The annual Individual Savings Account (ISA) deadline is fast approaching, and once again if you don’t sort out your ISA before 6th April, you will lose your allowance for this tax year. If you’re looking for some ideas on where to invest, hear where the experts are planning on putting their money.
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Stop Throwing Away So Much Food: Save Money
There are some scary stats about the amount of food that us Brits throw away each week – some estimates put it at as much as 30%, including a staggering 4.4million apples and over 5 million potatoes EVERY DAY. This website should help you decide whether the leftovers in your fridge are still safe to eat.
I Will Teach You To Be Rich: Book Launched
Ramit Sethi has been blogging about personal finance since 2004, and is currently one of the most interesting writers on the subject. He’s now turned his hand to book writing, and today sees the release of “I Will Teach You to Be Rich”.
Cheap Ideas For Mother’s Day
So, it’s Mother’s Day this Sunday here in the U.K., and if you’ve yet to sort out a gift for mummy dearest, the blogosphere and webosphere (is that even a word? Well, it is now) is full of ideas. Here we link to some of the best ideas.
2010 British Motorshow Cancelled
It’s a real sign of the times that the normally prestigious bi-annual British motorshow for 2010 has been cancelled, as car makers simply cannot afford to put on a show, even with a year for them to save up their pennies.
FSA Bank Reforms At A Glance
The BBC has a run down of the FSA’s bank reform recommendations announced today, which are aimed at bringing us out of this horrible mess and prevent it happening in the future.
Premium Bonds Even Less Attractive Than Before
Premium bonds have never been a particularly attractive investment, more like a middle class lottery where you didn’t actually lose your money every week.
£30,000 Spare? Let Banks Bid For Your Money
If you happen to have a minimum of £30,000 sloshing around earning a pitiful interest rate in the bank, then a new service might find you a better return.
Mortgage Cap: FSA To Limit Borrowing Rates
It looks as if the FSA is hoping to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted with plans to cap the amount that mortgage lenders can offer to borrowers.
The new rules are to be announced this week, with 100% mortgages expected to be banned, along with guidelines on the maximum borrowers are allowed to be lent based on a multiple of their salaries.
Roaming Mobile Broadband Usage Leads To £22k Vodaphone Bill
Here’s a tale with a simple warning – don’t be silly enough to download British TV shows to your laptop whilst using a mobile phone data card abroad.
That’s just what one Vodaphone customer did, whilst he and his son were staying abroad, and he came home to a bill for a whopping £21,716.