02nd February 2008
We normally associate being in debt with woes and stress, this is obviously true as no one likes owing money to their friends let alone the big banks and credit card companies. Sometimes debt can be decidedly strange from getting calls about someone else...
02nd February 2008
When people get themselves into a financial fix it’s normally through credit card debts or failing to meet mortgage repayments, either way they tend to become desperate and search for money through any means be it loans or in moments of blind panic – ...
01st February 2008
It has been announced recently that taxes would need to rise significantly in order to control public sector debt; the Institute of Fiscal Studies suggested that Chancellor Alistair Darling would need to generate £8 Billion in new taxes this spring when ...
31st January 2008
Having to resort to getting a loan for whatever reason can often be an embarrassing and demoralising option for people in a financial fix. The idea that you do not have the funds to pay for yourself and needing to borrow is something most of us try to av...
31st January 2008
When you apply for a loan you will often get offered Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) along side their loan, credit card or mortgage as a safety measure so that if you fall ill or lose your job then you are not going to incur any further charges and wil...
31st January 2008
In the past getting a loan used to be a pretty intimidating process, getting dressed in your Sunday best, looking your best and venturing into town to the bank for a date with the Bank Manager. Once there you used to have to throw yourself at the mercy o...
31st January 2008
Each year we are inundated with advertising campaigns on the television, radio and newspapers about how we need to get our self-assessment tax forms and bills sorted before the end of January. This normally means we spend many hours doing calculations an...
30th January 2008
Last year was a record high for people suffering from debt, as a result from this there has been an unprecedented rise in people claiming insolvencies. January is typically the month that most of us feel the pinch with Christmas just gone a lot of credit...
29th January 2008
December’s festivities are fast becoming distant memories as people are coming to terms with yet another Christmas period of over spending and dealing with debt, many looking to credit cards if they haven’t already swiped them to the point of melting ...
29th January 2008
Car Insurance Fraud is a serious problem over here in the UK with people intentionally causing crashes with the aim of claiming damages on the car’s insurance and in some cases demanding compensation for fabricated injuries.
In New York people had ...
25th January 2008
Utility companies in Europe have been facing serious drops in earnings as the leading energy company E.ON reported their biggest decline since they started in 2000.
By dropping 8.8% the energy giant lost an estimated 8.9 Billion Euros. Rival Europea...
25th January 2008
It’s no secret that through no fault of our own we spend at Christmas, we spend a lot. Expensive Christmas presents such as video game consoles like the Nintendo Wii and high-tech music players like iPods the holiday period can end up being quite price...
25th January 2008
There is a great amount of worry at the moment with regards to Gas and electricity suppliers due to prices of energy going up by a large percentage in January. British Gas announced late last year that their energy prices were going to increase by a sh...
24th January 2008
More than a month after the Bank of England cut base rates for fixed mortgages borrowers are finally seeing the benefit of some more attractive deals. Building Societies and banks blamed the slow start due to the high swap rates that banks charge to lend...
24th January 2008
In 2002 a supermarket chain, Thriftway in Washington, USA introduced a new scheme that allowed customers to pay for their shopping in a different, simpler method. Once shoppers sign up they can pay at the tills using just their finger, specifically their...
