About

Skint Dad is the destination online where every penny counts.

Whether you’re looking to cut back on your food bill, save for a rainy day, or find inventive ways to up your income; Skint Dad has the answer.

Fed up of being skint and struggling to make ends meet; in 2013 husband and wife team Ricky & Naomi Willis launched Skint Dad to help other people in the same boat.

Just three years later, Skint Dad has grown into one of the largest money blogs in the UK with over 150,000+ readers each month and was crowned Financial Blog of Year 2016 at the prestigious Headline Money Awards.

What we believe

Being financially better off is something we can all achieve and should strive for throughout our lives. Although the topic of personal finance should be taken seriously, this doesn’t mean it needs to be complicated.

Skint Dad believes that financial education is important but, more than that, you just need inspiration, access to resources, and the motivation to be financially better off.

Skint Dad’s core values

Every decision we make is built around these core values.

We will always aim to be:

Trustworthy and approachable
Helpful and responsive
Informative and engaging
Jargon-free and light-hearted
Community focused and inclusive
By following these core values we know that our site provides relevant and useful guides, tips and resources to make sure everyone has access to fun and original ways to save and make more money.

The Team

Ricky Willis: Founder & Editor

Skint Dad Ricky WillisRicky Willis is the Founder and Editor of Skint Dad. He is a money making enthusiast, father, and husband to Naomi, and is always looking for unique ways to earn a little extra.

He loves American Gangster films and believes that he was actually Al Capone in a previous life.

For a chat, get his attention on Twitter @SkintDad_Ricky.

Naomi Willis: Founder & Managing Editor

Skint Mum Naomi WillisNaomi Willis is the Managing Editor of the Skint Dad. She has particular interest in saving money on everyday living and family life. She is a pure geek when it comes to Excel and can often be found drinking coffee and balancing budgets on a Friday night – rock star life!

Capabilities
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  • Email
  • Social
  • Mobile Display
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    • Tablet Traffic
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    • Native & Custom Mobile Executions
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    • Requires SDK Integration
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  • Desktop Display, Email, Social, Mobile Display
  • CPM
  • Web Publisher
  • Headline:
    Save money, make money, manage your money. Resources, tips, tricks and deals for everyone. Skint Dad – Where every penny counts.
  • Self / Managed Service:
    Managed Service
  • Industries
    Automotive, Clothing & Fashion, Consumer Packaged Goods, Education, Energy and Utilities, Entertainment, Financial Services, Food & Beverage, Health & Beauty, Healthcare, Non-Profit, Retail, Sports, Technology, Travel & Leisure, eCommerce
  • Key Differentiator
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Site Traffic
  • 313384 Global Rank
  • 20905
    United Kingdom
  • 188 K Estimated Visits
Traffic Sources
  • Search
    80.91%
  • Direct
    15.29%
  • Referrals
    3.00%
  • Social
    0.80%
  • Display
    0.00%
  • Mail
    0.00%
Geography Breakdown
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Global Rank 235,490
20,901
United Kingdom Rank 9,295
3,392
United Kingdom Page Views 78.0%
0.4%
Top Countries
Top Search Keywords
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Ad Exchange
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Skint Dad advertising reaches 188k visitors across desktop and mobile web, in countries such as United Kingdom, United States, France, Belgium, South Africa. Pricing models they offer are CPM on channels such as Display, Email, Social, Mobile Advertising on Skint Dad will allow you to reach consumers in industries or verticals such as Financial Services, Energy and Utilities, Clothing & Fashion, Entertainment, Sports, eCommerce, Consumer Packaged Goods, Travel & Leisure, Technology, Education, Automotive, Health & Beauty, Healthcare, Non-Profit, Food & Beverage, Retail.

They are headquartered at United Kingdom, and have 3 advertising & marketing contacts listed on Kochava. According to their Ads.txt, Skint Dad inventory partners include: sharethrough.com, districtm.io, smartadserver.com, conversantmedia.com, improvedigital.com, themediagrid.com, revcontent.com, video.unrulymedia.com, rhythmone.com, advertising.com, nativo.com, pubmatic.com, media.net, rubiconproject.com, yieldmo.com, openx.com, gumgum.com, indexexchange.com, 33across.com, appnexus.com, emxdgt.com, lijit.com, sovrn.com, triplelift.com, yahoo.com, aolcloud.net, adtech.com, contextweb.com, google.com, aps.amazon.com, mediavine.com.

Skint Dad works with Advertising technology companies such as SkimLinks, AppNexus, BlueKai, DoubleClick.Net, Google Adsense, Aggregate Knowledge, The Trade Desk, Yahoo Small Business, X Plus One, Adconion, SpotXchange, DoubleVerify, Integral Ad Science, Evidon, VigLink, AppNexus Segment Pixel, Chitika, Open AdStream, Media Innovation Group, Atlas, Rocket Fuel, Conversant, Commission Junction, Turn, Openads/OpenX, Media.net, Google Adsense Asynchronous, RealVu, Experian, DoubleClick Bid Manager, Zedo, AdGear, Index Exchange, Videology, eyeReturn, AcuityAds, RadiumOne, MyBuys MyAds, SiteScout, Criteo, Simpli.fi, Advertising.com, RhythmOne, Mediaplex, Connexity, Tapad, Drawbridge, GumGum, Google Publisher Tag, Visible Measures, Prebid, ContextWeb, Rubicon Project, eXelate, BlueKai DMP, Chango, Neustar AdAdvisor, Pubmatic, AudienceScience, Burst Media, SkimWords, Dstillery, DemDex, IponWeb BidSwitch, AdRoll, Monumetric, BrightRoll, Digilant, StackAdapt, Kauli, StickyAds TV, Facebook Exchange FBX, Magnetic, AdMeta, Switch Ads, Geniee, Semasio, Sonobi, Resonate Insights, Improve Digital, SpringServe, AOL-Time Warner Online Advertising, Adap.TV, adingo, Smartclip, Facebook Custom Audiences, Research Now, Flashtalking, Mediavine, PubNation, ADTECH, Ads.txt, ContextWeb Reseller, C1X Reseller, AppNexus Direct, IndexExchange Direct, Google Direct, OpenX Direct, AOL Direct, ShareThrough Direct, RhythmOne Direct, Triple Lift Direct, Sovrn Direct, Lijit Direct, ORC International Direct, AppNexus Reseller, FreeWheel Reseller, RubiconProject Reseller, GumGum Direct, OpenX Reseller, SpotXChange Reseller, Yieldmo Direct, RubiconProject Direct, BannerFlow, Walmart, Infolinks, Yahoo Ad Sync, Amazon Ad System, Amazon Associates, Adify, Comet Cox Media Reseller, DistrictM Reseller, IndexExchange Reseller, SpringServe Reseller, LKQD Reseller, Beachfront Direct, DistrictM Direct, PubMatic Direct, ContextWeb Direct, Eyeota, Narrative, Avocet, Beeswax, CogoCast, Yieldmo, Tribal Fusion, GetIntent, Adhigh, ClickCertain, Adobe Audience Manager Sync, 161Media, RUN Ads, Teads Direct, Google AdSense Integrator, Taboola, TripleLift, Bidtellect, Admixer, Amazon Direct, Media.net Direct, RhythmOne Reseller, bRealtime, IAB Tech Lab, Freebit Admind, So-net Media, Revcontent Direct, The MediaGrid Direct, Improve Digital Direct, 33 Across Direct, Converstand Media Direct, 33 Across Reseller, Chocolate Direct, SmartAdServer Direct, Yahoo Direct, Nativo Reseller, Media.net Reseller, Consent Management Platform API v 2.0.