- Monday, June 29, 2009, 15:18
- Featured, Personal Finance
You might guess that hanging around with a tobacconist could be bad for your health, but what about a doctor or an air stewardess?
When it comes to driving, some of Britain’s most well respected workers are letting their profession down, causing accidents and generally showing that a responsible job doesn’t necessarily mean being ...
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Britain likes to imagine that it leads the civilised world. Well now it conclusively does, says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), who have discovered that we’re front runners at plunging the nation onto debt.
By the government’s own budget figures, the current national debt per family rests at an eye popping £65,000 but ...
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- Thursday, June 25, 2009, 12:52
- Featured, Savings and Investments
A raft of new statistics released this week has dealt a series of devastating blows to Britain retirees – and it looks like those still at working age could see their own pensions reduced to a pittance.
Government ‘reforms’ hurt private pensions
Research has now shown that Government attempts to reform private pensions provisions have has ...
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- Friday, June 19, 2009, 12:02
- Featured, Personal Finance
Have you ever arrived at the office a little whiffy after a run for the bus, worn a vest top to show off a new tattoo, or skipped wearing underwear to keep you skirt looking seamless? Well for some workers, such behaviour will now cost them their jobs.
In Brooksville, Florida, the City Council has ...
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- Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 13:13
- Featured, Household Finances
A new phenomenon, the rent-a-guest is inflating the average price of a wedding; Billed as a quick and simple way to save red faces, spouses realising they’ve married a social leper can be assured of an unlimited supply of friendly, charming guests to make them look good.
Good looks at a premium
In India, prices start ...
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- Monday, June 15, 2009, 13:25
- Loans
Manchester United has accepted a world record £80 million from Real Madrid for striker Cristiano Ronaldo.
With critics questioning whether he is worth the money, and indeed whether football spending is getting out control, we look at what else you could get for a cool £80 million.
81,000,000 hamburgers
Prefer a good meal to ...
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- Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 18:07
- Featured, Personal Finance
An Israeli woman has sparked a desperate search through landfill sites around Tel Aviv after accidentally throwing away a mattress containing $1 million (approximately £700,000) in cash.
The woman, known only as Anat, had bought a new mattress for her mother as a surprise and thrown out the old one. It wasn’t until the ...
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- Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 17:59
- Featured, Interest Rates, TotallyMoney
Mike Perham is currently in the midst of the biggest challenge of his life: to become the youngest person to sail single-handed around the world. Amidst a storm of criticism on shore and perilous conditions in the middle of the pacific, he must make a decision that could decide the outcome of his ...
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- Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 14:17
- Savings and Investments
New research from Help the Aged and Age Concern has warned that workers over 50 are facing a
financial minefield as a result of the recession. According to the report, workers aged 50 plus fear that they face redundancy due to their age, but also fear that the poor economic climate has devalued their ...
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- Friday, May 22, 2009, 17:24
- Carousel, Debt Management, Featured
Millions of Britons struggling with debt are being left without access to consumer charities due to a severe lack of funding.
National Debtline, the partially-government funded charity offering free debt advice to consumers, has become overwhelmed with calls as millions of households around the country struggle to keep afloat during the credit crunch. The charity receives ...
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