69% of parents questioned are concerned about their children’s ability to understand their finances – a 7% rise in the number of parents concerned about this issue two years ago.
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Credit Action have reported that although we may have done well to cut back on our spending during the credit crunch, now that we’re supposedly “out of the recession”, it seems many shoppers have unshackled their chains and re-acquainted themselves with their long lost lover, the credit card.
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We may be coming to terms with the need to cut back on new additions to our wardrobes, but it seems that it’s actually the weekly food shop which is hitting us where it hurts. The Daily Mail has confirmed…
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There was a time when the great divide between “labels” defined those that shop by price, and those that don’t. But somewhere along the lines, these divides have blurred with the bunt of the recession, and a new breed of shopper has evolved…the bargain hunter.
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You and your partner may have had it hot and steamy when you first got together, but it seems the recession has caused so much worry to the running of a household, that we’re now more pre-occupied with budgets and…
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I think it’s fair to say that after all the Christmas festivities, the turkey wasn’t the only thing stuffed this December. And with each New Year, getting fit and loosing weight is usually one of top resolutions we like to…
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