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The Savvy Scot

Personal finance and lifestyle blog

Shopping for building and contents insurance

By savvyscot

In the past year or two, items concerning the rising building and household insurance costs for UK households have hit the headlines on numerous occasions. Sure, there are floods, catastrophes and robberies, but more than before?  Unfortunately, somebody has to pay for the damage. Insurance certainly don’t have an endless supply of money and are… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: building insurance, contents insurance, do i need building insurance, what is building insurance, what is contents insurance, what is insurance

Small Business Owners: Plan for Your Retirement 10 Years Ahead

By Pauline

Business, by its very nature has many ups and downs, and these are natural occurrences that any owner will expect and account for. The one crucial time you need things to be on the up however, is during the period of time in the run-up to your retirement. As you start to run out of… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: Business, invest, plan, retirement, save, small business, sme

Health and fitness in your 50s

By Pauline

Health and fitness in your 50s

Неаlth, nutrіtіоn, fіtnеss аnd ехеrсіsе аrе stаrtіng tо аdd thеmsеlvеs tо уоur lіst оf соnсеrns nоw thаt уоu’rе іn уоur 40’s аnd 50’s. Іt mау stаrt wіth а bіt оf bасk раіn whеn уоu gеt uр іn thе mоrnіng оr thе fіrst tіmе уоu fіnd уоursеlf runnіng shоrt оf brеаth аftеr сlіmbіng stаіrs. Аnd bу… Read more

Filed Under: Diet, Fitness, Food Tagged With: 50s, being healthy, Fitness, Health

5 Sensible and 5 Ridiculous Reasons to Take Out a Loan

By Pauline

Loans: Yay or Nay? What is your attitude towards taking out loans? I have quite a balanced view on borrowing money, providing it is for the right reasons. Here are 5 great and 5 not-so-great reasons for taking out a loan! Enjoy… 5 Reasons to Take Out a Loan 1. To Buy a Car –… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: loan, reason

Protecting your income and your family: The Family Insurance Tool

By Pauline

As a single person, I certainly value the fact that I only have to think about myself, and if something happens to me, no one relies on my income to survive. So I just have to make sure that I won’t be a burden for anyone if I were to get sick or permanently disabled,… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: Drewberry, family insurance, tool

Why do we value money?

By Pauline

    Do you sometimes wonder why we value a piece of paper as worth $100, 500 euros, or more? I often do as I travel to countries with double digits inflation rates, or when I see places like Zimbabwe where people deal with skyrocketing inflation, and until a few years ago, $100 trillion banknotes. When… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: currency, gold, Money, silver, standard, value

How to Start Investigating Financial Crimes

By Pauline

In recent years, the FBI has increased its focus on investigating financial crimes. These crimes, which can include insider trading, corruption and creating off-books accounting schemes, cause significant damage to individuals and to the U.S. economy as a whole. Earning a certificate that qualifies you to investigate financial crime (click here to explore programs) is… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: credit, credit card, crime, debt, financial crime, fraud, identity theft

Health and fitness in your 40s

By Pauline

Health and fitness in your 40s

Unfоrtunаtеlу fоr thоsе whо аrе wеll іntо thеіr 40’s, hаvіng а strеnuоus рhуsісаl wоrkоut іs nоt rеаllу а gооd іdеа аnуmоrе. Оnсе уоu rеасh thіs аgе, іt іs rеаllу mоrе dіffісult fоr уоu tо kеер оff thе ехсеss роunds – but wоrkіng оut іs nоt аs еаsу аs соmраrеd tо whеn уоu wеrе іn уоur… Read more

Filed Under: Diet, Fitness Tagged With: 40s, Fitness, Health, healthy being

How to Set Up a Nice Collage Wall

By Pauline

A collage wall requires certain steps and measures to realize. It needs a clear choice of pictures as well as a good choice of the background color for the images to have a good impact. With this in mind, it is essential to start by choosing a color that will enhance the room in which… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: collage, wall

Top 5 Money Saving Tips Bloggers Need to Know

By Pauline

To run a successful blog, there are important aspects that one must pay serious attention to. For starters, it is essential to have a blog because that is the only way one can enjoy the freedom to manage posts on the site. Having blogs hosted on third party websites can compromise their reliability considering that… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: bloggers, blogs, saving, tips

5 Everyday Cars That Are Perfect For A Track Day

By Pauline

Fancying fueling the adrenaline junky within you this summer? A track day is the perfect solution. A service offered by racing circuits across the country,a track day is the perfect way to get rid of some of that pent up road rage. However, obviously you don’t want to take the family saloon that you use… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: cars, perfect, track

How to make the internet work for your wallet

By Pauline

  Image: http://pixabay.com/en/money-bills-calculator-save-256312/ In an era of austerity, it seems there is less and less financial security out there, from inflation to job losses. If you’re looking for a way to look after your pocket, you may find that the answer is right in front of you – on your home computer, tablet or mobile… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: Internet, wallet, work

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