Escape from the New Year Debt Trap
I think there is something rather weird about Christmas. You spend days if not months planning for it – but the day itself disappears in a flash. And every year there is something that comes back to haunt you. This is money – or a lack of it.
There seems to be a [...]
Time for a loan
For months now interest rates have been really low – and seemingly destined to stay low. You’s think there is surely never a better time to take out a loan. There are only two problems that I can think of. There ahs to be something you really can’t live without and can’t [...]
Giving money a passport for growth
This week appears to have ended with the rest of Europe apparently coming out of recession. Yet we in Britain are somehow even deeper in the mire. No wonder finance gurus are recommending offshore bank accounts and finance. In fact with no end to the recession in sight there will surely never [...]
Assurances about life insurance
Is there such a thing as life insurance? After all we take out insurance against things that may not happen – and then contact the insurance company if something unfortunate DOES happen. Life insurance is somewhat different. Firstly we can be pretty confident that we will indeed die – so you are [...]
Money is off abroad
Sorry but I am not in a good mood today. You can blame my savings statement. It arrived in the post this morning – and surprise, surprise, it was not very interesting in more ways than one. What CAN you do with your current account in this mother of all recessions? [...]