From ridiculous interest rates of 1000%+ to poor customer service and tactics bordering on bullying, pay day loan companies get a bad rep. Putting aside the morals of whether or not they should market quick cash and no credit checks to people with bad credit; they sure don’t make it easy for themselves! I’ve [...]

Moving is a very stressful time in everyone’s life. You’re leaving everything familiar about your world and taking it all somewhere else! Here’s are some money saving tips for your property relocation.

Although insurance is supposed to be a serious issue, it’s not rare that we can find loads of fun in the different claims people would make in order to be compensated from the insurance company. For that matter, there are many insurance policies that are silly to think of themselves, but are still offered by [...]

Image via Wikipedia Could this be the clearest indication yet that banks have admitted defeat in the long running bank charges saga? In a surprise move, the taxpayer-owned RBS-Natwest group has announced it will be slashing charges related to overdrafts – breaking ranks with the rest of the banking industry. With a decision on whether [...]

The financial industry is in for a major awakening should the Conservative party receive the keys to power in the next general election says Channel 4 News. Plans outlined by the party has revealed that one casualty of their proposed financial shakeup would be the Financial Services Authority (FSA) with their power being transferred to [...]

A decision regarding the fairness of bank charges might still be weeks away, but customers who have been overcharged by banks should be compensated “quickly and fairly” says Conservative party leader, David Cameron in an Independent online article. The case, which is currently undergoing discussion in the House of Lords could cost British banks billions [...]

Image via Wikipedia Better known for their mobile phones, Finnish telecoms giant Nokia is branching out – into the world of financial services. In March this year, Nokia sank $70million into mobile payment specialist Obopay and Nokia will now be working alongside the company to develop services which will enable consumers to send and receive [...]

Ok, I know I know, it’s a personal finance blog – and this isn’t strictly finance, or actually finance related at all, but I just had to comment – really I did! One of my many duties as a personalfinanosaurus is to write articles which I distribute on the internet. I was posting an article [...]