Archive for February, 2012
My Encounter With Internet Payday Loans
It was shocking. I didn’t know what to do. My medical bills were piling up, the gas bill hadn’t been paid and the electric business was about to shut off my energy. Payday wasn’t until the subsequent week but I was desperate for money now. I asked my wife what we really should do. She [...]
Tesco is tops again – this time it’s in daft deals
Tesco promises that customers will always pay the lower price in any ‘daft’ deal, but what about deals for internet shoppers?
Is Tesco especially daft? Every week we run a “daft deal” on this page, and in today’s issue it’s Tesco pizzas: £2.85 each, or two for £6. I try to vary the supermarkets, but it’s [...]
Is it worth buying a flat in Dublin?
Apartments in Ireland have fallen in price – could they go lower, or could the euro scupper us?
Every week a Guardian cash reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.
This week’s question
We live in the [...]
Nurses reject pension proposals
Nurses join other NHS workers in rejecting the government’s latest plans on public sector pensions.
Stamp price rise is ‘affordable’
Plans to increase the prices of stamps will not lead to an “affordability issue”, the Royal Mail chief executive tells MPs.
Barclays to pay £500m avoided tax
Barclays Bank is ordered by the Treasury to pay half-a-billion pounds in tax it tried to avoid, as retrospective legislation is introduced.
Europe in housing market ‘agony’
Europe is in the midst of “prolonged agony” of housing market decline with no obvious end in sight, a report by surveyors claims.
Mobile roaming charges ‘to fall’
Charges for using your phone while abroad are likely to fall significantly after a vote by Euro MPs.
Bring Your Credit Ratings Up With These Tips
The American dream is one so that any person can do anything they want if they try hard enough and apply themselves. While repairing credit may not be the typical idea of the American dream, it too can be done, if you try hard enough and apply the tips you learn in this article.
If you [...]
Pension transfer rules tightened
Employers will have to offer much higher incentives to staff to transfer their pensions to a personal scheme, says the Financial Services Authority.
