The BBC are looking for help to build up a “mood map” of the effect of the credit crunch around the UK. We’re asking you what single factor is hurting you most about the credit crunch? OK, so it’s totally unscientific, and the categories you can choose from are somewhat limited (in fact it’s difficult […]
Author: Rob Lewis
Money Links For 15th May 2008
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Are You Prepared For A Recession?
OK, I’ll admit myself that I hate all of the sensational headlines about house price crashes and recession, but with the economy in a downturn, it’s worth considering what we should do should we go into recession. From a personal point of view, over the last few months we’ve been taking a lot more care […]
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Tax Changes: The Aftermath
The tax u-turn made by the Chancellor yesterday caused the expected reaction of both pleasure from those out to receive £120 back from the tax man and outrage from the 150,000 people now expected to slip into the higher rate of tax. Despite the feel good announcements made by the Prime Minister today, focusing on […]
10 Things Falling In Price & What It Means For Inflation
Food prices are rising, as are petrol, gas and electricity. So is there anything (other than houses) that has fallen in price recently? The Times lists 10 inflation busters – items which have fallen in price this year, along with examples of the savings that can be made with each: Mobile Phones: down 51% Digital […]
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FuelFrog: Track Your Miles Per Gallon
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 Lifehacker featured a new tool, FuelFrog, which promises to […]
Basic Rate Taxpayers Get £120 Back From Tax Man
Woohoo! Basic rate tax payers are to get £120 back from the tax man. Following the government’s terrible decision to scrap the 10p tax band, they’ve decided to bribe compensate those of us who pay 22% tax by altering the tax allowance rate. The money will be paid as a £60 payment in your pay […]
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