‘Stoozing’ is a damn curious word. It’s when you get a 0% on balance transfers credit card and transfer the balance to a bank account that pays a high interest. Before the introductory 0% period expires, you pay off the credit card, leaving you with the interest you’ve earned. Thus, you get free money.
Month: September 2006
Motley Fool: Intelligent Trackers
At The Motley Fool we’ve been fans of tracker funds since our site was launched nine years ago. We’ve always liked their low charges and simplicity. If GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK) comprises 7% of the FTSE 100 (“Footsie”) by value, then a Footsie tracker fund will put 7% of its funds into Glaxo.
Motley Fool: Borrowing Binge Boon For The Stock Market
Are we about to enter a stock market bubble?
Scotsman: Boots Trials Ban On Payment By Cheque
BOOTS, the high street chemist chain, has banned cheques at 46 stores in England.
This Is Money: Hybrid Phones Could Finish Landlines
A generation of personal ‘phones for life’ is poised to sweep away the traditional landline, as they work as both mobiles and home-phones
This Is Money: Brown Finds A Third Way
If the people really want to understand what Gordon Brown will be like as Prime Minister, they have to look closely at his years as Chancellor
This Is Money: Enron Chief Fastow To Be Sentenced
Former Enron finance chief Andrew Fastow, whose off-the-books deals led to the high-flying energy giant’s destruction, will be sentenced today
Family Finance: Private Schools €“ Examine The Options.
Ask a mix of people to name private schools and generally you would probably get a list which starts with Eton and Harrow and maybe a school local to the individual, but then the list would quickly fade out. In truth there are very many private schools and many variations of education are provided. Most […]
Motley Fool: A Monster Guide To Student Finances
You know all those habits your parents have that annoy you so much? The ones that make you desperate to get out of the house and into student accommodation? Well, one day you could be humming annoying songs just like your pa does. One of my colleagues wrote recently that some behavioural psychologists reckon it can take just four weeks for a behaviour to become a habit, which, by definition, is hard to reverse.
Motley Fool: An Ultra-Cheap Loan For Life!
If you need to borrow between, say, £5,000 and £30,000 for whatever reason (for example, to buy a car, or pay for a holiday, wedding, divorce or home improvements), a low-rate personal loan might be right up your street.