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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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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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Say No Way To The Payday Loan

December 8, 2011

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Payday Loans

The majority of us will at some point have come up short money wise at least once in our life. It may have been an unexpected bill or expense that put you off your budget but how did you handle it? There appears to be a worrying growth in the number of businesses offering payday [...]

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Entire Olympus Board Likely to Quit in February

December 7, 2011

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A tarnished Olympus camera

It looks like the road to recovery is going to be pretty painful for Olympus. At a press conference this morning (7 December 2011) President Shuichi Takayama, announced that the entire board will quit once they’ve done what they need to do to get the company back on track. The Japanese camera and medical equipment [...]

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The Eurozone Crisis: Timeline

December 2, 2011

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Unless you have been living in a cave the past few months, you will know that there are a number of countries in the Eurozone who are struggling to pay back huge debts they have: the Eurozone crisis.

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Money Fact or Fiction

November 15, 2011

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There are a lot of urban myths about money that you might not realise, as well as a lot of things that are true about money that you think are just old wives tales. Cashzilla is here to reveal the truth about your cash.

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Berlusconi resigns as Italian debt crisis worsens

November 10, 2011

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This week we saw Italy’s borrowing costs rise steeply with concerns that the country can service its debts. Unlike Greece, Italy’s problem is one of liquidity, not solvency.

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Naughty, Naughty Olympus Admit Dodgy Dealing

November 8, 2011

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Image of a retro Olympus camera

Today,Japanese camera giants Olympus have found themselves in trouble after admitting using dodgy tricks to hide losses from investors following an investigation from an independent investigative panel.

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Most expensive gadget, yours for a mere £5 million

November 7, 2011

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ipad 2 Gold History Edition

Are you making too much money in the recession? Are you wiping your mouth with £100 notes? If you look at your iPad and think “It’s too plain, I wish it was made from real gold and had encrusted diamonds”, Stuart Hughes may be the very person you’re looking for.

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First time buyers and getting onto the property ladder

October 31, 2011

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property ladder

Since the financial crash back in 2008, it’s been a very difficult and frustrating time for first-time buyers to get a foot-hold on the property ladder. It requires patience but here is how to do it.

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