UK inflation rate rose from 4.2% to 4.4%

Published on Aug 16 2011 // Breaking News, Debt, Economy, Finance, News
UK inflation rate rose from 4.2% to 4.4%
UK Pounds The UK government’s targeted rate of inflation rose in July, following higher prices for clothing and footwear and fees for financial services. Payday Loans: Borrow up to £1000 Up to £1000 in 60 minutes at no extra cost. All from the privacy of home Bad Credit...

Increased suicides in Europe due to financial crisis

Published on Jul 08 2011 // Breaking News, Finance, Health, News, Personal Finances
Increased suicides in Europe due to financial crisis
Financial crisis The financial crisis “almost certainly” led to an increase in suicides across Europe, health experts say. The analysis by US and UK researchers found a rise in suicides was recorded among working age people from 2007 to 2009 in nine of the 10 nations studied. Payday...

Buying a house with ‘Mates Mortgages’

Published on Jul 05 2011 // Breaking News, Economy, Finance, Mortgage, News
Buying a house with ‘Mates Mortgages’
Mates Mortgages Clubbing together with friends to buy a house could become a mainstream alternative to years of saving, the Housing Minister has suggested. Grant Shapps says he wants to see more banks and building societies offering ‘mates mortgages’ to groups of young people who can’t...

The truth about store cards

The truth about store cards
Store Cards When you reach the till with a bundle of purchases at your favourite store, the cashier may try to convince you to open a store card with the lure of generous discounts — perhaps 10% off the first time you use the card. Sound tempting? In fact, store cards can be one of the most expensive...

Is a second family income necessary?

Is a second family income necessary?
Family Over the past 20 years, two-income households have become the norm. As housing prices increase and children’s activities rise in cost, having only one spouse working seems unthinkable. Payday Loans: Borrow up to £1000 Up to £1000 in 60 minutes at no extra cost. All from...

Sneaky mobile phone contracts

Sneaky mobile phone contracts
Mobile phone You would be hard pushed to find someone who doesn’t own a mobile phone these days. From grannies to school kids, everyone is talking, texting and, increasingly, Internet surfing on the go. Payday Loans: Borrow up to £1000 Up to £1000 in 60 minutes at no extra cost....

10 things to leave off your CV

Published on May 16 2011 // News, Personal Finances
10 things to leave off your CV
Everybody knows that in most situations, less is more. Job seekers do themselves a disservice when they send out CVs with too much information. Employers don’t have the time or the patience to sift through irrelevant, extensive and false information. Just stick to the basics and you’re good...

Money savers new deal

Money savers new deal
UK Pounds Savers across the UK have been scrambling to get hold of a brand new deal that effectively offers returns of 9.7% to higher-rate taxpayers and 7.25% to basic rate ones. The new offering, from government-backed National Savings & Investments (NS&I), promises to beat the rate of inflation...

State Pension Reform

State Pension Reform
UK Pounds If there’s anything that modern politics has taught us, it’s that you can tax virtually anything. But the latest levy the government is proposing to hit 12 million of us with will astound even the most tax-hardened statist. It’s a tax on your birthday. Payday Loans:...

Not tough to find the finance for family vacation

Published on May 12 2011 // Entertainment, Finance, Lifestyle, News
Not tough to find the finance for family vacation
Everybody likes to take a vacation now and then, but it can prove to be costly. The common route is to go directly to the big airlines and book a vacation based on the flashy pictures and luxurious promises of the resort. A growing number of discount travel websites is appearing. Gone are the days of...