As MoneyChangesThings pointed out on yesterday’s posts on what to do with unwanted Christmas presents, I forgot about regifting the presents. As they also pointed out, eBaying (or for that matter, any of these options) runs the risk of upsetting the gift givver if they find out, so it’s worth thinking whether it’s worth the […]
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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 […]
How Much Do Charities Earn From Charity Christmas Cards?
The Telegraph has published an interesting table and commentary on the amount that charities earn from the charity Christmas cards that are sold in a variety of shops. I’m not sure the overall results are that surprising, that even at the best rate, they only receive 21% of the purchase price, but a table published […]
Reasons To Use Your Credit Card
Credit cards have, probably justifiably, got a pretty bad name, largely down to the trouble that people find themselves in if they’re misused. But of course, there are always two sides to every story, and when credit cards are used responsibly, they can be quite useful. The Money Hospital wrote an article a few weeks […]
How Would A 1% Rate Change Affect Your Mortgage?
According to a report by Nationwide, 75% of us couldn’t tell how much our mortgage payments would change if there was a 1% change (either increase or decrease) in its interest rate. To be perfectly honest, I couldn’t tell you off the top of my head. But why should I be able to? I’ve got […]
Motley Fool Money Saving Tips
At the start of the week the Motley Fool began a new daily series of posts with money saving tips. Rather than posting general ideas for saving some cash, these tend to be specific offers that are available at the moment of publication (and so might not be around forever), and cover a wide variety […]
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 […]
Innovative Mortgage Ideas For First-Time Buyers
The Motley Fool has an article which gives some innovative mortgage ideas for first-time buyers. It seems to be getting harder and harder for people to get their foot on the bottom wrung of the property ladder, so these sort of alternative mortgages are becoming more and more popular. If you’ve been trying to find […]
The Big List of Money Saving Ideas: Eyecare
It’s been a while since I added to my Big List of Money Saving Ideas, so we’ll kick things back off with a quick one, which looks at eyecare, and in particular contact lenses. There are apparently 3 million wearers of contact lenses in the UK, and the vast majority could be paying too much […]
Where To Go To Save Your Forgotten Money
A long while ago I blogged about the plan for the Government to seize money which has been left in dormant accounts. Under the “Dormant Accounts bill”, the money will be used for community projects. It is thought there could be up to £400million left untouched in abandonned or forgotten bank and building society accounts. […]