Posts Tagged ‘money worries’

And just like magic – the jobs…disappeared….

by on July 16th, 2009

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 are …gone. Oh how times have changed. University students are now competing with the rest [...]

Going for the safer option

by on July 7th, 2009

With summer’s rising temperatures, it seems everyone’s in a better mood.  And better moods often mean more spending along with a brighter outlook – even if it’s not an accurate one. So when it comes to the housing market, the warmer climate has encouraged many wannabe sellers to put their houses on the market in [...]

The long hot summer of the recession – it’s not over yet!

by on June 15th, 2009

It’s hot, hot, hot this summer – at least for a day or two.  And as the temperatures continue to rise, we’ll be sweating out more than just the weather! Although business lobby group, CBI indicate the worst of the recession is over, I wonder about the false hopes they’re currently giving people.  They talk [...]

Fingale’s Law – anything that can go wrong will go wrong!

by on June 11th, 2009

If you intend to survive the recession without inviting Fingale’s Law into your domain, then your ethos has to be intelligent money management at all times.  So, it’s worrying to hear that so many people are cutting their budgets in the wrong way – most visibly, by cutting home, buildings or life insurance. Intelligent money [...]

Online and dangerous: a licence to shop!

by on May 6th, 2009

Social media and e-commerce has opened up the world of opportunity even further.  Now you can tweet away on twitter, poke around on Facebook and become the ultimate voyeur on You Tube! Long gone are the days you can only go shopping on the high street, and checking your bank balance (or overdraft) is no [...]

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