I feel a little sorry for customers of Wrapit, the wedding gift firm which has gone into administration. Many who paid on debit cards or by cheque face losing their money, those paying on credit cards should be protected (one of the big advantages of using credit cards for paying for goods and services). Whilst […]
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Personal Finance “Dashboard” Spreadsheet
If you liked my post on personal finance spreadsheets hosted on Google Docs from a few weeks ago, then you’ll probably be interested in this personal finance dashboard spreadsheet from PTMoney.com.
Frugal Fun: Saving Money On Toilet Paper
Here’s a frugal tip for saving money on toilet paper: make sure you hang it the right way. According to this article, the way you hang toilet paper off the roll has a big effect on the amount of paper wasted. Apparently, the best method is the “over-hang” configuration, which allows for great paper visibility […]
Fun Links For Friday
I thought I’d share a couple of fun personal finance links this fine Friday afternoon: 10 Strangest Will Bequests Ever – ok, wills aren’t generally funny, but they can be very important. This article looks at some of the most eccentric wills to have been written. 20 of the World’s Most Expensive Body Parts – […]
The Economic Naturalist: Book Review
I mentioned yesterday about my summer holiday reading, and that I’d picked up this book along with Tim Hardford’s The Undercover Economist. The Economic Naturalist by Robert H Frank aims to show how economics can be used to explain almost everything, and lecturer Frank uses questions submitted by his students as inspiration for the sections […]
Holiday Reading Book Reviews
You may remember that a few weeks ago I asked for you recommendations for some holiday reading with a personal or general finance theme. I only got one suggestion (“The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need” by Andrew Tobias), so I decided to see what the book stores at the airport could offer (I know, […]
Smoking Ban One Year On
July 1st 2007 saw the ban on smoking in public places come into force, and by several accounts, the results have been pretty impressive, with an estimated 400,000 people giving up smoking since then. And as far as the personal finances of those who have given up go, then should they have now been a […]
Football Club Chooses Charity Over Money-Making Shirt Sponsor
Slightly off topic post here, but I’ve just read that Aston Villa Football Club have decided to promote a local charity on the front of their shirt rather than selling the space to a corporate sponsor. For the next season, they’ve given the Birmingham children’s charity Acorns the prime space on their shirts. Conscious of […]
Recommend Me Some Holiday Reading
It’s not too long until I’ll be jetting off on holiday for a couple of weeks, so I’ve begun to start thinking about my holiday reading. I don’t normally get much chance to read, but holidays are an exception, and with two weeks of sitting in the sun to fill (I find it difficult to […]
Best Financial Move At University
Plonkee recently replied to a meme on her best financial move in college – I chimed in in her comments, but I thought it was something worth expanding on here. I was pretty fortunate that I was in one of the last university years who did not have to pay tuition fees, plus I also […]