We will be short and sweet today, with a friendly reminder that the tax year in the UK is coming to an end on April 5th, so you only have a few days left to use up your ISA allowance. What is an ISA? For those of you who are not familiar with the Individual… Read more
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How are your New Year resolutions going?
We are just over a month into 2014, and I thought it would be a good time to review those New Year resolutions and see how everyone is doing. As I started the New Year with a lot of energy and motivation, I can’t say that I have made much progress into 2014,… Read more
Optional extras that push up home insurance premiums
If you like to cut costs where you can, it’s worth reviewing your home insurance contract and making sure you’re not paying for optional extras that you might neither want or need on the policy. When you get a home insurance quote, some insurers will automatically include these features and it’s only… Read more
How to save money this New Year
January is traditionally a month in which most of us are looking to cut-back and clear the debt we’ve accrued over the festive period. It’s a great time to think about where we went wrong in regard to finance the year before and how to put those faults right this year. Budget The first… Read more
Living below your means: it is harder than it sounds
When someone says that you should try “living below your means,” most of us immediately think that we need to simply stop spending money, buy things only on sale, and put away quite a bit while trying to live just above the poverty line. The fact of the matter is, that isn’t exactly the… Read more