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Financial preparations for you gap year

February 10, 2012

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  Between now and August more than a million 16-24 year-olds are expected explore the farthest reaches of the world. It’s more common now for young people to shorter skills focussed trips, with the hope of coming back with practical skills that will increase their chances of employment. Spending up to a year on a [...]

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Punk economics: the Eurozone crisis explained

February 8, 2012

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Punk Economics

  I don’t want to be offensive to the punk community, but it’s not very often that they have an in depth point to make; they more often than not just cry, off with their heads. They often fail to see the lines of commonality that bind there anarchist dreams to those of all the [...]

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Personal Finance 2012: Guest Post from Kate of CurbYourConsumerism

February 3, 2012

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We’ve been busy lately at Cashzilla Towers! We’ve been talking to some of the best finance writers online, and this week we’re delighted to host their ideas and opinions about how to manage our personal finances and private banking in 2012. Today’s guest writer is Kate from CurbYourConsumerism.com. I’m not a fan of the term [...]

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Personal Finance 2012: Guest Post from Tim of Psyfitec.com

February 1, 2012

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  We’ve been busy lately at Cashzilla Towers! We’ve been talking to some of the best finance writers online, and this week we’re delighted to host their ideas and opinions about how to manage our personal finances and private banking in 2012. Today’s guest writer is Tim from Psyfitec.com. It’s an unfortunate fact of life [...]

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Personal Finance 2012: Guest Post from Ash of SterlingEffort.com

January 31, 2012

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  We’ve been busy lately at Cashzilla Towers! We’ve been talking to some of the best finance writers online, and this week we’re delighted to host their ideas and opinions about how to manage our personal finances and private banking in 2012. Today’s guest writer is Ash from Sterling Effort. Save, save, save. Building a [...]

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Spending fivers: What can you do with £5?

January 27, 2012

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£5

  Spending £5 generally won’t get you very far. But if you look hard enough, you may just find a great deal at a bargain price. A quick search of the internet offers hundreds of ideas for items under £5, pointless services for £5, even great date ideas if you’re on a budget (usually within [...]

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Part exchange: the key to a new home

January 26, 2012

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Keys

  With the hard times we are going through right now it looks like part exchange is the best option for those interested in buying a new-build home. Part exchange is a type of contract that allows you to trade in your home as part of the payment for your new home, avoiding the stress, [...]

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Finance affected by ships this week…

January 19, 2012

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Cruise ship disaster

  Every now and again you get a theme in finance and it shows how seemingly ‘far from the stock-market’ events can affect business and finance, even out at sea. Here is how two ships are affecting the financial sector this week… Cruise accident causes shares to fall The cruise ship line, Carnival, suffered a [...]

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3,500 jobs to be cut at Royal Bank of Scotland

January 12, 2012

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3,500 jobs to be cut at Royal Bank of Scotland

  The Royal Bank of Scotland announced today that they will be making cuts to the tune of another 3,500 jobs over the next three years,  in an attempt to cut back the investment banking division of the company, to focus more on core business and reduce risk. This announcement will see them move from [...]

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The Money Diet

January 11, 2012

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  Now that the New Year is properly in full swing, I have decided to finally get my finances in order. I’m pretty skint after Christmas and it is a fairly common New Years resolution, so I know I’m not alone. However, it wasn’t until last night when I was sitting on the sofa, smugly [...]

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