Posted by Cashzilla in Uncategorized, lifestyle on 19. Jan, 2010 | 1 Comment
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Well it seems as though the deal is going through after management announced they would support the Kraft proposal to takeover Cadbury. This is despite comments by Gordon Brown and, the trade union, Unite’s warning that Kraft plans at least 10,000 job cuts worldwide to slash costs and repay the cash it [...]
Cheques are to be phased out by October 2018 if adequate alternatives can be developed in time according to the latest announcement from the board of the UK Payments Council.
This announcement comes after 350 years of cheque usage, however because of the use of credit, debit and contactless payment cards, alongside online shopping and banking, [...]
It has just been announced that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will be investigating online pricing practices.
It’s been a long time coming and will lead to major changes for those seemingly ‘white knights’ of the finance world – the price comparison sites.
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In the finance world, there is a little known [...]
GoCompare is due to make some changes to their advertising as a counter move to the success the meerkat campaign has had for Compare the Market.
The new ad will feature an opera singer called Gio Compario. The website gio-compario.com has been registered by GoCompare but, at the time of writing, isn’t currently in use.
The [...]
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It seems as though everything just keeps getting worse and worse for the 20 and 30 something generations.
As I look around at the economic landscape I just have to dispair these days. On the one hand the government suggests a bright future with great high paying jobs available for all graduates, and [...]
Posted by Guest Dino in banking, lifestyle on 27. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
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 of [...]
Posted by Girdfossil in insurance on 27. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
Use Facebook, Twitter or some other social media site (remember MySpace?) and your insurance premiums might go up.
That’s right. It’s funny news season. It turns out that insurers are really thinking of cranking up the premiums for households that make use of social networking. The concern is that too many people announce to the world [...]
Posted by Guest Dino in banking on 26. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
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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 money via [...]
Posted by Cashzilla in lifestyle on 18. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
If God only gave me a clear sign; like making a large deposit in my name at a swiss bank.
or if you prefer:
Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.
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Posted by Cashzilla in lifestyle on 18. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
All I ask is the chance to prove that money can’t make me happy.
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Posted by Cashzilla in lifestyle on 11. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
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As everyone tries to find ways to save money and be environmentally friendly, Brazilian advertisers have taken the bold step of trying to encourage people to pee in the shower as a way of conserving water.
On the face of it, this is a simple logical idea to help save water by reducing the [...]
Posted by Girdfossil in banking, credit cards on 24. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
Google Checkout is a similar proposition to PayPal. You can use it to act as a middle man between your bank and the site you’re shopping at. Whereas many people use this as a handy way to pay without having to fish for their credit or debit cards there is also the handy security benefit [...]
Posted by Cashzilla in banking, credit cards on 22. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
It seems pressure is increasing to overhaul bank charges throughout the UK, and the latest group to brand the charges as ‘unfair’ is actually the Tory party!
This call by a major political party came in a white paper on the subject of banking reform, not only criticised bank charges, but also stated they would force [...]
Posted by Girdfossil in housing on 15. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
Zoopla has bought Thinkproperty.com from the Guardian Media Group. In a sign of the teams you could read about this consolidation in the UK property portal market in the Zoopla blog.
Zoopla don’t just get a great brand. They’ve managed to secure themselves as the exclusive search partner for the Guardian.co.uk.
We agree with the wise words of Property Owl who hoot that there are still too many portals and that Zoopla now face the challenge of the integration. In particular Property Owl’s suggestion that an industry wide standard on property feeds would is an interesting idea and worth looking at.
Posted by MoneyRaptor in lifestyle on 11. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
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Every year as summer comes upon us, and cold blooded dinosaurs seek the warmth of sunnier climes, the age old question of what is the best way to pay for things abroad arises.
If you bank in the UK, and shop in the UK, then you don’t expect any additional charges to be added [...]
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