One of the knock-on effects of the high unemployment we’re currently experiencing is that staff are taking less sickies in an attempt to convince their bosses they’re not work shy and don’t deserve to get the boot.
Category: Featured
What’s The Truth About Our Economic Prospects?
Lovemoney.com have produced a video featuring the opinions a few respected financial commentators to try to get to the bottom of whether we’re starting to come out of the recession, or whether we’re destined to suffer from it for some time to come. The conclusions they come to make for some sobering viewing, and suggest that the effects of this recession could be felt for several years.
Shop Around For Your Home Insurance
According to a recent survey, only 30% of us shop around for different quotes when buying home insurance, and Brits are wasting over £500 million by not shopping around.
Make Money From Ryanair
If you’ve ever flown with Ryanair, you’ll be very aware of all the extra charges that they cunningly hide behind their headline prices. But for a short time there may be a way to get your own back.
O2 Launch Pre-Pay Cash Cards
We’re beginning to see the convergence of the mobile phone and the wallet with the news that telephone network O2 is to launch a pair of pre-pay Visa cash cards.
Find Local Bargains On eBay
Miss Thrifty recently pointed to a useful link for finding cheap local bargains on eBay.
BBC2 Drama: Freefall
Just finished watching Freefall on BBC2, a drama looking at 3 different sides to the credit crunch – from the point of view of a dodgy mortgage broker, a family who overstretch themselves with their mortgage and a banker who watches his business fall apart.
Lovemoney Adds Financial “Goals” Application
Lovemoney have added a couple of handy features to their site in the last few days. The first of these is their “Goals” application.
Buy & Sell Gold… At Your Local Shopping Centre
Strolling round our local shopping centre, as I do of a lunchtime, I stumbled across a new stand which differs from the normal ornament and cheap sunglasses stands which we’re normally treated to – and what surprised me was that this one is offering people the chance to buy and sell gold.
How Budget Airlines Cut Costs
If you’re a fan of flying to far away destinations (or should that be flying to airports that are far away from your desired destination) for low prices, then you may want to take a look at this chart from Metro, which shows how budget airlines can offer you such cheap prices.