The best student finance deals
Sometimes it is probably easier finding the right university or college than a suitable student bank account. The main problem is that there are so many to choose from that it is about time that there was some help in finding the right one.
Below is a list of those student accounts, which are considered to [...]
What is wrong with credit cards?
Credit card companies are getting some bad press recently, well more than that really, but because of the so-called credit crunch, they have been called loan sharks, crooks and even leeches.
The problem that the credit card companies have is that they are a business; it is just that their business is credit, which makes people [...]
Getting out of debt
The first steps to getting out of debt are always going to be difficult; it makes no difference what type of debt we are talking about, debt can be very serious indeed with even more serious consequences.
The first thing that anyone needs to do is think about the debts and how you are going to [...]
More banks should be helped out
There are calls from the former Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan to work more with the banks in order to allow them to keep going.
Just leaving the banks to suffer in silence could be disastrous for the world economy. However, at the same time can governments actually afford to bail all of [...]
Can we have our £80 billion back?
Friday the 13th October 1307 is supposed to be the origins of the unluckiest date, and there is good reason for it, because on this day an alliance between Pope Clement V and King Philip IV of France smashed the organisation known as the Knights Templar.
Many people will know of this because of the film [...]
Tesco to open bank
It had to come sooner or later, the superstore, which wants to provide everything that their customers need is now going into the banking industry.
The thought of all of those customers going through their stores, but still using outside facilities for other services is just getting too much for the management of Tesco’s.
So instead [...]
Taking advantage of the credit crunch
There may be a lot of doom and gloom out there at the moment, but there is no need to let it grind you down, after all things will pick up eventually and you need to be ready for the big rush again.
Therefore, in the mean time there some things that you do to either [...]
A few days from financial ruin
For anyone who is unlucky enough to lose their job or those that find themselves in the situation where they are unable to work through illness. It has been estimated that over thirty per cent would only be able to survive financially for just eleven days.
This terrible thought just highlights the delicate line that people [...]
Hundred billion notes on eBay
For some people being rich is the be all and end all of everything, with the ultimate goal being a millionaire. However, these days just being a millionaire is so common as there are so many of those around, now a multi billionaire that is a completely different story.
Nevertheless, it may not be as hard [...]
Teach your children about finance
In times like this, it is a good time to start teaching your children about finance matters. This is because when times are good it is not always easy to teach children about what happens when things go bad.
However, with finance matters being talked about virtually everywhere like the news and in the press. Then [...]
Now the UK is heading for recession
It was only last week when we heard reports that the UK economy could be strong enough to miss going into recession. Now in contrast to that report an interview with a member of the Monetary Policy Committee, who are the group that sets the Bank of England interest rates, has come up with a [...]
July 17, 2008Is the US Dollar about to crash?
There is a saying “That is has to get worse before it gets better” and this looks like what we are all going to have to look forward to over the coming months.
In particular the US economy is struggling not just with the financial problems hitting the mortgage and banking industry, but from foreign investors, [...]
Now is the time to save money
In times like this, there are many people who had wished that they have saved some money to make things a little bit easier, but in most cases this never really happens. The reason being that when the times are good it is all too easier to go out and spend on those things that [...]
July 9, 2008Banking crisis could show loses of £800 billion
At lot has been said about the credit crunch, but in reality this may be revised to a credit crisis! As warnings are coming out that banks worldwide are bracing themselves for a series of massive loses.
The problem is that some people would be inclined to say that it’s their own faults and get on [...]
Cutting the cost of filling up
As the price of fuel seems to increase almost on a weekly basis, we have several choices to combat the fuel price crunch. We can just grin and bare it, don’t drive at all or we can take some positive action and find ways of cutting the price of filling up.
Below are some ideas to [...]
Saving money on petrol
With the price of fuel taking off, the cost of filling up is getting higher virtually every week! But for some people who are already feeling the pinch from the credit crunch, these small but regular increases will eventually reach a point where the cost of driving is quite simply too high.
But as normal there [...]
Tackling your debt head on
The first thing that anyone who is in debt would to do is stop increasing your debts, this may involve cutting up the credit cards that are probably the main cause of the debt in the first place. By cutting these up you are making a physical decision to get yourself free of debt, forever!
There [...]
Is the credit crunch a conspiracy?
Despite all of the media coverage about credit crunch and how it is affecting almost everyone no matter what they or where they live, there are some people n fact around thirty eight per cent of a survey conducted for the insurer Zurich, believe that the credit crunch will not affect them.
This boldness could be [...]
Chancellor says “Times of tough”
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling has been quoted as saying “Times are tough” thank goodness for that, we must be all sleeping better now! But in all seriousness he has insisted that the UK will be able to survive the current credit crunch.
However since mentioning that we will all come out of this [...]
Iran makes a withdrawal
There is no doubt that the next six months will be slightly hair raising to say the least, with changes happening around the world with oil and different outlooks. It seems that certain nations around the world are also keeping an eye on things too.
Could this be why Iran has withdrawn something in the region [...]