We’re all aware of the increasing prices of food, fuel etc., as well as the difficulty in finding low mortgage rates (despite the Bank of England base rate falling recently, we can blame the credit crunch for the tougher borrowing conditions). One of the worries is that as these costs increase, more and more people […]
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Energy Prices Expected To Rise By 20-35%
If you thought that the price of your gas and electricity couldn’t get any higher, then think again. It is predicted that there will be more energy price rises this Summer and Autumn, heaping more misery on us poor consumers. So what can you do to limit the effect of these rises? Well, firstly, it’s […]
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Which Of These 5 Budgeting Systems Do You Use?
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity recently wrote a post which gave a brief look at 5 different budgeting systems. Here is a summary of the different methods mentioned, along with my own thoughts on each of them. Envelope budgeting – not tried this one myself yet, it’s where you put an amount of money in an […]
New Tax Rules: How Much Tax Will You Pay?
UPDATE 24th November 2008: If you’re looking for information on the latest changes to tax rates announced today, please see our post on the pre-Budget report key points. Last year, in How Much Tax Will I Pay?, I wrote about SimplePound’s useful Excel spreadsheet which helped calculate how much Income Tax and National Insurance you’ll […]
Bank Charge Case: MoneySavingExpert’s View
MoneySavingExpert Martin Lewis has just updated his site with his latest views on the bank charge situation, and despite refund claims still being on hold until 22nd May at the earliest, he believes the time is now right to put in your claim if you haven’t already done so. The reason? The six year rule: […]
Best Financial Move At University
Plonkee recently replied to a meme on her best financial move in college – I chimed in in her comments, but I thought it was something worth expanding on here. I was pretty fortunate that I was in one of the last university years who did not have to pay tuition fees, plus I also […]