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?
1,000+ Ideas For Saving Money
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.
Tools For Tracking Your Spending
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.
Beware Of ID Fraud When Job Hunting
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.
Money Round Up: 19th October 2008
A round up of personal finance news for 19th October 2008.
ING Gets Cash Injection
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.
Everything You Wanted To Know About Budgeting (But Were Afraid To Ask)
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.