Kara Gammell

Kara Gammell is an award-winning financial journalist with nearly two decades of experience writing for national newspapers and magazines such as the Daily Telegraph, the Sunday Times, Good Housekeeping, the Metro, the Independent, the Guardian, the Observer, Marie Claire, the Sun, and Cosmopolitan.

Kara also regularly comments on consumer issues on television, podcasts and radio stations such as BBC's Rip-off Britain, ITV News, Talk Radio, BBC You & Yours, BBC Moneybox, BBC Wake Up to Money and Times Radio.

Kara is the founder of a money-saving blog Your Best Friend's Guide to Cash, which promises to help you get more bang for your buck, no matter what your budget.

Her first book, Your Best Friend’s Guide to Cash: Eight Things Every Woman Needs to Know About Money, was published by Harriman House in 2015.

Her latest book, Bargain Hunter: Easy hacks and tips to save money every day will be published by Headline Publishing in 2025.

Originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, Kara lives in West Sussex with her daughter and two rescue dogs.