As I mentioned in my post about tips for coping with redundancy, it is possible to insure yourself against losing your job, using something called an Accident, Sickness and Unemployment (ASU) policy. But I ave a question about the terms and conditions of such policies.
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Financial Planning Week
Today sees the start of Financial Planning Week, an initiative created by the Institute of Financial Planning in order to promote financial advice within the UK.
Has The Incredible Grocery Shrink Ray Zapped Your Shopping?
As food prices have been increasing, I’ve heard a few stories recently about food producers keeping their product prices the same but quietly making their products smaller – giving birth to a new term, “The Grocery Shrink Ray”:
Recession Expected This Year, Feels Like It’s Already Here
Whilst most of the headlines yesterday were to do with the changes to stamp duty, one other story stood out – the OECD predicted that the UK economy will go into recession at the end of the year.
Stamp Duty Change Reactions
The big story of the day is the 1-year change to stamp duty announced by the Government.
In a bid to stimulate some interest in the housing market, the lowest threshold for paying stamp duty has been raised from £125,000 to £175,000 until September next year.
Car Finance Tips
Research suggests that around 50% buy new cars using the finance deal offered by the car dealer: big mistake! Here are a few more tips for paying for your new car.
8 Money Tips For Students
Students around the country will be looking forward to returning to university in the next few weeks, and although it’s been a few years since I went to uni, I thought I’d put together a few money tips for students.
Tips For Coping With Redundancy
A recent survey by the TUC suggests that 13% of workers (over 3 million in total) are worried about the threat of redundancy – hardly surprising given all the talk about recession and the current state of the economy.
What can you do to minimise the effects of losing your job?
Lloyds TSB Change ‘Pants’ Password
A Lloyds TSB customer who had his telephone banking password set to “Lloyds TSB is pants” rang up to find they had changed it to “no it isn’t”. He’d changed it when he fell out with the bank over an insurance policy, and later found they would not change it for him again – after he requested it to be reset as “Barclays is better”.
Stamp Duty Confusion Affects 83% Of Movers
A couple of weeks ago Alistair Darling appeared to suggest there may be plans afoot to change the way stamp duty was charged, causing widespread uncertainty in the housing market as people waited for confirmation.