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Month: October 2008

1,000+ Ideas For Saving Money

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

If you’re struggling to think of ways of saving money, take a look at this great resource from My Two Dollars, The Big List: 1,019 Different Ways To Save Money.

Tagged Money Saving, Tips

Tools For Tracking Your Spending

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

In order to work out how you can start spending less and save money each month you need to know where it is all going. And to do that, you’ll need to track your spending.

Here we look at some of the most popular methods of tracking spending.

Tagged Budget, money, saving, spending, Tools, tracking

Beware Of ID Fraud When Job Hunting

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

A recent stunt to highlight the dangers of identity fraud when searching for jobs online shows just how easy it is to gather the personal data necessary to apply for credit card etc. in other people’s names.

Tagged fraud, identity, jobs, theft

Money Round Up: 19th October 2008

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

A round up of personal finance news for 19th October 2008.

Tagged General

ING Gets Cash Injection

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Whilst we hope that the news that ING is getting a cash injection of 10 million EUROs from the Dutch Government isn’t a sign it’s in trouble, it’s worth keeping an eye on this news over the next couple of days.

Tagged Banks, ing, kaupthing

Everything You Wanted To Know About Budgeting (But Were Afraid To Ask)

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

You should really have a budget. So should I. But if like me you’re not sure where to start, then take a look at the ultimate guide to personal finance budgeting.

Tagged budgeting, Tips

How Safe Is Your Money?

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

Wondering how much of your money is covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme? Use this online tool to help you find out.

Tagged Banks, fsa, fscs, money, security

Icesave Savers Still Waiting…

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

It all seems to have gone a little quiet since the collapse of Icesave, with many UK customers of the troubled Icelandic banks Landsbanki (owners of Icesave) and Kaupthing still waiting for information about what has happened to their money.

Tagged Banks, credit crunch, iceland, icesave, kaupthing

Money Round Up: 18th October 2008

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

A round up of personal finance news for 18th October 2008.

Tagged General

Trouble Paying Your Mortgage? Try These 7 Tips

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Rob Lewis - 4 Comments

It’s a sad fact that over 19,000 homes were repossessed in the first half of this year, and with the way things are going, that figure should be easily surpassed during this second half.

So if you’re struggling to pay your mortgage, what should you do? Here are 7 tips (plus a bonus tip) that will help you out.

Tagged arrears, Debt, Mortgages, repossession

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