Archive for the ‘Debt Management’ Category

The children of the recession

by on January 14th, 2010

Child Trust Funds offering £250 contribution to your child’s future, are only actually being made use of by two thirds of those receiving them in the poorer areas of our country.

The Bank of Mum and Dad

by on January 14th, 2010

One in five parents are now dipping into their children’s savings to help them during the credit crunch.

What comes down, must go up….I’m talking mortgage rates of course

by on January 10th, 2010

If you’ve been enjoying the low mortgage rates we’ve been graced with, courtesy of the recession – beware, things are about to change. According to the Daily Mail and Moneyfacts, eight financial institutions have already raised their Standard Variable Rates and more are expected to follow suit.  Keen to show the “genuine” recovery to the [...]

As the snow falls, the heating bill goes up and up and up

by on January 5th, 2010

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 years!  In fact – I think the last time we had so much snow, was [...]

Christmas + shopping = Jingle Fever

by on January 2nd, 2010

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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