Britons are stuck in a rut when it comes to their mobile phone provider, with almost 20 million having never switched their service provider and as a result missing out on significant savings. With new and competitively priced mobile tariffs launched almost everyday, Which? Mobile is warning that millions of people could be missing out [...]
The Best of Innovations display at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas could make anyone drool: nerds, geeks, even the technologically challenged. There is, for example, a dishwasher from Kenmore boasting a full-color LCD screen where you can get instant advice and maintenance tips. There are the world’s first alpine goggles, “Transcend” from [...]
Two million people have used their credit card to pay their mortgage or rent, up 50 per cent in a year, charities have warned. The survey by Shelter shows the drastic measures households are taking to keep a roof over their head amid a sharp rise in the cost of living. The charity predicted many [...]
The OFT’s report into pricing scams shows how bad we are at making important financial choices, argues Alasdair Palmer. The Office of Fair Trading last week identified a number of ways in which retailers persuade us to buy things at higher prices than we would agree to, were we not bamboozled by the sales techniques. [...]
Jessica Ennis, world and European heptathlon champion, came third in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. HOW DID YOUR CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES INFLUENCE YOUR ATTITUDE TO MONEY? When I was growing up as a kid we never went without, but it was a bit of a struggle for my parents sometimes as they never [...]
A third of parents suspect their children of making secret phone calls as almost half say their phone bills are larger than they expected, new research reveals. The study blamed the popularity of television reality shows such as X Factor, for increasing the temptation for secret dialing among children who make secret calls to keep [...]
Savers are losing up to three quarters of their pensions in little-known fees charged by the investment funds that manage their money, a report by senior pension experts warns. Private pensions in Britain pay out on average half as much retirement income as equivalent schemes in Europe, the report says, with hidden costs blighting the [...]
The euro fell sharply against the dollar ahead of a crucial meeting of eurozone finance ministers over the direction of monetary union as a Hungarian bond downgrade left investors uneasy about European debts. The single currency slumped to $1.3277 from $1.3415 late on Friday and yields on 10-year bonds in the struggling eurozone economies of [...]
Personal finance for the lazy – 10 tipsWant to spend the minimum time achieving the maximum results? We look at the financial products you can buy and safely forget. Advice on how to get the best deal on financial products invariably includes the words “shop around”. But sometimes life is just too short to wade [...]
UK Government borrowing fell sharply in July, although the country continued to sink further into debt. The Government borrowed £3.8bn over the month, down from £14.7bn in June, £18.4bn in May and 6.1bn in July last year, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It brings public borrowing for the four months [...]
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