Banks need to be more secure
We have heard a lot recently about data loses, these were mainly by large government organisations like the DVLA, but this also happens in the private sector where details of bank customers have been found in bins and credit cards are routinely swiped by staff in stores and restaurants in order for them to use [...]
February 11, 2008Getting out of debt
Getting into debt is easy when compared on how to get out of it, but even though at the time it may seem to be a mountain that is impossible to climb there are ways of getting out of debt. It may take a bit of time and a lot of organising but there always [...]
January 21, 2008Setting 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. [...]
UK pension worst in Europe
In a study produced by the consulting company Aon looking into the state pension, has shown that it will only cover a mere 17% of the average earnings for the pensioner! This is embarrassingly low compared to the rest of Europe where the average over all European countries is 57% of the average earnings. Even [...]
November 6, 2007Money expert’s site attacked
The man who likes to save us all money by informing us how to complain properly has seen his site recently suffer from an attack which caused a massive denial of service meaning that effectively the site was down for a number of hours.
Now when you have a campaigner or crusader who battles against insurers, [...]
Who is impressed by wealth?
Is wealth or rather the people who have wealth something that us ordinary mortals should be proud of or look up to? For many people it would appear not, especially in these days where wealth can be obtained easily if you win the lottery or inherit a fortune.
Winning the lottery can make some very [...]
Police chiefs plan to educate officers
Plans to give police officers lessons in personal finance have been branded a waste of time by the police union, the Police Federation.
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) are due to start a nationwide programme of financial education training in conjunction with the Financial Services Authority (FSA), whose trainers will visit all of the [...]