The ultimate property purchase or not?

Investment, Mortgages, Travel 3 Comments

Ever wondered what it’s like to own your own island?
They’re pricey, celebrities love them, but according to the man who has sold over 2,000 of them to the rich and sometimes famous, you’ve a good chance of ending up with a mosquito-ridden nightmare.

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Barclaycard’s PayTag launches: are you ready for ‘wave and pay’?

Banking, More Money Stuff No Comments

Is the mobile payments revolution finally underway in the UK? Barclaycard thinks it’s about time. It has launched a new way to pay without a debit card. It’s called PayTag and it allows you to pay with a mere gesture, just like an Oyster card allows you to board a London bus or tube train [...]

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Have we become immune to fuel price panic?

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Gosh. I was nervous for a minute there.

Halfords sold out of jerry cans, garage forecourts started making use of handwritten signs… Last week’s round of petrol and diesel ‘panic buying’ was nearly an eerie echo of the 2000 fuel protest.

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Which gender is the bigger spender?

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Have you ever come back from the shops and hidden what you bought from your partner? Or secretly saved money for a rainy day without your other half knowing? Or downplayed the amount of debt you’ve stacked up?

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Why tax allowances should not be allowed to rise to £10,000

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Is taking lower earners out of income tax ultimately a divisive move for Britain?

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Just how big is £1 million?

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I must admit: I’ve often wondered what having a million pounds would feel like. Whether in the wallet or on the bank statement – either way, let’s be honest, it would be nice to know. However, with the never ending march of inflation, not to mention lottery jackpot winners every week and footballers earning the [...]

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Could this ‘brutal honesty’ approach work for you, too?

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Would you be brutally honest with the people around you if it helped you out of financial trouble? Consider the emboldening tale of Nick Sarillo, whose restaurant business was about to bite the dust. He emailed just about every customer he knew, with a frank summary of the situation. He told them with candid honesty [...]

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