29th Oct 2015
Guest article from MoneyAware When we’re faced with a debt problem, it can feel overwhelming, so of course we’d all like to wave a magic wand and make our debts disappear. Being realistic, while you can get help with your debt, it’s unlikely that’ll it just vanish. However, in some circumstances a debt can become…
19th Oct 2015
Everyone wants to know the secrets successful savers have to make them rich in life. But there’s no secret to it – saving is all about living within your means and putting whatever is left over into a high-interest savings account. It’s simple really – living on less is much easier if your money’s out of…
20th Jul 2015
Deepak Tailor is the founder of www.latestfreestuff.co.uk, one of our favourite freebie sites. We caught up with Deepak to ask him a few questions about freebies, online business and the future. What lead you to setting up latestFreeStuff? The website was launched in 2012. The UK was deep in a recession and I know household…
6th Jul 2015
Guest article from StepChange From flash games to fad diets, Facebook has a way of ‘knowing’ what kind of content is likely to catch your eye. Let’s face it, debt and money problems are things that most people can find pretty relevant to their lives. With this in mind, it’s little surprise that some…
20th Oct 2013
I have just finished reading The Con Men: A History of Financial Fraud and the Lessons you can Learn by Leo Gough. Before reading, I didn’t have much knowledge of scams and fraud within the financial sector and I also had no idea how long some of the cons ran on for, or how much…
1st Oct 2012
I’ve been writing and talking about the difficulties the first-time buyer (and some ‘second-steppers’) is facing in this tough mortgage market. Here’s the piece I wrote for Metro last week (about the 5th one down) and I was also on the Alan Titchmarsh show with Martin Roberts, talking about how people can get on the…
16th Aug 2012
We all like to save money on holiday but did you know you can get an iPad at Gatwick Airport for £38 less than on the high street? Or a Hugo Boss blazer for £50 less? No, nor did I until I started my term as a member of the Gatwick Passenger Panel, representing shoppers….
25th Feb 2012
Are you fed up of all the same old problems with banks? Dismal interest rates, needless charges, poor customer service… the list goes on. You’ll be happy to now then, that you don’t have to put up with it: There are actually some very viable alternatives. Here are our top five favourite savings alternatives.
10th Jan 2012
Are you setting up your own business? It’s important to find an affordable, reliable supplier to avoid any last-minute envelope crises or stapler emergencies – and most importantly – save time, money and effort in the long run. Read on for our top tips to get cheap office stationery:
5th Jun 2011
Imagine you’ve borrowed £5,000 and you are struggling to pay it back. If you’ve borrowed that money in the form of a secured loan against your house and you really can’t make the repayments, your home will be repossessed. No questions asked and no second chances. To lose your entire home for that sum of…
10th May 2010
There’s a good article in today’s New York Times about the ‘Tell-All’ generation realising that they need to keep some things private online. About time that they realised! Apparently, according to research by the University of California, over half of young people (late teens and twentysomethings) have realised what many of us thought from the…
