June 2008 - From the 'papers
Unsecured Loans - We’re all going on a Christmas Holiday
Although most of us spend Christmas at home with the family in front of the TV, a significant number of Britons now decide to go abroad for Christmas. Over 2.5million Brits are expected to travel abroad for the last ten days of the year. The Christmas holiday exodus is rivalling the great Easter ... More
Unsecured Loans - A Perfect Christmas?
What makes your perfect Christmas? Is it the sight of their excited faces as they wake up to see what Santa brought them? Or maybe it’s seeing the whole family sitting round the table pulling crackers and reading out the silly jokes? Or perhaps for you, it’s a romantic meal for two sat in a log ... More
Credit Cards - A Christmas Spending Spree
Christmas is an expensive time of year. Even the traditional stocking, which once upon a time held not much more than a tangerine and a sixpence, now costs over £80 to fill. A survey of over 2,000 parents last year found that 60% of them planned to spend over £150 on their children, with 3% ... More
Bank Accounts - Hard Times for Moaning Miseries
News continued to be bleak this week as the Governor of the Bank of England warned that Britain was facing its ‘most difficult economic times for two decades’. In his annual Mansion House speech, the Governor Mervyn King, also warned that inflation was likely to rise and growth and house prices to... More
Payday Loans - Counting the Cost of Christmas
It might only be midsummer but the number of shopping days to Christmas is already being counted down by broadcasters on the TV and radio and by journalists in the daily papers. Suddenly, the festive season has arrived, along with the extra demands placed upon us for holiday cash or even holiday ... More
Credit Cards - The Haves and the Have-Nots
Whilst the rich get richer, the poor struggle to survive, is an axiom that has applied for centuries. And it seems the Brave New World of the 21st century is no different to its forerunners. As the credit crunch begins to squeeze ever harder, those who have money to put aside are revelling in the ... More
Credit Cards - Can’t Spend, Won’t Spend
Consumer confidence has hit a new low, with over three-quarters of consumers feeling now is not a good time to spend on things they either want or need. Figures released by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show people feeling more pessimistic than ever about job prospects, personal finances and... More
Debt Consolidation - Losing the Comfort Zone
House prices are continuing to fall and the majority of people expect them to continue to do so. A new survey commissioned by Panorama for the BBC found that 78% of the 1,011 adults polled thought that prices would either stay the same or continue to fall, whilst only 15% thought that they would ... More
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