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Archive for September, 2014

At a time when many are enduring continuing austerity and wage stagnation now does not exactly seem the time for the UK government to be giving tax cuts to the wealthy and well advised. Yet today the chancellor has abolished 55% tax that had applied to untouched “defined contribution” pension pots left by those aged 75 or over, and to pensions from which money has…


It’s that time of year. The political party conference season is underway. Indeed, as I write this, the Labour party conference is already in full swing and the Conservative party conference will begin next week. As with every conference season, there will inevitably be the traditional plans for a better future and baiting of the opposition. This year’s conferences are arguably more significant than most,…


Letterfall – the educational online word game Play to win a cash prize – and a trip to Glasgow! You may have enjoyed playing Letterfall on our Community pages – but from this week, it’s now available to play for prizes. From today, we’re running a UK championship, split into regional leagues – Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales. How to enter It’s easy to…


At the risk of sounding all nostalgic like the classic Hovis TV ad, when I was a kid, money matters seemed more straightforward than they are today. Remember the TSB bank cards at school where you deposited a few pence each week? It was a great idea to get kids into the notion of saving regularly – but perhaps not so fair on those kids…


As autumn draws in, a new swathe of 18 year olds are set to embark on the exciting adventure of university life….and may experience, for the first time, the financial hardship that comes with it. It’s an important life lesson I feel and as I comment on another blog, I can’t help wonder how much things have changed since I was a student. As you…


For most of us, food shopping is more of a chore than a thrill. Lured by 2-for-1 offers and family packs – we end up buying more than we can consume. Our recently released ‘Need the Dough’ report , which looked at household finances and food wastage in Britain, revealed that 9.2 million households waste £4.47 billion worth of grocery shopping every week. That equates…


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