Money Watch on BBC2
July 5th, 2010
Sadly, the BBC haven’t decided to make a TV programme about this blog, but they do have a new money programme starting this week called Money Watch.
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Bye Bye Elgar £20 Bank Notes
June 30th, 2010
Just a quick reminder that after today, the £20 bank notes featuring the picture of composer Sir Edward Elgar cease to be legal tender.
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£20 Elgar Notes Disappearing In June
March 8th, 2010
If you’ve got any £20 notes featuring a picture of the English composer Edward Elgar on the back, then you need to spend them before the end of June, when they will cease to be legal tender.
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Orange Launches Contactless Credit Card
January 8th, 2010
Orange has teamed up with Barclaycard to produce a new contactless credit card which it claims can be used in over 20,000 stores across the UK.
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Cheques To Disappear: The Real Losers
December 16th, 2009
Much has been made of today’s decision to phase out the use of cheques – although only by 2018 and provided there are suitable substitutes in place, so not exactly the final nail in the paper payment’s coffin, but its days are numbered.
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Fake £1 Coins: Estimate Doubled
April 8th, 2009
Last year we reported on the number of fake £1 coins which was estimated to be in the region of 30 million, and we showed how to spot a fake pound coin.
Today it has been announced that the estimate from the Royal Mint is probably way off, with one firm …
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How Parents Can Curb Their Kids’ “I Wants”
April 3rd, 2009
A couple of months ago I talked about our new pocket money strategy for our 6 year old son. For a number of reasons, it hasn’t worked particularly effectively.
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Our Pocket Money Strategy
February 17th, 2009
Our son has recently turned 6, and we’ve decided to try and teach him a little about money, as well as trying to improve his behaviour, by giving him some pocket money.
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Happy Birthday! Cheques 350 Today
February 16th, 2009
According to the BBC, the humble cheque hits 350 years old today, and despite a gradual decline in use, is unlikely to completely disappear for quite a few years to come.
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What Should I Do With Leftover Euros?
November 18th, 2008
I went to Ireland for a wedding over the weekend, and rather than getting some Euros from a travel agent or elsewhere before I left, I used the lazy option and simply withdrew money from the ATMs over in Ireland.
I ended up with quite a few unspent Euros, so what …
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