Some great eBay Items
Everyone knows that there are some great money savers on eBay, but apart from the obvious clothes and cars, there are some very strange things that you can spend your hard earned cash on. Its not that these are completely weird and outrageous, these items can be a really great investment that could be resold [...]
January 30, 2008Data mix up
It’s impossible to say but, what on earth is happening to the data that companies and governments keep on us? We are told that everything is safe and secure which most of the time it probably is, but recently there has been so many data mix ups that it is getting worrying now.
Take the US [...]
The $10 million note
With the state of the financial world as it is, the maybe we should take a look at Zimbabwe, where they have just released a $10 million note, which sounds all very grand and that, but it is not great as we think it is.
The country is suffering what could be termed as hyper [...]
Societe Generale suffer $7.2 billion trader fraud
When Nick Leeson broke Barings Bank in 1995, it was thought that no trader would be able to run up loses of $1.30 billion again, and yet a similar thing has happened involving the French bank Societe Generale, it would appear that one of their traders has managed to lose the bank around $7.2 billion.
And [...]
New online payment system
Using an online payment system can have a nasty kick when you check out exactly how much it is going to cost you, it may be ok if you only use it once, but if you are running a business or working freelance and being paid via one of these services, then you really do [...]
January 23, 2008Stock markets crash around the world
The world stock markets to a dive for a day running fuelling rumours of a US recession and the fallout too, which would affect virtually every other country around the world.
The US market and economy has been seriously battered for the last six months or so, with housing market problems and now with a recession [...]
Setting financial goals
The beginning of the year is always a good time to look into the starting new things, such as a financial plan, this will enable you to save money by organising your finances.
Here’s what to do:
1. Think strategically about your money
2. Develop financial relationships
3. Boost savings, cut debt
4. Review household expenses and set a budget
5. [...]
Heather Mills sells home because of debts
With her continuing struggle with former partner Sir Paul McCartney, Heather Mills appears to have been struggling with her debts from the divorce battle; in fact she is supposed to have around £1.5 million in legal fees.
The sale of the house in East Sussex is said to have been made in order that she could [...]
Bankers give up on Northern Rock
With the UK government stating that they will not be bailing the struggling bank out because the appropriate funding will not be available to them, so then like with any other industry the solution could be found within the ranks of their own kind.
But with an estimated £15 billion to find it seems that even [...]
Debt crisis, what debt crisis?
There are growing concerns in the States regarding the possibility of a recession happening or it is possible that there may already be the beginnings of a recession already upon us.
This follows what the top Wall Street firms Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have been saying, but if we are to take notice [...]
Fake $100 bills swamp the world
It seems that there are some people around the world who are master criminals, not in the take over the world kind of thing but in they way that they are producing their product, in this case “Dollars” these fakes are perfect in virtually every way.
They can be obtained from almost anywhere too; some have [...]
The internet rich list
These are the people who have made a mint out of the internet, many of their ideas have had an affect on virtually everyone who uses the internet and most people have used their products or service, so who are the richest internet entrepreneurs under the age of thirty?
1. Mark Zuckerberg [ [...]
Take control of your finances
January is always a great time to look into reorganising your finances, its time when most people have spent a lot of money, but looking forward there are several months of nothing to get things straight. So how can this be done? Surprisingly this can be in few simple steps:
Develop a budget
Start an emergency [...]
Jeremy Clarkson’s bank account blunder
He is a person that you either like or hate, he is outspoken about most things and his no nonsense approach to things has made him very popular, but when the government mislaid the details of twenty five million people in the UK, he just had to put his little bit into the arguments that [...]
January 4, 2008Save energy and money
Whenever the environment is mentioned this is almost always followed by the fact that we all need to cut back on the amount of energy that we are all using as this effects the emissions released into the atmosphere and therefore goes on the cause global warming.
Here are some energy saving tips:
Lower your water [...]
Oil reaches $100 a barrel
Whatever the reason given, the troubles in Pakistan, Africa or even the weak US currency the price of a barrel of crude oil rising by over four dollars to over a $100 is not going to be good news, unless you actually own an oil field.
This may seem an insignificant bit of news, but couple [...]
CSA blamed for fathers death
A father whose small son lived with him has been literally hounded to death by the family court service and Child Support Agency according to the support group, Fathers 4 Justice.
Being in a situation where a child is involved is stressful enough, but with this hassle where a debt of £650 lead to the threat [...]