by Steve | Nov 30, 2018 | Personal Finance, Saving
You’ve probably heard the phrase Make Do and Mend, an old-fashioned phrase that urged British citizens to help the country save money by trying to make the best of the things that they already had. It was designed to inspire a feeling of frugality – the idea...
by Steve | Nov 9, 2018 | Personal Finance
This could be great news for people who are already overpaying for their energy costs – but does it mean that you’ll automatically save? It all comes down to the size of your household and the energy use in your home… and you could still save more by switching...
by Steve | Oct 22, 2018 | Debt, Personal Finance
A loan shark is anybody who lends money without authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). With the exception of friendly ‘loans that you might receive from family or other loved ones, its completely illegal to lend money without permission from...
by Steve | Oct 5, 2018 | Personal Finance
Last week, one of the KitKash team looked at their bank statement to see three unrecognised transactions. Listed as payments made to Amazon, it only took ten minutes to verify these were actually fraudulent transactions made without the account holder’s...
by Steve | Sep 7, 2018 | Debt, Loans, News, Personal Finance
Short term loans: a dangerous financial product that prays on those in financial difficulty, or a useful tool for getting out of an unexpected financial scrape? You’ll probably have your own opinion on whether this type of financial product is ethical, but...
by Steve | Aug 17, 2018 | Debt, Personal Finance, Saving
Sleepless nights worrying about the state of your bank account? We get it… in fact, we’ve been there too! In fact, a survey by Pockit found that the average Brit spend 70 sleepless nights a year thinking about money matters… which begs the question, if...