More news today from the failing retailer Woolworths; it seems that unless a last minute buyer can be found, all of its stores will be closed by 5th January.
Month: December 2008
Mortgage Help Scheme Details Released
It seems things have gone a little quiet since Gordon Brown rather hastily announced help for people losing their jobs to pay their mortgage, but we take a look at some more details on the scheme which were released last week.
Where Does Your Tax Get Spent?
Following on from a previous post on how much the average family pays in tax, Where Does It Go has done some more investigation and worked out where exactly the money gets spent.
Cheapest Mobile Phone Ever?
If you’re looking for a cheap mobile phone this Christmas, you probably wouldn’t expect to be getting some change from a fiver.
But Carphone Warehouse is offering a pay-as-you-go phone for about the same price as a pint of beer.
Christmas Online Shopping Deadlines
One of the problems with online shopping is that you can’t make those last minute purchases on the web, so you may find it useful to know the ordering deadlines for a range of online retailers, to make sure that your gifts reach you before the big day.
Woolworths New Logo Revealed
Troubled retailer Woolworths has a new logo.
Tesco Half-Price Sale
Not content with massive sales at Woolworths (R.I.P.), M&S and the rest of the high-street? Then Tesco’s 50% off sale on Christmas items might make you happy.
Woolworths Closing Down Sale
I’m not too sure what the sale for the last week or so has been, but from tomorrow (Thursday 11th December) Woolies will be officially holding a closing down sale.
Financial Goals For 2009
It’s a sign that we’re coming to the end of the year as a few personal finance bloggers are starting to post about their financial goals for next year.
With that in mind, here are my financial goals for 2009.
Inflation & Deflation Explained
If you’re interested in learning about the economic concepts of inflation and deflation then I recommend you read two articles at Economonkey.