by Steve | Dec 18, 2020 | Personal Finance
A lot of people have felt the pinch this year, which means that cold hard cash may well be the most welcome gift under the Christmas tree. But many of us shy away from giving people money as a present because it can seem less thoughtful than a carefully chosen...
by Steve | Oct 23, 2020 | Shopping
Although COVID-19 has hit all of us hard, it’s probably fair to say that small businesses are struggling more than most. Lacking the cash needed to make quick changes to their business model, small businesses aren’t always able to adapt to new...
by Steve | Nov 8, 2019 | Personal Finance, Shopping
We’ve all been there: the pair of shoes that you thought you could squeeze into or the new phone contract that sounded like such a good deal when they explained it in the shop. Once you get home and have some time to dwell on your new purchase, it might not seem...
by Steve | Oct 18, 2019 | Shopping
While retailers do what they can to squeeze extra pennies from consumer pockets, they don’t always pull it off. The people who work there are only human after all, and that means mistakes can be made. Whether it’s a wrongly labelled garment coming in at a...
by Steve | Sep 6, 2019 | News, Personal Finance
As of September 14th, new rules will come into effect meaning that payments made online will require additional authentication from the customer. Winning no prizes for creative titles, this is called Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), and it has been on the cards...