Mortgages: More Than Just a ‘dead pledge’

Most people in the UK are familiar with the word mortgage; but how many know exactly what the word means and how mortgages work?
The word mortgage is derived from the French language and literally means “dead pledge”. It was based on the fact that early mortgages were settled upon death, at which point the obligation […]

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Posted in Finances Comments Off 3.09.2008 on 05:27.

Plastic Madness: Britain’s Credit Card Craze

Considering that they’ve been around for a fairly long time, it seems rather odd to describe credit and debit cards as being a national craze, but there really is no other way to describe Britain’s obsession with plastic!
Since the concept of the credit card was first described in Edward Bellamy’s utopian novel ‘Looking Backward’; a […]

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Posted in Finances Comments Off 27.08.2008 on 06:17.

When It Rains, It Pours

The great housing boom of the nineties and onwards was a time of endless building and big dreams, but these things cannot last and the inevitable downturn has occurred with house prices and value falling at record rates.
We all knew this day would come, as change is inevitable; but many of us have been surprised […]

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Posted in Finances, Real Estate Comments Off 15.08.2008 on 07:20.

Doing What Makes Sense

There are milestones in everyone’s life; times when you both celebrate and reflect on your current position and look for a way to use what you have learned in order to make your life better. Turning 50 is one such milestone, and more than anything else, it gives you what so many of your […]

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Posted in Finances, Health & Fitness Comments Off 13.08.2008 on 07:37.

Fixed Rate Mortgages: Are They Right For You?

Purchasing a property is, for the majority of people, the biggest single financial obligation of their lives, so it pays to research the market heavily as the scale of the commitment means getting the wrong mortgage is something you simply cannot afford to do.
A mortgage is essentially a loan to aid you in buying the […]

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Posted in Finances Comments Off 17.07.2008 on 11:03.

Consider Comparing Life Insurance Policies

Life insurance is arguably one of the most important insurance policies as it offers protection for family and loved ones. As with all types of insurance, there are lots of different policies on the market so ensure complete peace of mind for yourself and security for your family by carefully comparing the various options available.
Logical […]

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Posted in Finances Comments Off 11.07.2008 on 07:48.

How to Save Enough To Cover The Future

Most of us have an account that our wages or income goes into, and from there we might funnel some of that cash – if there is any left over – into another account that will earn us a bit more interest each month.
But how do you cope when you need to save a large […]

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Posted in Finances Comments Off 2.07.2008 on 07:31.

Making in-sure: Why Car Insurance is a must

The UK is a country of drivers, with the number of people who drive on a daily basis growing steadily. It is essential, then, that until there is a time when cars protect themselves, drivers must protect what they are driving.

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Posted in Automotive, Finances Comments Off 12.06.2008 on 06:51.

Worth the Risk: The Reasons for the Increase in Internet Banking

April 2008 saw the arrival of the Infosec Show in London, where top IT security companies came together to discuss the hot topics in the information security industry. One of the hottest of the hot topics discussed at the 2008 show was the increase in phishing (or Internet fraud) and related fraud attacks over the […]

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Posted in Finances Comments Off 12.06.2008 on 04:24.

Driving down the cost of car ownership

Anyone who owns a car knows just how expensive it can be. Hardly a week goes by where one oil firm or garage doesn’t raise the price of their petrol, while motorists live in fear of the next Budget, as it’s often inevitable that the cost of road tax is liable to be […]

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Posted in Automotive, Finances Comments Off 16.04.2008 on 12:17.