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Monthly Archives: August 2011
How to prepare for a DMP review
So your DMP has been ticking over nicely for a year now. Hopefully your creditors aren’t hounding you and you’re used to budgeting like a pro. But we know that this isn’t always the case – kids grow older, bills go up and situations can change quite quickly. This is why it’s important to review your situation regularly or as and when things change. Continue reading
Posted in Client info, Debt, DMP Tagged bills, budgeting, cccs, debt, debt counselling, dmp 1 Comment
Over a quarter of a million people helped: Debt Remedy is 5 today
It’s a unique service that revolutionised how we provide counselling to those with a debt problem, it’s helped hundreds of thousands of UK citizens, and today, Debt Remedy, our online debt help service, is five years old! Continue reading
Posted in Debt, Inside CCCS Tagged birthday, cccs, debt advice, debt help, debt remedy Leave a comment
The trouble with financial education
“How to engage?” is the question I should like anyone advocating compulsory Financial Education to ask themselves, because I’m not at all confident that we understand the same curriculum. Continue reading
Posted in Debt, Opinion Tagged cccs, debt, debt advice, debt help, financial, financial education, guestpost, moneysavingexpert, zero credit 2 Comments
Should financial education be part of the school curriculum?
MoneySavingExpert has launched an e-petition calling for compulsory financial education, to help school kids understand money. CCCS agrees with them and we urge you to sign it. Continue reading
Posted in Debt, Opinion, Special events Tagged cccs, debt, debt advice, debt help, education, moneysavingexpert 1 Comment
10 UK personal debt stats that will astound you
Recently CCCS released an important report called Debt and the Household, focusing on how British families were coping financially during these austerity times. You’ll probably not be surprised to hear that the conclusions made for grim reading. Continue reading
Posted in Debt Tagged cccs, debt, debt and the household, household debt, mortgage arrears, personal debt, rent arrears, savings, uk, uk debt 2 Comments
Ten treat ideas to help your budget
If I had a pound for every time I advise someone to put together a budget I’d be pretty rich by now! It’s very easy to see the importance of compiling a budget and how it can help someone’s situation to put everything down in black and white. Continue reading
You’re in debt but what can your creditors actually do?
There are a lot of misconceptions about what creditors can and cannot do. Understanding the debt collection process can help to remove a lot of worry and uncertainty. Continue reading
Posted in Debt Tagged advice, creditor, debt collection, debt collection agency, debt collectors, debt help, debts, help, information 18 Comments
