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  It has emerged that some gym contracts will be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over long contracts and unfair cancellation policies. Even though the OFT will not name the companies implicated in the investigation, it can confirm that there have been concerns raised over the complicated terms that gyms can use [...]

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 [...]

  What they don’t tell you when you start planning a wedding, is that not only are weddings expensive, but so are honeymoons! I have always thought that a honeymoon should be the perfect get away, your idea of a dream holiday, not just somewhere you could go any time but a real once in [...]

In these dark days of winter, when the sparkle of the festive season is finished and the dreary weather has properly set in, many of us begin to dream of holidays to warmer destinations. If you’re plotting an escape to the sun, the many low cost airline seat sales lighting up the internet at the [...]

  It’s already a huge craze in the United States and recently it’s been in the press that it might be catching on here in the UK. Extreme couponing has made such an impression in the US that A TV show was created based on it in 2010 which is now on it’s third series. [...]

  It’s a time for giving – picking out that perfect gift for someone you care about and then seeing the look of the delight in their eyes as they see something they never expected but nevertheless always wanted. It’s a demonstration of a bond and knowing the person better than they know themselves. Or [...]

  So Christmas presents are bought and the credit card bill in January is looking painful, but there is always something to which needs buying. It is always ‘sod’s law’ that the washing machine breaks or you lose your phone at the Christmas night out and you need to buy a new one. But you [...]

  Christmas is always difficult when trying to keep our budgets under control and resisting impulse shopping. Sometimes you find that perfect thing for that certain someone after you’ve already spent way too much money on your way there. Sound familiar? Keep these tips in mind when shopping this Christmas season – or at any [...]

  High street consultant Mary Portas has published plans for improving the high street and cut business rates. While it has been backed by business groups, landlords and bookmakers are not so sure of the wisdom behind the plans – which include stricter controls on establishing betting shops in deprived areas. The seven-month review highlighted [...]

Everything is roses when you are about to enter wedded bliss. You might be the happiest, most wonderful couple you know. So try to avoid an inevitable disruption post-vows and talk about that dreaded topic: Money. They say the thing newlyweds fight about most is their finances. A huge number of engaged couples avoid the [...]