Keeping business finance on track
Whatever the size of your business, keeping up with your finances is of paramount importance and yet sometimes for the small businessperson, it can seem that keeping on top of the finances is more like a part time job.
However, there is no escape from this chore, no matter how much it is disliked. The business [...]
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 [...]
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 11, 2008Who are the richest people of all time?
When we think of the wealthiest people around, normally the likes of Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and the Sultan of Brunei spring to mind. But although these people hold some serious wealth in today’s crazy world, their wealth when worked out in relation to the economy is fairly small.
So just who are the richest people [...]
Making the most of reward programmes
With so many reward schemes around these days, it is just too difficult to gauge which ones are worthwhile, after all you only get a small amount of which can be described a discount or saving.
These schemes can be in the form of discount cards, points awarded on how you spend in a certain store [...]
Drug dealer claims 1/4 million from bank
The Supreme Court in Switzerland has ruled that a claim put forward by a convicted drug dealer for some cash that he had stashed away in a Swiss bank account returned to him after it was seized by the authorities.
The drug dealer who comes from Australia had been in prison and travelled to Switzerland [...]
More millionaires for UK in 2017
There may be fears that the credit crunch is going to take its toll on people in the UK, but in a recent study by Barclays Household Wealth Index it has been estimated that by the 2017 there will be 2.4 million households in the UK that will have an income of more that one [...]
April 3, 2008Job cuts in Finance sector
With news coming across from the states saying that around 20,000 jobs could be at risk in the financial services sector, it is only natural that we in the UK should be concerned as what happens there normally drifts across the water and affects here.
Unfortunately in this case the trend has remained true, and according [...]
Simplifying your finances
It could not be more easier to simplifying your finances than you would think, but it would be a test of your inner strength and resources. But it does not have to be all that hard or indeed complicated in fact all you really need to get started is internet access and all of your [...]
March 28, 2008Teaching kids how to manage money
Today more than ever kids should be taught about money at an early age. By making sure that they understand the principles of earning and spending could prevent them from ending up with serious debts, which can only lead to problems.
There are several ways that financial training can take place, but here are the basics:
Be [...]
Saving money is easy
Despite the recent drops in interest rates there has been little to improvement in the economy. This has left many people still struggling just to make the two ends meet. But there are ways that we can save money but without having to go without too much at all, this is done by just making [...]
March 3, 2008Improving your finances
Managing your finances can be a tricky thing to do, especially if you have got yourself into some bad habits, but by not managing your finances correctly you will find that there will be only trouble in the long term which will cause many headaches and problems.
Tips on how to improve your financial management:
Use cash
Small [...]
Investment tips
Obviously if you are looking for some great investment tips, then maybe you should be rethinking your long term plans, as this is an area where experience and knowledge really counts, it’s not like betting on the Grand National.
So here are some tips that should make you realise what would be involved:
Tip 1: Get advice [...]
Build a life from nothing
Start off with nothing but small change and a rucksack, is not everyone’s idea of getting out in the real world and try to find your way, which is not always easy.
But for one man who decided to leave all of his family’s comfortable lifestyle and made a conscious decision to not use any family [...]
Getting the salary you deserve
This is the quest of virtually every worker in the world and that is to get the wages that you deserve, of course it is not always the employers point of view and so this is where all of the problems begin when it comes to who is value for money.
This can be applied to [...]
Saving your pennies does pay
An American cent is sometimes called a penny, and in this case one mans collection of 301 pennies has surprised everyone by become the star lot at a auction held in Long Beach, by the auction house, Heritage Auction Galleries.
The collection was owned by Walter J Husak, who became interested in coin collecting when he [...]
Stuck in the rat race
The way that we live today is entirely different to that of a few years ago; no longer can we reply on job security or in some cases in the security of knowing that our future is safe from hardship. But there are things that can be done that will ensure that life can be [...]
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 [...]
February 8, 2008No need to visit the bank again
The time is coming when we will no longer need to visit the bank for any business at all, which for most people would be totally great and save on wasting time waiting at the bank just to pay a cheque in; yes soon there will be no need to visit the bank for that [...]
February 7, 2008Twelve tips for saving
When you leave full time education you are told that the world is at your feet, but in reality what you were taught at school has not really prepared you for what lies ahead, and before long you wake up one morning and think “What have I done with my life?”
This particularly refers to the [...]