It is the easiest way to blow a load of money unnecessarily, yet 5.2 million UK motorists fell for the car insurance auto renew trap last year – costing them a massive £1.5bn in the process. March is one of the…
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You may think I’m jumping the gun a bit with this one, however the reality is that Christmas is two pay days away for most. That’s right − you have just eight weeks left until the big day! The children’s…
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It seems it’s not just our American friends across the pond who have fallen in love with Halloween. Around 40% of Brits spent money on Halloween last year, totalling £295m, and this year is set to smash that figure by…
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Being an avid money blogger and working in the debt industry, I have a keen interest in money statistics. Some leave me completely dumbstruck − others don’t surprise me at all. The money statistics in this article may surprise you,…
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Over one million people in the UK still don’t have their own bank account, a rather shocking statistic when you consider a basic bank account could, for many, be the first step into access to financial services. If you aren’t…
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With money worries being linked to poor mental health, strained personal and professional relationships and low levels of job satisfaction, there is an increasingly clear impact on the work place. With 1 in 12 employees finding things difficult financially, and…
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