Monthly Archives: August 2011

Despite the best intentions, I’ve yet to find someone who never impulse buys. You know the feeling- you’ve nipped out for some needed household goods like washing up liquid, eggs and dishrags and walked out with a dozen unexplainable shopping bags and a significantly lighter purse. It’s difficult to explain what happens between the moment… Read more »

In my last piece I touched on what might be wrong with your covering letter. I think it’s so vital to get it right. This is very first time you present yourself to a prospective employer. It’s not when you arrive for your interview in a nice suit. It’s not with your newly jazzed up… Read more »

The TotallyMoney Blog Carnival went live on Monday at Free From Broke!  We hope to see you again next week! Editors’ Picks this week: The Oblivious Investor presents Tax-Loss Harvesting. Financial Tales presents A 500 Point Tale. Squirrelers presents Buffett on Gold: He Makes Some Interesting Points! Control your Cash presents GUEST POST: Don’t Reach For The… Read more »

It’s well-known that many students require taking a part-time job throughout the school year, whether it’s to supplement their living expenses, or their entertainment budget, or both. What’s not as well known is that students don’t all have to serve food, or fold t-shirts, to make academic ends meet. You can find gainful, flexible employment… Read more »

I don’t know what it is about sunny days in August. I think because you know that summer is coming to an end (not that we’ve had much of a summer in the UK) and you want to make the most of it, that somehow more mellow sunshine. Anyway for some strange reason it makes… Read more »

Do you know anyone who is so focused on saving money that they can’t properly focus on the bigger picture? If you use Facebook or Twitter, you know there’s a lot of people who believe in the law of attraction, vaulted into pop culture gospel status by the Oprah Winfrey-touted book, The Secret. Most people… Read more »

Well it’s been a nervy week in London, and indeed in plenty of towns and cities across England, with the majority of us forced to watch as our streets were overtaken with rioters. And having been a little too close for comfort to this social unrest myself I think it’s worth saying a huge thank… Read more »

Your university days are probably the most life-altering years of your life. You are no longer a dorky high school student, you are suddenly free to be independent, to meet new people and discover new things – all without having your parents cramping your style. Is this set to change though? With the rising costs… Read more »

What a week. A week of sirens, helicopters and brazen yobs sporting baseball bats and new Nike Airs. As the UK’s cities literally brush themselves off and the Riot Clean Up teams heroically tidy up our streets, let’s take a look at the best of the personal finance blogosphere this week. First to the carnivals,… Read more »

We love to write about career advice on this blog. How to write your CV, how to prepare for an interview, how to impress on your internship and how to get ahead once you have the job you want. But at the end of the day, is there really any secret to career success? I… Read more »