Helping you keep your finances healthy!

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 [...]

Is there anything worse than those cheesy TV adverts asking if you’re in debt and offering you a magic cure?

When debt is an issue, what we all lack is clarity. You’re probably more concerned thinking about ‘how on earth did I get here’ rather than ‘how do I move forward, starting today’?

So if you do nothing else today, start by running through the following practical steps. Bookmark this page, print them off, e-mail or Facebook it to yourself – it’ll take no more than an hour to go through them…

Seven money resolutions for the next three months. They make the most of seasonal opportunities to save.
And they prevent us from simply switching off after the summer, condemning ourselves to another year of paying over the odds for things like energy, insurance, debts, etc.

From 2012, university tuition fees are going stratospheric. Universities will be able to charge up to £27,000 for 3 year degree courses: almost a trebling of the current £3,290 annual cap on fees.

When you realise £27,000 is enough for a 15% deposit on £180,000 house, which would you rather go into that much debt for?

Being in debt can affect your health, your well-being and send your stress levels sky-high – not to mention have a massive impact on your relationships with family and friends. The worry of receiving that next debt collection letter, bailiffs knocking at the door or ultimately losing your home or possessions is something none of us want to think about.