So, Valentine’s day is nearly here and the shops are bombarding us with all the things we “should” be buying in order to show our loved ones just how special they are; because clearly no one will know how special they are unless they have been gifted an overpriced heart shaped box of chocolates, [...]

  Luxury brands worried about declining sales in their traditional markets in the face of ongoing economic uncertainty in the west should perhaps turn their attention (and marketing budgets) eastward. As the Chinese economy continues to expand, the nation has quickly become one of the hottest markets for luxury goods and services, currently forming about [...]

They say look after the pennies and the pounds will follow. That can certainly be true if you have the right coins. Those lucky enough to have a collection of rarities could be sitting on a fortune. Time is a strange thing. If they last long enough, objects once ordinary become something special almost as [...]

  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 [...]