American Express have launched a new credit card as part of Bono’s new venture, Product Red, which aims to raise money for the Global Fund to fight Aids, TB and malaria. The American Express Red card promises to pay 1% to the Global Fund for every pound spent: When you spend up to £5,000 in […]
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Personal Loan Tips
The Motley Fool has a good list of things to look for in a personal loan. The factors it suggests you consider when choosing a personal loan are: Compare APR AND TAR. The TAR will tell you how much the loan will really cost you. Avoid payment protection insurance. Fixed rate personal loans will give […]
MortgageBundles.com
MortgageBundles.com is a new website that has been launched which aims to find cheaper mortgages for borrowers, based on a bulk-buy model. mortgagebundles.com is a revolutionary new way of financing home-ownership. We bundle like-minded borrowers together and ask lenders to bid on this bundle of mortgage applications. Once you’ve answered a few questions about the […]
Month-By-Month Financial Planner
Here’s a good idea from the Telegraph, a month-by-month financial planner, showing the most important events in finance for 2006. Here are some of the highlights: January Make sure your tax return is done by 31st January, else you’ll be liable for a £100 fine, plus interest on anything you owe the tax man! February […]
Take The BBC Debt Test
The BBC has an interesting debt test, which tells you: whether you should worry about how much you borrow tips on how to avoid debt problems how to tackle your debts should you be in trouble Luckily, with the answers I gave it reckons I haven’t got much to worry about at the moment, which […]
The Best Cash ISAs
If you haven’t already used your Individual Savings Account (ISA) allowance for this year, it’s perhaps time to start thinking about where you can stash your cash to keep it away from the tax man. April 5th sees the end of the tax year, so if you have some spare cash lying around that you’d […]
Virgin Launches Cancer Cover
Virgin has launched a new health insurance product, The Big V, which covers against the financial impacts of contracting cancer. The product, which is sold by the Virgin financial services arm and is administered by Scottish Widows, pays out in stages once cancer has been diagnosed, and is claimed to be 45% cheaper than standard […]
Pay Off Your Mortgage in 2 Years: Review
I mentioned BBC2’s new money programme, Pay Off Your Mortgage In 2 Years the other day, and I managed to catch the first episode yesterday. The concept is simple: each of the 8 programmes will feature an individual or couple who has agreed to take part in the experiment of paying off the remainder of […]
Money Resolutions for 2006
I thought I’d jump on the New Years’ Resolutions bandwagon and post my own money resolutions and musings for 2006, in no particular order: Take control of pension – I’ve long forgotten the password to access my company pension details online, and have been meaning to get back in and see how it’s going for […]
More on Property In SIPP U-Turn
Why Gordon Brown’s decision not to allow property into SIPPs might not be so bad after all.