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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Buying a new 11 number plate car? Make sure your purchase option doesn’t leave you broken down
Making the decision to get a new car can be an exciting time, especially when, like this week, there’s a new registration plate. Continue reading
Posted in Debt, Money saving Tagged budgeting, car, car finance agreement, cars, debt, finance, hire purchase, lease Leave a comment
Become the bank that likes to say “no”: Why do we find saying it so difficult?
We’ve highlighted four groups of people where the quest to be a people pleaser and go for the easy life can stress you out, lead to low self-esteem and do serious harm to your pocket. Do you identify with these? Continue reading
Posted in Debt, Money maximising Tagged debt, money maximisation, people pleasing, pleaser, self-esteem 1 Comment
Where did you learn how to manage money?
For something the plays such a big part in our lives, it’s interesting to think about where you learnt about money and how to manage it. Was it at school? Or maybe from your parents? Or just something you learnt at the University of Life? Continue reading
Posted in Money maximising Tagged budgeting, budgeting tools, credit action, money, money management, money manual 2 Comments
Why is swishing in the news?
The term ‘swishing’ derives from the dictionary definition of ‘to rustle, as silk’ which translates ‘to rustle from friends’. Continue reading
Be fashionable (without the credit card burnout)
It’s February and it’s London Fashion Week again, with beautiful creations gliding down the catwalks. I won’t be splashing out £1200 for a couture dress though, no matter how beautiful it might be – that’s more than my clothes budget for a whole year. Continue reading
Posted in Credit cards, Money saving Tagged clothes, credit card, fashion, golightly, london fashion week, money saving, penny 1 Comment
Frugal Wooing
With the Government spending cuts biting hard, and money being tight, we may have to resort to some ‘frugal spoiling’ this Valentine’s Day Continue reading
Posted in Money saving Tagged chocolates, flowers, frugal, moneysaving, thrifty, valentine, valentines day 3 Comments
