Dealing with Personal Finance Matters Following The Death Of Loved Ones
Dealing with the death of loved ones can 'knock you for six' and yet amidst all the pain of the loss, personal finance matters must be taken care of.
Diane
With the background of a long standing career at senior level within the insurance industry, I've been writing articles on personal finance matters for MoneyHighStreet since we started it in 2006.
As a family of 4, plus a wonderful labrador, our main goal is really to enjoy life, to have fun!
To achieve our goal, like it or not, we need to really get the most from our money. I enjoy sharing how we tackle this.
Could a boiler breakdown send you spiralling into debt?
As the effects of the economic downturn continue to bite, predicting your financial future is more important than ever. With a VAT hike on the horizon and fuel bills continuing to rise, hard-pressed families are finding their budgets squeezed from all sides.
Personal Injury Compensation – Do You Know Your Rights?
A quick heads up on a web TV show that's going to discuss how to get a fair deal when it comes to making a personal injury claim.
Fantastic – An Anti-iPhone, A Phone That Just Lets You Make Calls!
How fantastic is that, I've just read in the MailOnline about an anti-iPhone, the world's simplest mobile that only lets you make calls.
Financial Adviser – What’s The Difference Between Tied And Independent?
Personal finance can seem a daunting subject and many turn to financial advisers to help. Do you though know the difference between a tied agent, a multi-tied agent and an independent financial adviser? We take a look.
Don’t Have Children Unless You Can Pay For Them
So Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has stirred up a storm over suggesting that people should stop having children if they can't pay for them.
Twitter ‘mouseover’ Worm Virus – Take Care
I had a very strange experience on Twitter this afternoon when I unwittingly seemed to be retweeting without any control.... I have just seen though in the Mail Online that I was obviously caught up in a massive worm that hackers had created to redirect users to new websites.
Direct Debit, Standing Order or Continuous Payment Authortiy – What’s The Difference?
Many companies, such as mobile phone suppliers and utility companies, are trying to entice us to pay by Direct Debit, but what is the difference between this and a Standing Order or a Continuous Payment Authority?
Home Insurance – Burglar Alarms
A burglar alarm will reduce your home insurance premium, if it is fitted and maintained by a professional alarm company. So whilst a burglar alarm helps to deter burglars, it will also help reduce the regular cost of protecting your home and contents against theft.
Compare Insurance Plans and Save Money
Today’s insurance market is filled with a variety of competitors that offer a wide range of coverage services. While there are many choices to choose from, it’s quite clear that we all have better things to do with our time than sitting in front of the computer and filling in similar forms over and over again at different insurance providers' websites.
Will Ryanair Standing Room Flights Become A Reality?
Last year Ryanair were in talks with Boeing about 'standing room only' space on planes and whils these specific discussions failed it seems Ryanair is back on with this money saving idea.
Is Your Sir Edward Elgar £20 A Collectors Item?
The Sir Edward Elgar £20 note will no longer be legal tender from June 30 2010. Before you spend your hoard of these though just make sure you don't have one that could be a collectors item.
Garden Spys Checking To Hike Your Council Tax
I've just read in the thisismoney.co.uk that 'details of every garden in England have been put on a database by Government officials' so that they can 'use the information to justify increased council tax bills after the election'.
Gym membership is a must… I think
So the snow is melting and I finally made it back to the gym this morning! Have to say I feel quite liberated and indeed very pleased with myself, as well as of course having burned some calories.
London Evening Standard to be free
Wow! I've just seen that from 12 October the London Evening Standard will be FREE.
Sign up to Sky+HD today and get a £50 Tesco Gift Card
Sky have been promoting a £50 Tesco Gift Card if you sign up to their Sky+HD service to 'Experience television like never before with sharper detail and superb quality sound'.
Sky helps out in the recession
I heard a good news story about Sky this week from my Father which deserves to be shared.
So how did Derren Brown predict the midweek Lotto draw results?
Last night the illusionist Derren Brown drew millions of viewers to Channel 4 to watch him attempt to predict the lottery numbers...and he matched all 6 numbers from the official BBC1 National Lottery draw. So how did he do it?
Recycle your mobile phone and get up to 750 Airmiles
Airmiles are working in partnership with ShP Limited to offer up to 750 Airmiles if you recycle your mobile phone.
Ryanair ‘standing room only’ plans
Ryanair is in talks with Boeing over how to redesign plane seating to have 'standing' stools.