BBC2 Drama: Freefall

July 14th, 2009

Just finished watching Freefall on BBC2, a drama looking at 3 different sides to the credit crunch – from the point of view of a dodgy mortgage broker, a family who overstretch themselves with their mortgage and a banker who watches his business fall apart.

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Credit Crunch Piggy Bank

January 7th, 2009

Here’s a useful new piggy bank, designed especially for the credit crunch.

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Explaining The Credit Crunch To Kids

December 22nd, 2008

If you’re trying to explain to your kids why Santa Claus isn’t going to be leaving as many presents under the Christmas tree this year, here’s an amusing explanation of the credit crunch for kids.

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New Book: How To Survive The Credit Crunch

November 7th, 2008

The folks over at ThisIsMoney have expanded from the web and moved into books, having published a new book, How To Survive The Credit Crunch.

The book is a humourous look at how we can save money and get out of debt.

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Icesave Savers Still Waiting…

October 19th, 2008

It all seems to have gone a little quiet since the collapse of Icesave, with many UK customers of the troubled Icelandic banks Landsbanki (owners of Icesave) and Kaupthing still waiting for information about what has happened to their money.

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