Archive for January, 2008
Now is the time to dig out your savings from under your bed and find somewhere better to put them, and I don’t mean in the cupboard! There are many places you could consider putting it to make the most of it, but here I will consider 3. In the UK the safest place to [...]
January 9th, 2008 | Posted in Banks, Personal Finance | 1 Comment
I have a great plan on how to save loads of money on seasonal sales. It’s quite complicated so pay attention. Step 1 – Don’t go to them. End of plan. No really, this is what you should do. You very rarely get a bargain in the sales. So unless you know exactly what you [...]
January 8th, 2008 | Posted in Money Saving, Shopping | No Comments
No matter what you are looking for it is always wise to use comparison sites. Basically what they do is take the product or service you are looking for and hunt out the best prices. One site that covers a wide range of products and services is Money Supermarket, where you can find everything from [...]
January 7th, 2008 | Posted in Money Saving, Resources | 1 Comment
Here is a great idea for saving lots of money, get cashback for buying stuff. There are a number of websites available that provide this service. The way it works is that companies pay a commission to websites who send them visitors that end up buying goods or services. For example if you click on [...]
January 6th, 2008 | Posted in Money Making, Resources | No Comments
Not everybody uses credit cards, and many people have good reasons not to. You can make them work for you however if you use them correctly. Rather than using them as a source of money when you have none simply use them to delay paying for items. For example if you get paid at the [...]
January 6th, 2008 | Posted in Banks, Money Making | 2 Comments
Now most people don’t plan to get into debt but it can happen for any number of reasons. If this does happen it can easily spiral out of control, and the debt can be come unmanageable. Particularly if you have debt in a number of places debt consolidation can help. The first thing to do [...]
January 6th, 2008 | Posted in Debt, Personal Finance | 5 Comments
The web is full of money saving resources, I have a few favourites that I visit nearly every day. The first is HotUkDeals where you can find offers for everything from laptops to cheese. They are posted by users so you will always find new deals to look at. If you are looking at buying [...]
January 6th, 2008 | Posted in Money Saving, Resources | No Comments
There are three main types of mortgages available to you. The first is the standard variable, second is the tracker and third is fixed rate. Many lenders now also offer an ofset mortgage as well. Standard Variable This is very much the basic mortgage which is based on the current base rate. They are often [...]
January 6th, 2008 | Posted in Banks, Personal Finance | No Comments
One of the better laptop deals around at the moment is this dual core offering at PC World for £399. It is in the sale so the price won’t be around forever. Also it should be noted that it isn’t the newest dual core processor but the specification is good for the price. It also [...]
January 6th, 2008 | Posted in Deals, Shopping | 2 Comments
Making a million pounds is much easier than you think. First you need to make a single pound then repeat the process a million times. It couldn’t be easier. This may take a little time, so is the real question how do you make a million pounds quickly? In reality very few people do become [...]
January 6th, 2008 | Posted in Money Making | 3 Comments