It’s getting rarer to find such cards where there is no transfer charge, but both the Yorkshire and Clydesdale banks are offering such deals at the moment.
Month: January 2007
Personal Finance Forums
Online forums can be a great source of information – learning from people in similar positions, and being able to ask questions that are specific to yourself. It obviously pays to be a little bit careful with the information that is presented on forums, though. Although I don’t visit too many personal finance forums, my […]
Dial-Up Users: Broadband Is Now Cheaper
According to the utility switching website Simply Switch, broadband has now become cheaper than dial-up.
Ignore “Backwards PIN” Nonsense
The ThisIsMoney blog has mentioned something that I was made aware of in an email a few weeks ago – a rumour that you can notify the police you’re being mugged by typing your PIN in backwards at a cash machine. Although these types of rumour are probably propogated by welling-meaning folk, this is of […]
This Is Money: DVDs Send Woolies Way Off Beam
Woolworths suffered one of the worst Christmas trading periods of any of the big High Street retailers
This Is Money: Xmas Sales Fail To Spark Dixons
Shares in DSG International, owner of the Dixons and Currys brands, plunged today after it revealed that half-year profits crashed by 25%
This Is Money: Crackdown On IVA Sellers
More than a dozen firms promoting IVAs to people unable to cope with their debts have been ordered to stop using misleading adverts
This Is Money: Online Xmas Shopping Soared By 54%
Internet spending soared by more than 50% in the run-up to Christmas, with consumers buying a record £7.6bn of presents and food online
MoneyExpert: Personal Loan Offers Launched For The New Year
Consumers looking to rearrange their finances and compare loans this January could benefit from two products currently on the market.
This Is Money: 4m Switch Energy Providers
More than 4m people switched their energy supplier last year, cutting their bills by around £150 each, new figures showed today