With just 11 days left until the end of this tax year (Saturday 5th April 2008), have you used your Individual Savings Account allowance for this year? From my experience, there will be people reading this who have no idea what an ISA is, there will be those who know what they are, but do […]
Author: Rob Lewis
Money Links For 13th Mar 2008
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Budget 2008: Are You Any Better Off?
This year’s budget wasn’t the most exciting, but in the current financial climate, you could hardly expect it to be. With businesses and consumers finding borrowing more and more difficult, as banks reduce their lending following the credit crunch, and as the cost of electricity, gas, petrol and food continue to rise, we’re all finding […]
Stop Smoking, Save A Packet
Being a non-smoker, it had almost passed me by that today (12th March) is National No-Smoking Day. As everyone probably already knows, smoking is an expensive habit, and after today’s budget, it is going to get even more expensive. There are some scary stats on just how much smoking costs – a recent report suggests […]
Essential (Free) PC Software
Not so long ago I purchased a new computer (a laptop PC, to be precise). If the cost of the laptop wasn’t enough, once it had been delivered I then started looking to add all the essential software I needed. Of course, some software can be expensive, but thankfully, there are now many excellent free […]
Money Links For 3rd Mar 2008
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Money Links For 29th Feb 2008
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Car Depreciation: £6,000 In First Year
Thinking about buying a brand new car soon? Then consider this – the average new car loses £6,000 of its value in the first year you own it – yes, that’s effectively £500 “down the drain” every month in year one. So it’s often worth checking out the secondhand market for your chosen vehicle to […]
Have You Succumbed To Shopping Momentum?
Following the post about my little impulse purchase of an iPod Shuffle the other day, there’s an interesting look at part of the psychology of shopping over at Get Rich Slowly. In particular, the post discusses a research report which suggests that the more you buy, the more likely you are to buy more things. […]
Is Chip & PIN Safe?
Chip & PIN has been around for a while, but it’s only been in the last couple of years that it has become the standard way for using a debit or credit card in shops or restaurants etc. When the changeover from using signatures to PIN numbers first came in, I had thought that it […]