Some quite surprising figures (at least to me) are being quoted in a story on the BBC website, saying that on average, women earn 27% less than men in the U.K. A survey by the salary site PayFinder suggests that the difference is biggest in London (surprise surprise), with the gap being a massive 35%. […]
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Tax Man Eyeing eBay Traders
If you’re a regular eBay seller, you might want to start thinking about whether your trading will start to attract the attentions of the tax man. According to an article on the FT, the Revenue & Customs office is planning to look more closely at this type of trading, as the volumes of trades increase […]
More Tips For Saving Petrol
With the price of petrol going up, it seems that more and more people are looking to find ways to cut down on petrol use. I’m also noticing a fair few people coming to this site from Google searches to do with fuel efficiency, so as a follow to my previous petrol saving tips post, […]
Tips For Saving Petrol
Bruce Wayne (no, really?!) posted an article about the increasing price of petrol over at Finance Choices, suggesting that since the start of this year, the average U.K. family has seen the cost of motoring rise by £23.23 a month fuelled (geddit?) by these price increases. So, if we’re having to pay these high fuel […]
Back In Town
I’ve been away on a sailing trip for the last few days, and I’m just in the process of catching up with all that’s been going on in the world of personal finance (oh and the world generally!). I’ve also got a busy weekend, with a wedding to go to tomorrow, and a baby to […]
Benefits of Credit Cards
Credit cards get a bad press, but they must have their benefits. What are they?
Time May Be Right For Equities
Reasons why now might be a good time to invest in stocks & shares.
Into The Dragons Den
One of the more interesting programmes to show up on the BBC in the past year has been “Dragons Den” on BBC2 (it started about 6 months ago I think, although it has been repeated recently and looking at the programme website it looks like a new series may be on the cards). In the […]
Big Changes Ahead
I don’t like to go too off topic, but this is something I feel I should mention. In the course of one week, my life has been turned on it’s head. This time last week I was single, living at home and generally wondering where I was going with my life. Now, I am an […]
Quick Guide To Life Insurance
Like making a will, life insurance is one of those subjects that many people shy away from as they don’t like to think about such morbid events happening. But ensuring that your loved ones are looked after in the event of something happening to you can help to temper their grief a little. The Motley […]