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The Savvy Scot

Personal finance and lifestyle blog

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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

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

Is your business experiencing solvency issues?

By Pauline

  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

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: Bankruptcy, Business, cva, debt, Insolvency, IVA, loan, solvency

Britain’s healthy tradespeople

By Pauline

              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

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: Britain, tradespeople

The mortgage world has changed

By Pauline

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

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: affordability, debt, invest, loan, mortgage, real estate, take out a loan, valuation

Scotland is so much more than Braveheart!

By Pauline

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

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: company, economy, find a job, job, oil, relocate, scotland, search, work

Things to Consider Before Taking Out a Loan

By Pauline

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

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: borrow, credit card, credit score, debt, loan, Money

Insurance for charities in the UK

By Pauline

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

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: Charity, give, Insurance, insure, tax, volunteer

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