Image by Jo Jakeman Everyone loves to save some money when they go shopping. Women are especially fond of bargain shopping according to a new poll. That’s not too surprising, of course. But what might surprise you is that saving money isn’t the only motivation for bargain hunting among most women. Let’s look at the numbers:…read more
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False economies – When saving money goes wrong!
It’s a strange and unpredictable world. Some things work just as well whether they cost an arm or leg or next to nothing. With other things, there’s a huge difference and you end up spending more than you saved in the first place. We mention false economies every now and again in our money saving blog…read more
Sick of banks? Defect to a ‘mutual’ building society instead
The investment arms of high street banks have been very, very naughty. In some folks’ eyes they’re single handedly responsible for wrecking the western world’s economy. Scientists and mathematicians, unravelling the mess, have been both astonished and disgusted by the complexity and fragility of the banks’ eccentric lending models. Yes, millions of us benefited in one way or another from the…read more
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