Last year we reported on the number of fake £1 coins which was estimated to be in the region of 30 million, and we showed how to spot a fake pound coin.
Today it has been announced that the estimate from the Royal Mint is probably way off, with one firm suggesting that there could be more than 70 million fake pound coins in existence, which is one in 20 pound coins.
A recent visitor to Money Watch found the site through the following search term on Google:
“can you stop paying your mortgage if house is for sale”. There’s a simple answer to this question: NO!
If you’re yet to invest in an Individual Savings Account (ISA) this tax year, and you’ve got some spare money lying around that really should be earning more than it is (plus you’d like to shelter it from the clutches of the taxman), then you’re quickly running out of time to make sure you make the most of your ISA allowance.
A couple of months ago I talked about our new pocket money strategy for our 6 year old son. For a number of reasons, it hasn’t worked particularly effectively.