There can often be confusion around income protection and life insurance policies, what the differences are, what type of policy should be taken out and what will it cover? A brief look at the two types of insurance below should provide an answer to these questions… Income Protection Insurance Income Protection Insurance policies are designed… Read more
Home Renovations for the Savvy
Renovating can be a stressful time as it saps up all your time, energy and cash. Have a think about where to spend, where to save, what tasks to outsource and what you can you do yourself before starting on the big job. Garden When it comes to the garden there is plenty you… Read more
The Cost of Lifestyle Infographic
Any regular reader around here will know how much I love Infographics. I am a very visual person and seeing graphics and vibrant colours really engages me as I read! Furthermore, it’s the weekend… who wants to spend time reading a long boring post?! Enjoy…. Via: Virgin Personal Pensions
Choosing the Right Funding Service
Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK face constant problems when it comes to the day-to-day running of their business – with one of the biggest being waiting for their customers and clients to pay. Offering a credit facility to customers sounds simple; You complete the work or the service, send an invoice… Read more
Making the Most of Your ISA Allowances
As the end of the tax year is only days away, now is the time that UK residents should be thinking about their ISA allowances. The 2012/2013 allowance for adults is £11,280 – up to half of which can be put into a cash ISA. I have previously discussed investment ISAs in greater depth, but… Read more
When Cosmetic Surgery Goes Wrong
Have you had any cosmetic surgery? What are your views on those that do? I must admit, I am very much of the opinion that if someone doesn’t need altering under the knife for medical reasons, they should learn to live with what they think their imperfections are. Probably the classic is breast implants for… Read more
Horror Stories of Negligence
We have been talking about medical negligence a lot this month. A few days back I wrote a post questioning whether the UK is in fact catching up with the US in the lawsuit culture. An interesting idea indeed! Today I want to share a few stories of medical negligence that I have researched from… Read more
Is the UK Catching-Up with America on Law Suits for Medical Negligence?
For as long as I can remember, the US have loved a law suit. Whether it be slipping at work on a newly cleaned floor, or being offered incorrect advice from a ‘professional’; lawyers certainly have a lot of potential business. In comparison, UK courts have been relatively inactive; it has always been rather uncommon… Read more
Moscow is Over… The Carnival of MoneyPros
Happy Saturday one and all! As regular readers will know, I spent the last week in Moscow which is why there has been a complete lack of posts this week! I should have been a lot more organised, but given I spent last weekend partying in Latvia, my writing day on Monday was instead spent… Read more
The A-Z of Saving Money Book
Afternoon all! I write to you in an extremely fragile state after just making it back from a weekend away in Riga! Being the slightly tight (and very sensible) people that we are, we chose the most horrendous budget airline – Ryanair. For those of you who have never heard of them, they are masters… Read more
My Cheap Weekend Break
So as some of you know, I am currently in Latvia celebrating my best mate’s birthday. A group of 7 good friends (who I might add haven’t seen each other in a few months) in a cheap Eastern European city, with cheap beer and even cheaper… activities?. Cost of a Trip to Latvia In… Read more
The Benefits of No win, No fee
As you read this I am starting my adventure in Latvia. We plan to fire semi-automatic weapons, bungee jump, quad bike, bobsleigh and drink A LOT. In fact, the long weekend is going to be absolute carnage… I will try and post a few photos on Twitter but will definitely give you an update in… Read more