With interest rates so low at the moment you may be less inclined to shop around for a good rate of return on your savings. The infographic below illustrates how a better rate can make swapping your ISA a good idea and could be very worth your while. Image source: MoneySupermarket; Bookmark on Delicious Digg [...]
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Is there still a Gender Wage Gap?
Here is a very interesting infographic titled – Equal Education, Equal Pay: Closing the Gender Wage Gap It reveals some very interesting facts and perhaps worrying trends relating to pay, prospects and gender. Sure to provoke some debate, please share and add your comments below Created by: LearnStuff.com Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on [...]
Top smartphone apps for managing your money
There are literally hundreds of money related apps available for the IPhone and Android smart phones. If you wondered which are any good and will actually save you time and money then you may enjoy this review of the top 7 according to Industrial Space http://www.industrialspace.net/blog/7-awesome-iphone-apps-for-managing-your-money/ Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook [...]
Business Start Up Loans for Young Entrepreneurs
Government Enterprise Advisor Lord Young describes Business Start Up Loans as ‘one way of getting from where we are to where this country could be’ They are available as a capital investment of up to £2500 for 18-24 year olds Applicants are given a mentor, who according to Lord Young – will work with you [...]
What Everyone Should Know Before They Consolidate Debt
Using a loan to consolidate your debts into one payment has become an increasingly popular way to simplify finances. A report released by Sainsburys in February estimated that nearly £1.5bn would be borrowed specifically for debt consolidation in the first quarter of 2012 and a total of almost 160,000 loans. Borrowing more money to pay [...]
Great help and advice for parents
Have you ever wondered: How to discipline your children without ruining their self-esteem? How to deal with your picky eaters? How to protect your child from being bullied at school or online? How to overcome your own parenting issues so as not to raise children with hang-ups? How to raise your children financially aware? Get [...]
Get Smarter: Three ways to teach younger kids about debt
Teaching your children to be financially savvy can begin at almost any age. After all, avoiding debt is simply a matter of living within your means, isn’t it? Not necessarily. Now that credit is taken for granted as a means to maintain your lifestyle, children need to understand that there is a cost to borrowing. [...]
Latest Data on America’s Student Debt
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Children’s ISAs
Here in the UK its a commonly held belief that Children under 18 are exempt from tax. This is in fact untrue. Children are treated in exactly the same way as adults, which means each child can in the 2011-12 tax year earn up to thier personal allowance of £7,475 tax free from income, savings [...]
Money Smart August Issue
The August edition of Money Smart Magazine is packed with great articles for parents and their kids. This month we feature Money Master Napoleon Hill, some great commuinication advice from Dennis Waitley and 20 Tips for a smooth return to school. There is also an editorial on how we may be preparing our children for [...]
