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Month: August 2009

What Happens To My Car Insurance No Claims?

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

I’ve got a query regarding my car insurance which I’m hoping someone can answer.

Tagged cars, Insurance

Think Christmas Comes Too Early? Join The “MCC”

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

There seems to be a growing number of people getting fed up with the onset of Christmas shopping from about August onwards, and quite frankly, who can blame them?

Tagged christmas, shopping

Don’t Let DIY Disasters Cost You A Packet

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Over a third of Brits will spend their Bank holiday weekend battling with a DIY project, but whilst you might think you’ll be saving money by doing-it-yourself, it could be a false economy.

Google To Offer Mortgage Quotes?

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

A lawsuit in the US has pointed to the possibility of Google offering mortgage quotes to its visitors, without them needing to visit a broker, lender or comparison site.

Tagged Mortgages, Tools

7 Unusual Tips For A Value Wedding

Posted on August 19, 2009August 18, 2009 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Following the experience of 2 weddings in a weekend, Monevator has posted seven unusual ideas for a better value wedding.

Tagged Money Saving, wedding, weddings

Cancelling Your Orange Contract

Posted on August 18, 2009August 17, 2009 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

Bitterwallet has been on something of a crusade over the last couple of weeks concerned with the inconsistencies and misinformation surrounding changes to their call charges and cancelling your mobile phone contract with Orange.

Tagged consumer rights, contracts

Mortgage Rescue Scheme Helps (A Few) More Families

Posted on August 18, 2009August 17, 2009 by Rob Lewis - 7 Comments

Remember we talked about the ill-conceived “mortgage rescue scheme” a few months ago, and the fact that it had helped just one family? Well, there’s some good news. The best part of £300million thankfully hasn’t been wasted. Figures show that the scheme has now helped a total of 15 families in England, and as many […]

Voucher Searches Up By Nearly 50% In A Year

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Figures from Hitwise show that UK consumers are searching for more and more vouchers online as the recession has got deeper over the last 12 months.

Tagged discounts, shopping

Student Accounts Reviewed

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

If you’re currently preparing for University and are wondering which student bank account to sign up to, it’s worth reading the best student account reviews from the Student Finance blog.

Tagged Banks, Students

Post From The Past: Car Boot Sale Tips

Posted on August 14, 2009August 14, 2009 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

One of our previous posts on car boot sale tips has been getting quite a bit of traffic from the search engines recently, so I thought it was worth digging this particular post out from the archives for the benefit of regular readers.

Tagged making money

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