Like many, I left university with some debt. I’m probably one of the lucky ones though, as it wasn’t a huge amount, compared with the average figures that students are accumulating these days, plus all of my debt was in student loans – no overdrafts, credit cards etc. I’ve been wondering recently whether I should […]
Expensr: A New Budgeting Tool
Expensr is a new budget / spending tracking tool which looks quite interesting. It allows you to monitor what you are spending money on, gives you useful visuaisation of statistics to show you where all of your money is going, and probably most interestingly, allows you to compare your spending with other users within the […]
Interest Rates: Now Highest For 6 Years
You’re probably aware that interest rates have risen once again, up 0.25% to 5.75%. This is the highest rates have been since March 2001. The graph below shows how rates have changed over the past 10 years: I think one of the key things to look at is the difference between the rates as they […]
Money Links For 3rd Jul 2007
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Watch Out For These Credit Card Tricks
I mentioned in my previous post about credit cards that the card companies can use certain tactics to take more of your money off you than you realise. Here are a couple of tricks they use that it’s worth looking out for: Paying the debt with the lowest interest rate first – if you make […]
How Should We Compare Credit Card Deals?
The Independent reports that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is going to start consulting with the credit card industry on how to make it easier for consumers to compare credit card deals. Following complaints by Which?, they’re going to try to come up with a way of taking all of the elements of a […]
Booking Your Holiday? Shop Around For Insurance
It might be a bit late for most, as you may have already booked this year’s holiday, but a recent survey by MoneySupermarket.com suggests that the insurance that is often sold along with your holiday can be up to 4 times more expensive than insurance bought from elsewhere. In one example they give, a couple […]
Wonga: A new way to get small loans
Wonga is a relatively new service which promises that it will give you access to “the fastest, most convenient and best value small loans available in the UK”. With Wonga, you’re able to take out loans of between £200 and £1,000, and you’ll have up to 30 days to pay it back. If you don’t […]
Money Links For 26th Jun 2007
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Money Links For 25th Jun 2007
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