraid’: what I learned from a 26-hour Ryanair delay

    The Guardian’s former money editor endured two days of misery after he and others were bumped off an overbooked flight

July 2023

  • Amazon website

    Beat the fakes: how to find online reviews you can trust

  • One-star rating on device screen

    Fake reviews: can we trust what we read online as use of AI explodes?

April 2023

  • Pension

    UK pensions: how to make sure you get the best income in retirement

  • Pension illustration

    UK pensions: how much do you need to retire as the cost of living soars?

March 2023

  • Neil Brown at his home in Oban

    Pensions: why do those retiring face ‘massive’ losses despite FTSE highs?

    Retired planner was shocked to see that his Aviva pension had dropped 20% in value last year

February 2023

  • The Södermalm skyline in Stockholm, Sweden, in winter.

    How low will house prices go? Lessons from UK, US, Europe and elsewhere

    How the property markets around the world are faring and what is behind the global slide

January 2023

  • Haggling over broadband can reap rewards (posed by models).

    Pay in cash – and haggle hard: 15 ways to save money this winter

    There are no easy answers to the cost of living crisis. But if you haven’t checked your benefits or changed your lightbulbs, it might still be possible to make life a little more tolerable

November 2022

  • Worried couple looking at bills

    Worried about bills? Here’s a financial survival plan

    Experts advise what you should do if you are struggling to pay for mortgage, rent, energy or food

October 2022

  • A woman wrapped up at home with a hot water bottle and a hot drink

    From going to the office to the cinema: creative ways to save on energy bills

    You can wrap up and turn the heating down, but could you also make savings by going out?
  • The confectionery and drinks aisle at a Costco store

    Cash and carry stores: can buying in bulk cut your shopping bills?

    Chains such as Costco and Booker are attracting more shoppers as living costs rise – here’s how their deals stack up
  • London's Evening Standard newspaper, with the headline "Pound hits all-time low in backlash at Kwasi tax cuts" on display outside the Bank of England

    Investments and pensions: what can you do about UK financial turmoil?

    The impact the fallout from Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget has had on your money

September 2022

  • Castlefield Basin, Manchester, England. Area around the Wharf on the Bridgewater canal with apartment blocks behind.

    Help to buy or shared ownership: which is best for homebuyers in England?

  • Flats in east London

    Shared ownership: a low-cost way to buy a home – but is there a catch?

August 2022

  • Lucy Wilkinson, Hot Chocolate Tanning Studio, Lincoln.

    ‘I can’t sleep’: the small business owners struggling to pay energy bills

    With company tariffs uncapped, some businesses are facing a price increase of more than 350%
  • Solar electric (photo voltaic) and solar thermal (hot water) panels on a house roof in Grasmere, Lake District.

    Solar panels: how to fix your energy bills while the sun shines

    Demand goes through the roof as struggling British households try to tackle soaring electricity prices
  • Young couple using calculator and laptop

    How to protect your savings and pension from UK inflation

    We look at some options for safeguarding your nest egg amid rising prices and interest rates

July 2022

  • retail composite

    ‘Brexit to blame’: UK shoppers pay up to 50% more than those in EU

    From Zara to Ikea and Decathlon, stores charge more for same items, Guardian Money research finds

May 2022

  • Patricia Collinson

    Alexa, why have you charged me £2 to say the Hail Mary?

    Patricia Collinson, 87, unwittingly ordered an Amazon subscription for app to say a prayer
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