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If You Snooze You Lose

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

How’s this for an ingenious idea to get you out of bed in the morning; an alarm clock that donates your money to an organisation you hate every time you hit the snooze button!

Tagged charity

Starbucks iPhone App Easily Scammed

Posted on February 10, 2011February 9, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The Starbucks app enabled payments by iPhone in nearly 7,000 stores in the US (as yet unavailable in the UK), but it has been reported that it is incredibly easy for it to be scammed.

Tagged iphone, mobile, scam, shopping

How Long Would It Take To Crack Your Password?

Posted on February 10, 2011February 9, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Our lives are now blighted by the need to remember more and more passwords, and to be really secure, you need to make sure those passwords are of a decent complexity.

Tagged security, Tips

Calculator: How Long To Pay Off Your Credit Card

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

The Telegraph have launched a new online calculator to help you work out how long it will take to pay off your credit card debt.

Tagged calculator, Credit Cards, Tools

How To Find A Job On Twitter

Posted on February 8, 2011February 8, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

5 tips that might help you land a new job on Twitter.

Tagged jobs, Tips, twitter

Halifax Ads: Dubstep Remix

Posted on February 7, 2011March 31, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 4 Comments

Apparently Halifax FM, the naff radio station featured in the latest round of Halifax ads, has had a change of music policy.

Tagged advertising, banking

Your Favourite Android Finance Apps

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 6 Comments

We’d like to hear your recommendations for your favourite finance apps for Android phones.

Tagged android, apps, mobile, Tools

Lloyds TSB Money Manager

Posted on February 1, 2011March 8, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 14 Comments

Lloyds have dipped their toes into the world of personal finance management (PFM) with the launch of Money Manager, a new free tool for Lloyds account holders

Tagged banking, PFM, Tools

Facebook Launch “Deals”: Location-Based Discounts

Posted on January 31, 2011February 9, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Facebook has launched “Deals” in the UK, its location-based service which rewards you for regularly checking into places such as shops and restaurants.

Tagged facebook, shopping

Contactless Payments Everywhere

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

A couple of new developments in contactless payment technology have been announced in the UK in last few days.

Tagged mobile, payments

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