Articles in the Tools Category
FuelFrog: Track Your Miles Per Gallon
May 13th, 2008
I was talking yesterday about how I’m planning to work out how much driving is costing me. As I mentioned, a big part of that is working out how much I spend on petrol, so I need to work out how much I use.
This morning …
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Which Of These 5 Budgeting Systems Do You Use?
April 26th, 2008
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity recently wrote a post which gave a brief look at 5 different budgeting systems.
Here is a summary of the different methods mentioned, along with my own thoughts on each of them.
- Envelope budgeting - not tried this one myself yet, it’s where you
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New Tax Rules: How Much Tax Will You Pay?
April 25th, 2008
Last year, in How Much Tax Will I Pay?, I wrote about SimplePound’s useful Excel spreadsheet which helped calculate how much Income Tax and National Insurance you’ll pay given your monthly salary. When the tax rules changed recently, Kirsten updated the spreadsheet to …
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Now On Twitter
April 9th, 2008
If you’re a fan of the “microblogging” tool Twitter, you can now keep in touch with the latest updates to Money Watch there. A link to all new posts will appear there, plus I’ll also be posting some titbits of information, thoughts and views that …
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Budget 2008: Are You Any Better Off?
March 13th, 2008
This year’s budget wasn’t the most exciting, but in the current financial climate, you could hardly expect it to be.
With businesses and consumers finding borrowing more and more difficult, as banks reduce their lending following the credit crunch, and as the cost of electricity, …
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Essential (Free) PC Software
March 12th, 2008
Not so long ago I purchased a new computer (a laptop PC, to be precise). If the cost of the laptop wasn’t enough, once it had been delivered I then started looking to add all the essential software I needed. Of course, some software can be …
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Google Finance UK Launched
February 4th, 2008
If you’re into trading stocks and shares, or simply love following the ups and downs (and downs) of the stockmarket, then you’ll be interested in Google’s recently launched financial portal for the UK.
Google Finance gives you near-realtime data …
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Manage Your Finances In Excel
December 9th, 2007
I’ve talked before about using Excel to track your expenses and to setup a budget, but it can be difficult to know where to begin when faced with a blank Excel sheet and the thought of having to add in all of your expenses and spending.
If you’d like some help, …
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How Would A 1% Rate Change Affect Your Mortgage?
November 27th, 2007
According to a report by Nationwide, 75% of us couldn’t tell how much our mortgage payments would change if there was a 1% change (either increase or decrease) in its interest rate.
To be perfectly honest, I couldn’t tell you off the top of my head. But why …
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Tracking Your Spending: The First Step To Saving Money
October 15th, 2007
As you may have read in some previous posts, I’ve been trying to knuckle down to track all of my spending for at least a month. The reason for this effort? So that I can identify where my money is being spent, and identify where money can be …
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