6th Feb 2015
Are you one of those people who like to include a lot of smiley faces in your text? Well be careful, because people who use a lot of emoticons could be racking up a big bill – a woman in Scotland managed to spend over £1,000! Why are emoticons being charged? Some older models…
3rd Feb 2015
Make extra cash for sharing your opinions in focus groups. There’re hundreds of companies and public sector organisations that’ll pay for your thoughts on their products and services. Focus groups have been around for decades, effectively shaping what our world looks like. It’s not just about what type of washing up liquid we use or…
10th Dec 2014
Are you getting tired of buying gifts for your loved ones that end up in the bin on boxing day? Well, why not go for something a little different this year? We at MoneyMagpie have found a fantastic range of ‘invisible gifts’! You can’t hold, wrap them up or put them under the tree but…
8th Dec 2014
If you’re on a tight budget this Christmas the last thing you want is to be conned by sneaky sale tactics and unnecessary charges so we’ve but together a list of the top ten sneaky cons you should be aware of this festive season. Can you guess what they are? Take a look below. Is…
3rd Dec 2014
If you run a business that sells digital downloads in any way – like online courses, music downloads or eBooks like we do here at Moneymagpie – you are going to have to comply with new EU VAT rules coming in in January or get a whopping fine. It won’t affect every business but for…
2nd Dec 2014
There has been a steep increase in nasty telephone scams over the last year which means you need to be extra careful not to be conned. Over the last 12 months, at least £23.9 million has been lost to Vishing (the fancy term for phone scams), which is a £7 million increase on the year before….
13th Oct 2014
Have you noticed just how much you can do with your phone now? They’re little computers in your hands. With a touch of a few keys you can access the world’s knowledge on the bus, in a train or when you’re out having lunch. You used to have to ring someone for information, go…
6th Oct 2014
If you haven’t updated your photo-card driving licence in the last ten years then you are risking a fine of £1,000! Did you know that if you have one you are required to renew your photo-card driving licence every ten years, as well as the photograph used? Very few of us do but if you are…
2nd Oct 2014
If you’re not used to mobile broadband then you might imagine that it gives you painfully long loading times and constant disconnecting. But actually, mobile broadband is now really good and can even be better than the internet you have at home. Some people don’t even bother with home broadband now – they just go straight…
25th Sep 2014
If you live in a block of flats you could be a target for criminals stealing your mail from your letter box in order to commit card fraud and ID theft, according to Financial Fraud Action. Apparently there has been a spike in these cases in recent weeks, according to police. Known by its technical…
27th Jan 2014
You might have been surprised, as I was, when George Osborne announced his intention to raise the minimum wage from £6.31 to £7 an hour in October. It doesn’t seem like the sort of thing a Conservative-led Government would do. A number of commentators, such as Nicholas Watt in the Guardian have implied that it’s a…
6th Jan 2014
Thought that would get you interested. No, the 0% balance transfer credit cards are not a scam in the usual sense. They’re legal and a really good idea for the people who know how to use them. If you’re clever and you’ve got a fair amount of money owing on your credit card, then it’s…
