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How Are We Affected By Interest Rate Changes?

Posted on March 9, 2007April 20, 2007 by Rob Lewis - 4 Comments

Interest rates have been kept at 5.25% for this month, although there are still thoughts that rates will rise again in the next few months. But how do interest rate changes affect the average person? I’ll explain in very simple terms: When rates fall, there is less incentive for people to save their money – […]

Tagged Economy, Featured, Interest Rates, Loans, Mortgages, Savings

Banks Succumbing To People Power, But…

Posted on March 4, 2007 by Rob Lewis - 3 Comments

Over the past few weeks a couple of stories have caught my eye which have shown the strength that people power can have on large corporations (and in this case I’m talking about banks and building societies). Firstly, it’s difficult to go a single day without hearing someone talking about reclaiming bank charges – it’s […]

Tagged Banks, Featured, General

Will Your Insurance Claim Be Paid?

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The Scotsman has reported some astounding figures from a new survey which suggests that 1.6 million Brits have had insurance claims turned down in the past 5 years. The unpaid claims came on health, income protection and life insurance policies, and averaged out at over £26,000 per claim – a whopping total of just under […]

Tagged Featured, Insurance, Tips

Want A Shorter Mortgage? Try Overpayments

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

According to MoneyExpert, mortgage experts Charcol recently encouraged mortgage-holders to try to overpay on their payments, in light of the fact that many lenders are no longer making early repayment charges. Indeed, if you’re in the lucky situation of being able to make overpayments to your mortgage, and are sure your lender doesn’t charge any […]

Tagged Featured, Money Saving, Mortgages, Tips

Ignore “Backwards PIN” Nonsense

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The ThisIsMoney blog has mentioned something that I was made aware of in an email a few weeks ago – a rumour that you can notify the police you’re being mugged by typing your PIN in backwards at a cash machine. Although these types of rumour are probably propogated by welling-meaning folk, this is of […]

Tagged Featured, General, Tips

New Year, New Finances: Credit Cards

Posted on January 13, 2007January 13, 2007 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

If you’re like many families in the UK, you’re probably dreading seeing your latest credit card statement following Christmas and New Year. Much of the cost of presents, food, drink and parties is likely to have been whacked onto the “sod it” card, and much like yourself, that debt is now sitting around slowly getting […]

Tagged Credit Cards, Debt, Featured, Tips

New Year, New Finances: Life Assurance

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The is the second in a short series of posts looking at how you can simply sort out your finances for the New Year. Today we’re talking about life assurance. Firstly, if you do not have life insurance you should really consider if you need it. Do you have any dependents? What would happen to […]

Tagged Featured, Insurance, Tips

New Year, New Finances: Mortgages

Posted on January 8, 2007January 8, 2007 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

This first in a series of posts looking at freshening up your finances for the New Year concentrates on mortgages.

Tagged Featured, Mortgages, Tips

Barclaycard Flexi-Rate: Encouraging Responsible Borrowing?

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Barclaycard have recently launched their new credit card, the Flexi-Card.

Tagged Credit Cards, Featured

5 Tips To Help Sell Your Home

Posted on September 23, 2006 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

This Is Money has posted 5 tips for helping you to sell your home: Go for a quick fix – do all those jobs that you’ve been putting off, such as touching up the paintwork. Declutter – hide all of your clutter, as prospective buyers will be more impressed if they’re not having to step […]

Tagged Featured, Property, Tips

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