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Author: Rob Lewis

Use PayPal To Send Your Friends Money On Facebook

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

There’s now no excuses for not paying back your mates, as PayPal have announced a new Facebook app, PayPal Send Money, which allows you to easily send your family and friends money.

Tagged facebook, payments, paypal

Pageonce Review

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 3 Comments

We’ve taken a look at Pageonce, a web and app-based account aggregator with over 4 million users, which promises to help manage your money and bills.

Tagged app, iphone, PFM, Tools

View Your Tax Statement Online

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

The BBC reports that we may in the future be able to view our tax records online, if the Government’s attempts to make the tax system more transparent are followed through.

Tagged online, Tax

Microsoft Virus Phone Scam

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 34 Comments

Our post on the Windows phone scam continues to get a lot of hits, suggesting that the scam is still around, and fraudsters are still trying to con PC users out of money for performing largely useless tasks on their computers.

Tagged fraud, scams

Amazon Price Tracker

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

We may be almost a couple of months away from Christmas, but there’s a good chance that you’re already started to think about the presents you’ll be buying and where to get them from for the best price.

Tagged amazon, shopping, Tools

Create A Home Insurance Inventory With Your Smartphone

Posted on November 7, 2011November 7, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

A new iPhone/Android app has been launched to help homeowners record and value their assets, as research reveals that millions are putting themselves at risk by not being able to make an accurate home contents insurance claim.

Tagged android, apps, Insurance, iphone

How Parents Can Control Their Kids’ Phone Bills

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Tesco Mobile has offered a lifeline to parents across the UK who are footing a soaring bill for their chat-happy teenagers, who appear to remain blissfully unaware of the amount their phone habit is costing.

Tagged mobile, Money Saving

Thoughts On Today’s HSBC Outage

Posted on November 4, 2011November 5, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 3 Comments

For 2 hours this afternoon, customers of HSBC and First Direct found themselves unable to access online banking, withdraw money from ATMs or use their debit cards.

Tagged banking

CivilisedMoney: The Future Of Finance?

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

A new website has launched which is promising to be a “game-changing alternative to conventional banking”.

Tagged banking, CivilisedMoney, p2p

Paypal Announces Its Own Wallet

Posted on November 3, 2011November 3, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Hot on the heels of Google Wallet, PayPal has announced details of its own mobile wallet used to pay for goods and services offline.

Tagged Google Wallet, mobile, payments, paypal

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