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5 reasons to stay on top of your bills

5 reasons to stay on top of your bills

About nine million Britons have missed at least one bill payment in the last 12 months, according to research from MoneySupermarket. Missing payment dates does not only put you at risk of having services discontinued and incurring penalty charges, though. It can also damage your credit rating,...
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5 finance tips if your child is going to university thumb

5 finance tips if your child is going to university

Thousands of teenagers across the country will be quitting the family home for university...
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5 ways to cut your car insurance renewal quote thumb

5 ways to cut your car insurance renewal quote

We’re heading into peak season for car insurance renewals.
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5 top tips to staying safe online thumb

5 top tips to staying safe online

The internet enables us buy anything from a holiday to a kettle, keep abreast of our...
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Financial dishonesty and deception between partners…and the implications thumb

Financial dishonesty and deception between partners…and the implications

Recently, it was reported that US hedge fund manager Daniel Shak is suing his ex-wife,...
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5 things to know about mobile phone price increases thumb

5 things to know about mobile phone price increases

Millions of people wrongly assume that when they sign up to a new mobile phone deal the...
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Switch your current account in 5 easy steps thumb

Switch your current account in 5 easy steps

The latest round of banking scandals, which include rate fixing at Barclays and the...
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5 ways to get a better deal on your home insurance thumb

5 ways to get a better deal on your home insurance

Home insurance can easily seem like a waste of money - until you have to make a claim....
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5 top tips for mastering your overdraft thumb

5 top tips for mastering your overdraft

Lloyds TSB and Bank of Scotland are hiking their overdraft fees from the beginning of...
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Understanding the implications of cohabitation thumb

Understanding the implications of cohabitation

The 'modern' arrangement of cohabitation rather than marriage is on the increase...
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5 things you should know about the NatWest IT problems thumb

5 things you should know about the NatWest IT problems

Millions of NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank current account customers...
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5 reasons to use prepaid cards thumb

5 reasons to use prepaid cards

Prepaid cards, which can be loaded with cash and used to withdraw cash or make purchases...
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5 of the best cashback credit cards thumb

5 of the best cashback credit cards

It’s a common perception that only a minority of people pay their credit card bill...
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5 common credit card pitfalls and how to avoid them thumb

5 common credit card pitfalls and how to avoid them

Credit cards allow you to spread the cost of purchases, as well as offering rewards for...
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5 steps to getting on the property ladder thumb

5 steps to getting on the property ladder

House prices may have been stagnant in many areas for the last few years but with the...
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Flood alert: 5 step action plan thumb

Flood alert: 5 step action plan

After the wettest April in 100 years, Britain is on flood alert, with areas across the...
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