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Debt

Posts tagged with "debt"

15 January 2020 in Money

Could apps help you manage debt?

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Would you use an app that links to your bank account to help manage debt? Our guest explains more on the week of Open Banking’s second anniversary.

more on banking

3 April 2019 in Money

Using cash got me out of more than £50k of debt

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Buying a house and starting a family got me into a spiral of debt I thought I’d never escape from – but paying for most things in cash saved me, writes our guest author Katie Johnson.

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19 December 2018 in Money

FCA: why we’re taking action on overdrafts

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Unarranged overdraft fees can be expensive and harmful – that’s why we’re proposing a radical redesign, says Christopher Woolard, Director of Strategy and Competition at the Financial Conduct Authority.

(more on overdrafts…)

23 December 2015 in Food & Drink, Money, Shopping

How are you paying for Christmas this year?

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The Christmas season is known to come with its own special hefty price tag, so how do we cope with the cost of Christmas? *Warning – not a lot of Christmas cheer can be found here*.

(more on Christmas spending)

29 December 2013 in Money

Are you tightening your belt post-Christmas?

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Tightening the belt

Our research has found that millions of people relied on credit to pay for Christmas this year. And sadly many people are concerned their budgets will be squeezed even tighter next year. Are you one of them?

(more about Christmas debt…)

5 August 2013 in Money

Jo Swinson: payday loans aren’t the only option

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UK money

In this guest post, Consumer Affairs Minister Jo Swinson explains how the government is working to clean up the payday loans industry and asks – what other alternatives are there to payday lenders?

(more about payday lenders…)

23 July 2013 in Money

How’s the economy treating you?

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A piggy bank sat on a stack of pound coins

The latest Which? Quarterly Consumer Report reveals a mismatch between perception and reality as confidence is on the rise, yet 1.5 million more families are feeling financially squeezed…

(more about the economy…)

27 June 2013 in Money

It’s D-Day for payday lenders (at last)

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Payday loans sign

Two cheers for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today as it confirms that it has referred the payday loan sector to the Competition Commission. Better late than never.

(more about payday loans…)

9 May 2013 in Money, Parenting

Should young people lower their expectations?

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Young person in debt

When you’re young it’s easy to assume that, eventually, you’ll get a job and earn good money. But new research has found that instead, high debt and reliance on parents is becoming the new ‘normal’.

(more about young people in debt…)

4 March 2013 in Money, Parenting

Would you go to the bank of gran and grandpa?

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Pound coins in heart shape

Would you turn to grandma or granddad in a cash crisis? You might not be alone – a report from Investec Wealth and Investment reveals one in six grandparents are lending an average £2,496 to their squeezed grandkids.

(more about grandparents helping…)

14 November 2012 in Money

Regional debt divide: is it grim up north?

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It won’t surprise you to hear there’s a divide in economic prosperity between different regions of the UK. But what might surprise you is the scale of the disparity.

(more on the regional debt divide…)

8 November 2012 in Money

Why do we regret taking out payday loans?

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Payday lenders often come under fire for their money lending practices, so we decided to ask people about their experiences with payday loans. Have you ever taken a payday loan and lived to regret it?

(more about payday loans…)

6 November 2012 in Money

Debt advice: you can get something for nothing

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Half of people who pay fees for debt management plans don’t know they can set up these plans for free. Worse still, research has found that plans set up by fee-charging companies are more likely to fail than free ones.

(more about free debt advice…)

11 October 2012 in Money

How wide is the North/South divide?

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Coins making up map of UK

The idea of there being a North-South divide in Britain isn’t new, but what the divide is, how it’s affecting people, and reasons for it are changing. Do you think the North-South divide is as wide as it used to be?

(more about the North-South divide…)

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