Just when it seemed things couldn’t get worse for Northern Rock, the government will tomorrow announce that it is to take control of the bank and nationalise it. Despite looking for outside bidders, including Richard Branson’s Virgin group, to take on the debts of the Rock, they’ve decided instead to do something that they haven’t […]
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Are We About To See The End Of Free Banking?
This week could see the start of another bad period for the banks, thanks to a new test case starting tomorrow (14th Jan). The High Court is to start ruling on a case the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is bringing against 7 top banks and the Nationwide building society. The case is looking at […]
Learning From My Mistakes: Share Dealing
Yesterday’s foray into stocks & shares mentioned that I had little experience in share dealing – I have done a few trades in the past, but two trades I did make taught me a useful lesson in stock market investing. Just under 6 years ago, I had a little more money at my disposal than […]
Pensions vs Buy-To-Let
Plonkee has written a couple of brilliant articles this week comparing the pros and cons (and maths) of funding your retirement with a pension or buy-to-let properties. The maths is pretty complicated but also intriguing; in her calculations, the buy-to-let option comes out on top, although she concludes that the risk is naturally greater, and […]
5 Ideas For Dealing With Unwanted Christmas Presents
It’s been a week since Christmas, and if you’ve ended up with a few presents that you’re not too keen on, do not need, or just plain want to get rid of, then you might be wondering what the best course of action is. Here are some ideas for dealing with unwanted Christmas presents: Bin […]
Happy New Year!
Here’s wishing you a happy and hopefully prosperous New Year! To all Money Watch readers, thanks for your support in 2007, and I hope to see you back here regularly in 2008. Rob. Photo by DOTW
Financial Goals For 2008
Plonkee has written about her financial goals for 2008, which focus on improving her career. This got me thinking about my own money goals for next year. There’s nothing particularly revolutionary here, just a lot of me having to listen to my own advice from this blog to improve my personal financial status: Reduce debt […]
Force Yourself To Save
If you find it a struggle to save any money each month (too much month at the end of your pay cheque?), then some of the tips in Force Yourself To Save: 15 Painless Ways To Pay Yourself First might put you on the right track. Here are some of the most interesting tips: #1 […]
Welcome To Readers Of Get Rich Slowly
A quick hello to all readers of Get Rich Slowly who have stumbled across my site thanks to the Letter to a Godchild: Passing on Financial Wisdom post. If you’re interested in reading about looking after your finances, with a focus on people in their 20s and 30s within the UK, then please sign up […]
Can You Believe This Incompetence? Details of 25 Million People Lost
This is pretty unbelievable – the personal details of 25 million people have been lost by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs. Although there is no suggestion the details have fallen into criminal hands (yet), the fact that this data was sent by UNRECORDED delivery and is now AWOL is simply unacceptable. So now there is […]