A round up of personal finance news for 8th September 2008.
Financial Planning Week
Today sees the start of Financial Planning Week, an initiative created by the Institute of Financial Planning in order to promote financial advice within the UK.
Money Links For 6th Sep 2008
Links to other interesting money articles on 6th Sep 2008.
Money Links For 5th Sep 2008
Links to other interesting money articles on 5th Sep 2008.
Has The Incredible Grocery Shrink Ray Zapped Your Shopping?
As food prices have been increasing, I’ve heard a few stories recently about food producers keeping their product prices the same but quietly making their products smaller – giving birth to a new term, “The Grocery Shrink Ray”:
Money Links For 4th Sep 2008
Links to other interesting money articles on 4th Sep 2008.
New Car Sales Plummet
Go easy on car salesmen, as they’re probably feeling the pressure at the moment;
Oil Price Dropping, Petrol To Follow?
In between the interesting yet slightly disappointing news about stamp duty and the ominous signs of recession looming comes some slightly better news – oil prices have been dropping a little recently.
Recession Expected This Year, Feels Like It’s Already Here
Whilst most of the headlines yesterday were to do with the changes to stamp duty, one other story stood out – the OECD predicted that the UK economy will go into recession at the end of the year.
Money Links For 2nd Sep 2008
Links to other interesting money articles on 2nd Sep 2008.