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
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How to Start Investigating Financial Crimes
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
How to Set Up a Nice Collage Wall
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
Top 5 Money Saving Tips Bloggers Need to Know
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
5 Everyday Cars That Are Perfect For A Track Day
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
How to make the internet work for your wallet
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
Is your business experiencing solvency issues?
As a business owner, you probably have had some hard times here and there, when cash-flow was stretched and the financial stability of your business would have been compromised if your customers wouldn’t have honoured their payments on time. Maybe you have even had to resort to short term business loans to make the… Read more
Britain’s healthy tradespeople
I have always been impressed at how builders around my house carry 50lb bags of concrete like it is a small child, one day we had a big delivery of concrete, and to go faster, one of the guys started to carry two bags in one go! That’s… Read more
The mortgage world has changed
Anyone living in the UK (which is likely for a lot of our readers) might be unaware that the mortgage application process in Britain recently underwent a major overhaul. Fuelled by the Mortgage Market Review, regulatory changes have been put in place that might make it trickier for some people to obtain that perfect mortgage…. Read more
Scotland is so much more than Braveheart!
Think of Scotland and you think of… what, exactly? Braveheart, the 1995 Hollywood Oscar-winning Mel Gibson film that’s about as far removed from actual Scottish history as it’s possible to get? Maybe it’s tartan you’d be thinking of, or clans, mist-covered mountains and mysterious glens, castles, the Edinburgh Festival, Robert Burns and Auld Lang Syne,… Read more
Things to Consider Before Taking Out a Loan
Below is a great article be Low Income Loans Assistance in the UK which outlines considerations of taking on loans. Learn more about this and financial alternatives at http://lowincomeloansassistance.co.uk/loans-for-people-on-benefits/. If you are falling behind on your bills or you want to make a purchase but do not have the funds readily available, you may be… Read more
Insurance for charities in the UK
Ranging from property damage to third party liability for professional indemnity or public liability, charities in the United Kingdom are confronted with an ever increasing exposure to a variety of risks. These risks can end in loss, interruption of business and damage or liability for trustees – and for the charity as a whole. Only… Read more