If you find it a struggle to save any money each month (too much month at the end of your pay cheque?), then some of the tips in Force Yourself To Save: 15 Painless Ways To Pay Yourself First might put you on the right track. Here are some of the most interesting tips: #1 […]
Author: Rob Lewis
Welcome To Readers Of Get Rich Slowly
A quick hello to all readers of Get Rich Slowly who have stumbled across my site thanks to the Letter to a Godchild: Passing on Financial Wisdom post. If you’re interested in reading about looking after your finances, with a focus on people in their 20s and 30s within the UK, then please sign up […]
Can You Believe This Incompetence? Details of 25 Million People Lost
This is pretty unbelievable – the personal details of 25 million people have been lost by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs. Although there is no suggestion the details have fallen into criminal hands (yet), the fact that this data was sent by UNRECORDED delivery and is now AWOL is simply unacceptable. So now there is […]
Money Links For 16th Nov 2007
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Money Links For 15th Nov 2007
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Innovative Mortgage Ideas For First-Time Buyers
The Motley Fool has an article which gives some innovative mortgage ideas for first-time buyers. It seems to be getting harder and harder for people to get their foot on the bottom wrung of the property ladder, so these sort of alternative mortgages are becoming more and more popular. If you’ve been trying to find […]
Money Links For 14th Nov 2007
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The Big List of Money Saving Ideas: Eyecare
It’s been a while since I added to my Big List of Money Saving Ideas, so we’ll kick things back off with a quick one, which looks at eyecare, and in particular contact lenses. There are apparently 3 million wearers of contact lenses in the UK, and the vast majority could be paying too much […]
Chuggers: The Economics of High Street Fundraising
How often have you walked down your local high street and had to slalom to avoid the inevitable charity collectors? Known as “chuggers” (half charity collectors, half muggers), whilst their tactics might be a little annoying, they obviously must be effective, as the numbers seem to be on the increase. By standing on the high […]
Where To Go To Save Your Forgotten Money
A long while ago I blogged about the plan for the Government to seize money which has been left in dormant accounts. Under the “Dormant Accounts bill”, the money will be used for community projects. It is thought there could be up to £400million left untouched in abandonned or forgotten bank and building society accounts. […]