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…
19th Jan 2011
The banks aren’t in anyone’s good books at the moment. Small businesses are crying out for credit, but the banks aren’t lending. Meanwhile savers are receiving miserable rates on their deposits. So why not bring small businesses and savers together – so businesses can get reasonable loans, and savers can get decent interest rates? That’s…
14th Jan 2011
You want some money to borrow but you don’t know how. It is confusing. We’re often asked how to borrow money and what is the best way to borrow money. This is why we’ve put together this guide showing you how to work out what is the best way to borrow money. How does borrowing…
20th Nov 2010
Payday loans may be a tempting way to get instant cash and quick credit but with sky high interest rates and extortionate charging structures we show you how dangerous they can be, and take a look at the alternatives.
12th Aug 2010
We’ve heard from Action Fraud, the Government-backed organisation that helps people who have been victims of fraud. They’re warning everyone about a new type of scam targeting people with loans. The fraudsters – often from a company with a similar name to an existing loan company (clever) – are sending out letters claiming the recipient has missed…
18th Jul 2010
Teaching children about the value of money is important, and starting them off with a savings account is a good way to teach them about interest. When they begin working or getting regular pocket money then a current account is the next step. Most banks have specific current accounts in a simplified version for young…
23rd Nov 2009
As the economy continues to falter, the crooks are getting busier! Here are two more phone scams that have come to our attention. Firstly we’ve heard of a phone and doorstep scam where fraudsters are pretending to be from the Council, saying that you’ve either over-paid your Council Tax or you’re late with the payment….
15th Feb 2009
Jasmine’s biog lists her qualities as follows: Finance journalist, expert, author, pundit, presenter and workshop host. There’s more on her Wikipedia page too. As a TV presenter specialising in business and personal finance, Jasmine is a regular financial expert on Daybreak, BBC Breakfast News, This Morning, BBC News and Sky News. She is also the…
11th Dec 2008
Hellooo! Thanks for dropping by 🙂 We’re the MoneyMagpies (do you like our pictures above?). Meet the team Jasmine Birtles – Founder & Director Founder and director of MoneyMagpie, Jasmine is a TV financial expert, presenter, author of 38 books, comedian and the Daily Mail’s ‘Miss Moneysaver’ columnist. She runs three companies, lives in London,…
