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When it comes to PPI you should always DIY
By: mark stammers on May 15th, 2012
Every advert you see these days seems to be from a company urging you to use their services to reclaim money from missold PPI policies (payment protection insurance).
Could you live on £1 a day?
How much do you reckon you need for food and drink? Could you live on £1 a day? Given that a coffee on the way to work costs more than £2, then there's lunch, and you might call in at the pub when you leave the office, let alone what you consume when you're at home, you probably think no way.
Weekly newsletter introduced
By: Le Fras Strydom on Apr 20th, 2012
Moneywise has responded to your feedback by introducing a weekly newsletter, which subscribers will receive tomorrow (Saturday 21st April). We hope you like it. We send up to five newsletters a week, compiled around different themes and topics of interest. However, some readers prefer to receive a single newsletter each week and this is now available to you.
Would you take the Megabus to Paris?
By: Rebecca Rutt on Apr 18th, 2012
How do you fancy being stuck on a coach for nine hours while travelling to Paris, Amsterdam, Boulogne or Brussels? It might not your first choice, especially when flying takes about a tenth of the time, but what about if the cost of the journey is less than a tenner? I for one would jump at the chance and luckily for me Megabus has now started travelling to Europe.
A real sticking point
By: laura staples on Apr 13th, 2012
I'm 28 and I've just become a stamp collector! I have just bought 200 second-class stamps for a whopping £72.
Why are mortgage rates rising?
By: Ruth Jackson on Mar 8th, 2012
After years of steady mortgage rates, there has been a sudden spate of increases that is causing a panic among homeowners. But why have the banks suddenly started cranking up rates?
What ever happened to simple banking?
By: Ruth Jackson on Mar 5th, 2012
Today, the financial press is abuzz with news of Santander’s new current account. Its 123 account has been described as “innovative”, “unique” and “extremely competitive,” depending on which news story you read. But the word that really sums up this account is ‘complicated’.
Moneywise launches Compare Annuities
By: Le Fras Strydom on Feb 27th, 2012
We are pleased to announce that our annuities comparison service is now live. We have forever been urging our readers to shop around for annuities and we are thrilled that you will now be able to do so at Moneywise.
Pensioners sacrificed for questionable experiment
By: Johanna Gornitzki on Feb 21st, 2012
Just how much money can you squeeze out of a would-be pensioner? A lot it seems, according to the governor of the Bank of England (BoE), Sir Mervyn King, and his cronies.
Suckers for love
By: laura staples on Feb 13th, 2012
I would have to say that this year's Valentine's Day will be my best one yet. Why, I hear you ask? No, i'm not expecting to wake up to a dozen red roses. Nor am I being whisked away to Paris. But I am engaged to be married. My boyfriend is now my fiance, I have a beautiful ring and hopefully we're going to live happily ever after.
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