Planning A Frugal Christmas
October 15th, 2008
Apologies if you’re trying to avoid talk of Christmas this early in the year, but I’m going to write about how we’re planning for a cheap Christmas this year.
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Cheap Stag Nights
October 9th, 2008
I’m after for a few ideas for having a cheap last night of freedom.
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Icesave: Useful Info For Savers
October 7th, 2008
You only have to take a look at the Money Saving Expert forums to see how the news of Icesave’s demise has gone down with its 300,000 British savers - post after post of queries asking how much of their money is protected and how they can get their money …
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GuestInvest Goes Bust
October 6th, 2008
GuestInvest, the company which brought buy-to-let hotel rooms to investors, has gone into administration.
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Tips for Avoiding Identity Fraud
October 6th, 2008
This week is National Identity Fraud Prevention week, which is a nationwide awareness campaign designed to help you protect yourself and your business from identity fraud, one of the UK’s fastest growing crimes.
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Saved 60% On My Mobile Phone Bill
October 2nd, 2008
It’s been a good week for money saving - yesterday I managed to knock 55% off my car insurance premiums, and tonight I’ve negotiated a 60% reduction in my mobile phone bill.
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Saved 55% On My Car Insurance
October 1st, 2008
How I saved 55% on my car insurance renewal.
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A Low Point In The Credit Crunch?
September 29th, 2008
Even given the events of the past 12 months, today has been pretty monumental in the world of finance, and not in a positive way. Here’s how things have panned out during the day.
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Bradford & Bingley To Be Nationalised
September 28th, 2008
Yesterday we wrote how Bradford & Bingley appeared to be on the verge of going bust, and it seems that the Treasury are indeed now working towards a part-private sale part-nationalisation of the UK’s 8th largest bank.
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Bradford & Bingley Going Bust?
September 27th, 2008
There are increasing worries that the Bradford & Bingley bank is about to go bust, and will end up nationalised in much the same way as Northern Rock was.
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