About Me

Hello everyone and welcome to my Personal Finance Blog.

I am Lee aka The Money Monk and I am creating this blog to help everyday people like you to make extra money through side hustles, save extra money with nifty tricks and tips and generally build towards a Brighter future.

A Bit About Me

I live in the south of the UK with my wife (I’d love to say “And dog” but we both work long hours so it isnt fair to own a dog) I love running, going to the gym, and going on holidays with my wife to explore new foods, cultures and of course to escape the English weather.

I am also very partial to a side hustle and love trying new ones to see how I get on. You are going to learn a lot about side hustles from reading this blog and I can’t wait to share them with you.

My Experience

I used to be really bad with money and, like many people, ended up living paycheck to paycheck. I realized this was not what I wanted for my life so I made a few simple changes to help me get my finances in order.

So what makes me qualified to tell you how to get your finances in order and to build wealth?

I am just a normal guy with a relatively average job, but I was struggling just before the pandemic. My wages were low and I had over £10,000 in credit card debt as well as online shopping accounts etc.

Each month I was paying the minimum payments just to service these debts and they were not going down.

I started searching online and found some very creative ways of saving money.

I also realised that, to get myself out of debt I was going to have to make more money and this is where my love of a good side hustle came in.

I have tried and tested over 30 side hustles over the last 4 years or so. Some have failed within a week some have had moderate success and some I have turned into small businesses that are still paying me every day while I work a full-time job.

With the extra money from these side hustles, I have not only paid off all of my debt apart from my mortgage but I have also managed to save a good emergency fund which helps me sleep better at night and I have built a steadily growing investment account.

Whether it’s paying off large amounts of debt or just making an extra £50 per month I hope this little blog of mine helps you do that and I am always here for any questions as I simply love talking to people about improving their finances.

Thanks for reading and I look forward to speaking to some of you. You can contact me via the comments section of any posts or via email at [email protected]

Disclaimer: Please note that this is a personal blog where I share my personal experience, tips, and tricks about all money matters. All of the opinions are mine. You should not take anything from this blog as professional advice. You can read more about the privacy policy here.