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Author: Rob Lewis
FSA Launches Finance Site For Young Adults
The UK financial regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has launched a new website aimed at helping young adults (16-24) with their finances. This site is aimed at 16-24 year olds, to help you better understand money issues. It is part of our National Strategy for Financial Capability, which aims to improve the financial capability […]
Football Club Chooses Charity Over Money-Making Shirt Sponsor
Slightly off topic post here, but I’ve just read that Aston Villa Football Club have decided to promote a local charity on the front of their shirt rather than selling the space to a corporate sponsor. For the next season, they’ve given the Birmingham children’s charity Acorns the prime space on their shirts. Conscious of […]
Money Links For 1st Jun 2008
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Why Saving Money Is Like Losing Weight
In the past couple of years, a sedentary job and a little over-eating has meant I’ve been putting a little bit of weight on, and it’s come to the point now where I feel that I really need to do something about it. Whilst I’ve been developing a plan to combat the extra pounds I’m […]
Money Links For 30th May 2008
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Why First Time Buyers Should Haggle Harder Than Ever
Yesterday I talked about haggling for discounts and mentioned my biggest discount; getting £4,000 off the price of our house. As John pointed out in the comments, this probably wasn’t the greatest deal ever done, as the average house apparently sells for 93% of the asking price, whereas we probably paid about 97% of the […]
Which? Names Rip-Off Phoneline Culprits
Which? has published a list of more than 30 companies and government departments it claims are using expensive phonelines (0870, 0845 etc) to make money, including the likes of the TV LIcensing Agency, the DVLA and British Gas. Sadly, and mildly ironically, Which? charge for access to their report, but thanks to the BBC, here’s […]
Money Links For 29th May 2008
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What’s The Biggest Discount You’ve Negotiated?
John at FindFinancialFreedom suggests that it doesn’t hurt to ask for a discount when you’re making a purchase. Most of us would balk at the suggestion of trying to haggle on the price of something (“it’s just not the British way to do business!”), but he’s right – there’s no harm in asking. Personally, I’d […]