Householders could struggle to benefit from any drops in gas and electricity prices as suppliers impose penalties for changing tariffs
Month: September 2006
Motley Fool: The Dangers Of Debt Consolidation
Some companies offer personal loans that are specifically designed for debt consolidation. These often have relatively low interest rates, which means lower monthly payments. However, they’re usually dragged out over so many years that you end up paying a fortune in interest.
Motley Fool: Borat’s Favourite Share
I know three things about Kazakhstan: it’s a vast country, Borat is not actually from there, and a lot of money has been made by early investors in Kazakhmys (LSE: KAZ), the country’s copper miner.
Motley Fool: Seventeen Ways To Cut Your Fuel Bills
The office manager in one of my previous jobs was a tree-hugging nutter, God bless her. If there was anything she could do to protect the environment or help the poor, she would.
This Is Money: It’s Round One To Gentle Benn
Our own Hilary Benn, backed by the rest of Europe, has the neoconservative World Bank chief Wolfowitz on the ropes
Motley Fool: The Goldilocks Portfolio
Twenty years ago the cutting edge of grocery was the bin shop, where cocoa, cornflakes and custard powder were arrayed in laundry basket size tubs. I loved shovelling soup powder and soap powder into plastic bags (separate ones), imagining how much money I was saving with every scoop.
Motley Fool: The 15m-An-Hour Investing Opportunity
It is estimated that total UK personal debt currently stands at £1, 237b. Additionally, personal debt is growing at a rate of £1m every four minutes! That equates to an increase of £15m an hour. What’s more, one person is falling victim to insolvency every minute, and in the last four years the average age of a bankrupt has dropped from 43 to 41.
MoneyExpert: Remortgaging Could Pay For Holiday Home Says Research
Homeowners could raise the initial costs of a holiday home in an up-and-coming investment market simply through smart remortgaging, says research for New Skys.
MoneyExpert: Student Barclaycard Condemned For Irresponsible Lending
Debt campaigners have condemned Barclaycard after it announced that it has doubled the amount of credit on offer on its student card.
This Is Money: Managers Braced For Beeb Bung Bombshell
The Football Association today faced calls to be investigated by Scotland Yard, amid allegations that the heart of football is corrupt