23rd Sep 2019
London’s famous theatre district attracts millions of people each year, all hoping to catch a performance of old classics like Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera as well as newer hits like Disney’s The Lion King. With more than 12 million people flocking to see West End shows every year — equivalent to…
18th Sep 2019
Who doesn’t love the idea of earning money online quickly and without any effort? Sadly, in most cases, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. A recent report by the Credit Industry Fraud Avoidance System (Cifas) reveals a concerning rise in the number of 14–18-year olds who are being targeted to…
30th Aug 2019
You can make money as a model, even if you don’t look like Kate Moss. Seriously! It’s easier to do than you might think, in fact there are companies out there like Top Model UK who you can submit an application to. Modelling comes in a variety of different forms, which means you don’t have…
16th Aug 2019
Many people choose a paper round as their first job – and there’s nothing to stop you making a bit of money getting paid to deliver as an adult. If you’re after a simple job to make some extra cash, start distributing leaflets, papers and brochures. In a world dominated by online advertising, all sorts…
4th Jul 2019
Spare cash always comes in handy. But are you making the most of your money-making opportunities? Logging on certainly helps you cash in. From filming your face to offering your opinions, there’s so much you can do to maximise those extra pennies. In some cases you could get a whole new career! To save you…
4th Jan 2019
The Atlantic have recently published an interesting piece on a new range of amazon scams that are sweeping across the internet. Their detailed investigation revealed a whole host of questionable schemes that promise big pay-offs but often result in a devastating loss of money. One couple even lost $40,000 of their savings because they were…
7th Sep 2018
When you get an email telling you that you are entitled to thousands of pounds worth of compensation for an accident that has never happened to you, its fair to say that you’ve been targeted by a scam. Yet even though most are easy to spot, sometimes scams come in unassuming shapes and disguises. Impersonation…
13th Nov 2017
With the traditional 9-to-5 dying a slow and painful death, more people are looking to diversify their income streams with jobs that can be done from anywhere. Continuing this trend, Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (known as the MTurk for short), has been offering willing workers across the globe the opportunity to make some extra cash by…
23rd Aug 2016
Are you planning on using car hire companies when you go away over the holidays? Watch out, particularly if you are in Southern Europe. There are a lot of dodgy dealers around who will try to trap you with tricky contracts and extra charges that you didn’t expect. Here is our guide to taking out…
10th Apr 2016
If you’re a business owner – and that includes you if you’re self-employed or you make cash on the side – then you need to be on the lookout for a new way fraudsters are trying to steal your money….fake invoices. How does it work? The scammers will send an invoice pretending to be…
20th Aug 2015
Nasty fraudsters have been cold calling pretending to be staff from the Financial Ombudsman Service wanting to discuss insurance claims. People have also been getting fraudulent emails claiming to be from staff at the Financial Ombudsman Service. In both circumstances, fraudsters are falsely using the name of the service to persuade people to reveal details about…
14th Jul 2015
Right now the exchange rate between Pound and Euro is at its most favourable since 2007. For the past month rates have been hovering at between €1.3 and €1.4 per pound. For businesses exporting to the Eurozone this is not good news. But for tourists going to a Eurozone country for a holiday (Spain, Greece, France…
