by Steve | Mar 4, 2019 | News, Personal Finance
‘Get rich quick’ schemes are usually the preserve of wily TV chancers and big-screen con men, but that hasn’t stopped Instagram users from losing on average almost £9,000 each in these types of scams. Action Fraud, the UK’s national fraud...
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 | 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 | Jul 6, 2018 | News, Personal Finance
The ATM market is changing, and it risks leaving millions of cash point users without ready access to cash. The change is all down to Link, who runs the cash point network, which is cutting per-transaction ATM fees to cash point operators: in other words, the Link is...
by Steve | Jun 8, 2018 | Credit Cards, News, Personal Finance
Whether you pay by chip and pin or through contactless payments on your mobile phone, the chances are that most of your transactions are made without physical cash ever being present. While this is excellent for convenience, it does mean that people leave themselves...