It’s no secret that the cost of driving these days is pretty high. In fact, for many the cost is proving to be unattainable. With the average cost estimated at £19,000 over a driver’s lifetime, is it really worth learning these days?
Smart shopping involves understanding how to avoid overspending, preventing unnecessary purchases and staying strong in the face of tasty temptation. Here are just a few of the best tips to help you to shop smarter.
Student life should be fun. Yet it can also be expensive. So how do you live well and keep the cost down? Here are five top tips.
When your wallet is close to starvation and you think it’s time to make a few cut backs but you don’t want to give up your favourite things in life, you can. You can avoid a huge rack of household debt by making a few simple changes, substituting things for cheaper and often better alternatives.
You might think that to create extra space you need to throw out all your old furniture and buy some snazzy desk/table/bed/chair/sofa combo from a crazy interior designer, but there are actually plenty of ways to create extra space and on a budget too.
Europe may be a steal when it comes to saving money on your holiday, but there are plenty of great value long haul destinations on offer. We spoke to riding holiday specialist Ranch Rider to find out where you can get a better deal.
When it comes to investing money you might first consider the obvious places such as an ISA account, buy to let property or the stock market. Instead, let’s take a look at the more unusual ways to invest your hard earned cash.
Are you looking to buy a new car but you don’t have the funds available to pay for one outright? There are a number of financial choices you have when looking for a new car. Financing and leasing are two of the main options and they come with numerous pros and cons.
No one likes having a loan hanging over their heads. A mortgage, because of its size and nature is one thing but if you do need to borrow money for remodelling your home or a luxury holiday, then a short term, fixed loan might be the best option.
If you’re thinking of learning to drive, the initial costs may be enough to put you off. It has never been more expensive to learn to drive and actually get onto the road. So what exactly will it cost you?
Back at the tail end of the twentieth century, as the public fretted about a new millennium and the Y2K bug, 30 December 1999 did not feel like a particularly significant day in the life of the FTSE 100. It closed at an all-time high of £6930.2, but that was nothing special and didn't trouble the front pages. But what does 2015 have in store for the index?
For those working with secured loans, there is a lot to celebrate going into the New Year. Numbers coming from 2014 show generally positive trends, and predictions are floating around for what’s waiting in 2015 remain very optimistic that secured loans on property will continue to grow.
Your business is an investment that may have some risks. It is, in fact, virtually impossible to eliminate all possible risks from your business. The right insurance, at a proper price, helps moderate the risks for your enterprise, especially financial risks linked to unexpected occurrences
Lets be honest, no one wants a manager like David Brent from the TV show The Office, so it’s important that good and stable management is present throughout a company. It’s the best way to make sure delegated work and tasks are carried out perfectly.
Right now is one of the best times in the past 10 years to get a loan from a bank. Banks have always been one of the best places to receive a loan from, as their line of cash flow is solidly backed, and their interest rates are usually far lower than a line of credit that a credit union, pawnshop, or any other kind of lender might be able to offer.
Using a wire transfer to send money is accepted as being one of the quickest ways of getting your funds into another bank account.
Not wanting to feel left out, Lloyds Banking Group is the latest to announce another tranche of cash to cover high than expected Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) complaints. The last seven days has already seen Santander, Barclays, HSBC and RBS add £1.75billion to their collective compensation bill for mis-selling the insurance product.
The concept of currency futures is relatively simple and involves attempting to make a successful prediction about the future price of a currency pair, as we explain in this article.
There are a number of different types of loans and you will often find that a financial product that is suitable for one type of person is not necessarily the right choice for someone else. The general perception is that…
You’ve worked hard for your money, so now it’s time to make sure your money works for you. Here are six key tips to help you take control of your personal finances and ensure your outgoings don’t exceed your income.
