When thinking about Scotland, it is easy to imagine the shortbread tin vision of tartan, whisky, and stunning vistas. But despite being a small and picturesque country, Scotland has impacted the world in a big way. Scots are famous for discovery with the invention of the steam engine, television, and penicillin (to name a few) [...]

With inflation increasingly on the economic agenda in recent months, few will be surprised to learn that the cost of many services has gone up over the last year. But did you know that car insurance premiums have gone up by at least 15 per cent since 2010? Industry figures show that the average car [...]

The world of insurance is a confusing one, let’s face it. In the past there were just a handful of insurance types, namely car, home and life. There were a few other periferary types, like travel, but these didn’t really take off in quite the same way until people started travelling more. Now it seems [...]

This is a guest post from the Fox a writer at Money-Fox.com a personal finance blog which aims to put a little bit of cash back in your pocket. As fuel and car insurance costs continue to rise, owning a car is becoming a costly business. But follow these 5 simple fuel saving steps and [...]

Unsecured loans – now is the time to consolidate Since the turn of the year research shows that the average unsecured personal loan rates for all tiers have begun to fall to levels that haven’t been seen since 2008. With Spring fast approaching, people tend to have a sort out around the house, maybe do [...]

Finance is a big issue these days. Back in the boom days, if you can remember that far back, we paid for everything on credit card and were able to select which one we wanted to use based on colour or choice. Money was always there, particularly in the form of credit and it was [...]