Financial Wellbeing Portal - Eastern Savings and Loans
Financial Wellbeing Portal

How can Eastern Savings & Loans help you?

Together, we can help you reach your financial goals.

Savings Ideas
Savings Ideas

Ideas to help you start saving, for a holiday, Christmas or an emergency fund.

Budgets & Cutting Costs
Budgets & Cutting Costs

How to create a budget and ideas to cut costs from your monthly budget

Your Credit File
Your Credit File

Understanding your Credit File and how to improve it.

Do more with less
Do more with less

Ideas to get the kids back to school on a budget, or to ways to improve your home without breaking the bank.

Blog Posts

Sharing the latest top tips and advice to help you make the most of your money

07 May

Resources

What is a credit union?

Did you know that credit unions are actually the fastest-growing alternative to banks, building societies, and doorstep/payday lenders? They...

23 Apr

Resources

How to create and use a Spending Diary

How can a Spending Diary help you to Spring Clean your Finances? Compleating your Spending Diary Schedule your spending...

19 Apr

Resources

6 ways to support your financial wellbeing

Keeping your financial wellbeing in check is just as important as keeping your physical and mental well-being healthy. Removing...

13 Mar

Budgeting Do more with less

Garden Ideas on a budget

With the sun finally shining, you may be looking to improve your outside space. Garden improvements can be expensive,...

23 May

Do more with less Resources

How to make a space your own when you are renting

It can be frustrating when you long to put your own stamp on your living space but you don’t...

04 Jan

Affordable loans and secure savings, we can help if you have money worries.

Budgeting

Stop living in your overdraft

An overdraft on your current account can be a helpful way to pay for emergencies, however, if each time...

04 Jan

Debt consolidation loan with poor credit score

Resources Savings

How to really improve your finances

As we start each New Year, setting goals to achieve for the year has become part of our culture....

Money Advice

You can access a range of advice from these trusted sites

Money Helper
Money Helper

Impartial money advice, from everyday money questions, to information on pensions, or benefits.

Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice

Online free advice from Citizens Advice to help you find a way forward, whatever the problem

Turn2Us
Turn2Us

Turn2us is a national charity that helps people in financial hardship to gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and support services.

Money Saving Expert
Money Saving Expert

The website's focus is to provide people with information on saving money in the form of deals, tips and journalistic articles

Gamble Aware
Gamble Aware

They offer free, confidential help and support to anyone who’s worried about their – or someone else’s – gambling.

East of England Gambling Service
East of England Gambling Service

Whether you are affected by your own gambling or someone else's, you are welcome to come and talk to them. They offer support to individuals and families experiencing the negative impact of gambling.

Money Helper Benefits Calculator
Money Helper Benefits Calculator

Takes just 5 minutes to complete! You can see the benefits and extra money you might be able to claim. The benefits calculator is free, quick and confidential.

Suffolk InfoLink (Money)
Suffolk InfoLink (Money)

A wonderful directory of different organisations that could help.

Debt Support

You can access debt advice from these trusted sites

National Debt Line
National Debt Line

Impartial advice for all your debt questions.

Credit Reference Agency
Credit Reference Agency

Access to your credit report and credit score for free

Debt Camel
Debt Camel

What really matters to people who have a debt problem & answers the common questions that get asked.

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Your money is protected up to £85,000

Authorised and Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority