Tara Evans

Background:

Tara Evans is Personal Finance Editor at Confused.com and an award-winning journalist with almost 20 years of experience covering personal finance, consumer affairs, and investigations.

She has spent her career helping readers navigate everything from mortgages, savings, and insurance to household bills, scams, and consumer rights. Tara is passionate about making money topics accessible and empowering people to make informed financial decisions.

Alongside her work at Confused.com, Tara regularly writes for national newspapers and appears in broadcast media discussing consumer and personal finance issues.

Education and previous roles

Bournemouth University - BA Multi-Media Journalism

Before joining Confused.com, Tara was Head of Consumer at The Sun, where she led consumer, money, and campaigning journalism for one of the UK's largest news brands.

During her career, she has launched and led major national campaigns, investigated consumer issues affecting millions of people, and built a reputation for translating complex financial topics into engaging, practical content.

She has also worked extensively across personal finance, consumer affairs, property, energy, travel, and household budgeting topics.

Expertise:

• Personal finance
• Insurance
• Mortages

Tara has featured in:

• At 57 I have £270,000 in ISAs and pension – I worry it’s not enough for retirement
• The Sun’s guide to beating inflation-busting supermarket price hikes - The Sun
• Six problems with tax-free childcare - The Guardian
• The six steps to quitting your miserable high-salary job and going it alone - The Daily Mail

Tara is available for media commentary on personal finance, consumer affairs, insurance, household bills, savings, mortgages, and financial wellbeing.