If you’re planning on having your own Bonfire Night party in your back garden this weekend, it’s worth checking your insurance to make sure you’re covered in the event anything should go wrong.
Month: October 2008
Don’t Fall For These Supermarket Tricks
Supermarket aisles can be a bit of an uneven battle ground, often pitting the cunning and trickery of the supermarkets’ marketing experience against the bargain-hunting naivety of the shopper.
So what tricks do the supermarkets use, and what can you do to become a more effective shopper?
Mystery Shopping: Get Paid To Do Good Stuff
Here’s an idea for earning a little bit of money on the side, the best part being that you could actually earn the money whilst going shopping or doing something else you actually enjoy!
Selling Old CDs For Money
So I’ve finally been persuaded to part with some of my large CD collection, and I’m now wondering whether there’s anyway I can do this whilst generating a little cash at the same time?
Icesave Compensation: By 30th November
Savers with Icesave who have had their accounts frozen may be “pleased” to find out that their compensation payment is set to be sorted out by 30th November 2008.
The Government has said that every UK Icesave saver will get their money back in full, and the majority of this should be paid by the end of November. Here we look at the process for receiving compensation.
Tips On Surviving The Recession
As part of the BBC’s reports on The Downturn, they’ve posted a series of tips and further reading for helping cope with a recession.
10 Stingy Money Saving Tips
The Fool has posted their 10 Stingiest Money Saving Tips, which is a slightly humerous look at being frugal. Here are the ten tips, along with my thoughts and my unique “stingy rating” from 1 to 10 on each.
Average Retirement Age Rising
Some bad, if not entirely unexpected news for us men, which is that the average retirement age has risen to just below 65. This is the highest average age since records began in 1984.
Photos Of Brokers With Hands On Their Faces
Over the past few months we’ve probably all got used to seeing those cliched pictures of stockmarket traders looking increasingly concerned, with their head in their hands, in front of large screens showing red numbers and downward pointing graphs.
Online Searches For Second Hand Items Increasing
Web searches for second hand items are up 22% in twelve months. What sort of things are people searching for?