It’s Energy Saving Week from 23 to 29 October, which gives me an opportunity to talk about two of my favourite topics: slashing your bills and protecting the environment.
Tag: Savings
MoneyExpert: ‘Majority Opt For Cash Child Trust Funds’
When deciding whether to opt for cash or equity based child trust funds (CTFs) the majority of parents will choose the cash option, new research has found.
This Is Money: 7.5m Bank On Home As Pension
More than 7.5m homeowners are disregarding saving for the future and gambling on their propertys value paying for their retirement
Motley Fool: Christmas Credit Cards And Other Stories
Many people can spot a good Christmas present with infuriating ease*. However, I strongly suspect that Christmas is one of those times when lots of people aren’t good at budgeting. The Saturday before Christmas the whole bill gets whacked on the credit card at 15.9% interest, with an instantly forgotten mental note to worry about it later.
Motley Fool: Smarter Balance Transfers
If I were to ask how many Foolish readers have effectively made money from their credit card, I reckon the answer would be quite a few. After all, with the advent of the 0% balance transfer deal, 0% card for new purchases and the humble cashback card, there are many ways to make a quid or two from your flexible friend.
Scotsman: Become Your Own Banker And Find Top Savings Rates
IT’S been an unusual 10 months in the savings world. With only one base rate move, savers would have been forgiven for giving a little cheer as interest rates crept up 0.25% in August, but not all was as it seemed.
Scotsman: Savings Slump Deepens, With Few Looking To Retirement
STANDARD Life has discovered that the proportion of people saving has fallen over the past three months, but confidence in property as an investment class continues to be high.
Motley Fool: Is Offsetting Your Mortgage The Answer?
What should you do if you’re given a large bonus from work that you don’t want to spend now, but still want easy access to in the future? Stash it carefully away? Or how about use it to reduce the interest payable on your mortgage?
This Is Money: 7,000 Hit By Bank’s Blunder
Homeowners have had their bank accounts cleaned out by Britain’s biggest mortgage lender after it repeatedly withdrew repayments
This Is Money: Outrage At Xmas Club Bosses
Around 150,000 furious families absorbing the shocking news this week that they have lost their Christmas savings are demanding answers from the board of Farepak