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Woolworths Store Closing Dates

Posted on December 22, 2008January 6, 2009 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Woolworths have released a list of store closing dates for their 800 shops nationwide.

Tagged Business, recession, shopping

Woolworths Will Close In January (or Sooner)

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

More news today from the failing retailer Woolworths; it seems that unless a last minute buyer can be found, all of its stores will be closed by 5th January.

Tagged Business, recession, shopping, wool

Mortgage Help Scheme Details Released

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

It seems things have gone a little quiet since Gordon Brown rather hastily announced help for people losing their jobs to pay their mortgage, but we take a look at some more details on the scheme which were released last week.

Tagged Mortgages, repossession

Cheapest Mobile Phone Ever?

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

If you’re looking for a cheap mobile phone this Christmas, you probably wouldn’t expect to be getting some change from a fiver.

But Carphone Warehouse is offering a pay-as-you-go phone for about the same price as a pint of beer.

Tagged bargain, cheap, deal, phones, shopping

Christmas Online Shopping Deadlines

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

One of the problems with online shopping is that you can’t make those last minute purchases on the web, so you may find it useful to know the ordering deadlines for a range of online retailers, to make sure that your gifts reach you before the big day.

Tagged christmas, online, shopping

Tesco Half-Price Sale

Posted on December 11, 2008December 11, 2008 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Not content with massive sales at Woolworths (R.I.P.), M&S and the rest of the high-street? Then Tesco’s 50% off sale on Christmas items might make you happy.

Tagged christmas, discount, shopping

Financial Goals For 2009

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

It’s a sign that we’re coming to the end of the year as a few personal finance bloggers are starting to post about their financial goals for next year.

With that in mind, here are my financial goals for 2009.

Tagged 2009, goals

Inflation & Deflation Explained

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

If you’re interested in learning about the economic concepts of inflation and deflation then I recommend you read two articles at Economonkey.

Tagged deflation, economics, Economy, inflation, recession

Woolworths: (Up To) 50% Off

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Despite its well publicised woes (or perhaps because of), Woolworths is the latest retailer to have a pre-Christmas sale.

Tagged discount, sale, shopping

Interest Rates Cut To 2%

Posted on December 4, 2008December 4, 2010 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

The Bank of England has today decided to cut interest rates, taking them down to just 2%.

Tagged banking, Interest Rates, mortgage, saving

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