As I get reports in from the office, staff are walking to work through the snow – public transport has come to a halt and cars have been covered in white. I recall we haven’t seen weather like this for…
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During the last 12 shopping days of 2009, consumers spent £4 million pounds more on credit cards than they did the previous year.
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Coming to the conclusion that “I do” might not mean, “I do…forever”, is never an easy time in anyone’s life. But when making that decision – realising you can’t afford to go your separate ways, can present the worst possible…
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In days gone by, university students were widely tarnished with the brush of little study and a lot of sleep. However, with student debt growing rapidly, the recession has given many students a reality check – and in doing so,…
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Studying at uni and working in a bar on nights and weekends, is often how many students, in my day, made ends meet. In fact, the whole experience of uni was so special because we were all living on a…
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The norm used to be that you went from school to college and then all being well, with good grades, you were off to university. And once there, you were told, the world was your oyster. Well apparently, the oysters…
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