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• My Aga saga, part 2 | Madeleine Bunting

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Fifteen grand to green my home, Adair? Yeah, right: a new boiler blew half that. Beating climate change is complex and costly A £15,000 price tag to green your home ? You have to be joking. That headline had me spluttering into my cornflakes as I eyed uneasily the pile of bills for home-greening on my kitchen ...
  12 hours ago

• Government targets repossession hotspots

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Communities department steps up support for homeowners facing financial difficulties Latest news: Repossessions rise by 3% More help was offered to struggling homeowners today as the government officially named 34 repossession "hotspots" across the country – including Sedgefield, Tony Blairs old constituency, ...
  13 hours ago

• Home repossessions rise by 3%

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Repossessions rose again in the third quarter of 2009, but are below levels seen at the start of the year, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders Latest news: Government targets repossession hotspots The number of homes repossessed in the UK rose by 3% in the third quarter of the year to 11,700, the Council ...
  15 hours ago

• Above the poverty line, but out of pocket – Britains missing third

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 155
  Where the wealthy and the very poor have vocal lobbies, a huge band of low earners is ignored The man who painted my house two summers ago is out of a job. The company that has employed him for the last 10 years has sacked almost all its staff, because the work just isnt there. Joseph has had no income for eight ...
  1 day ago

• Childcare vouchers saved us

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 155
  My house would have been repossessed if it wasnt for these vouchers. Now Labour is taking away our tax relief I have two children aged seven and 11, and my mother-in-law took care of them when I went back to work full time as an administration assistant. Then two years ago, my mother-in-law died suddenly. One day ...
  1 day ago

• Can my parents avoid selling their home to pay for care?

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Q My parents own their house outright, but would like to know if it could be owned in four names – that is, those of my parents and their son and daughter (me)? I do understand that we would need to change the deeds and we would incur a cost for doing so. They worry that they have worked all their life and if ...
  1 day ago

• Ten best money-saving iPhone apps

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Forget spirit levels and virtual whoopee cushions, there are iPhone apps that can help you save money. Harriet Meyer picks 10 of the best You can get an iPhone app to do just about anything. But aside from the virtual beers and whoopee cushions , among the 85,000 available from the Apple Store there are some ...
  2 days ago

• Craft Show Results

  
  not the jet set — Authority: 120
  I spent weeks working on projects and days fretting about the success or failure of my first craft show. Did the hours of table display prep work pay off?Financially, no, educationally speaking yes. There was three other large sized art and craft shows going on that same day in our town. So there was lots of ...
  3 days ago

• Debt management firms face scrutiny

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  The OFT has launched a review aimed at cracking down on practices that are hurting consumers Debt management firms online adverts, cold calls and customer complaint procedures are to be scrutinised by the Office of Fair Trading in a bid to protect consumers from being misled. About 150 companies now offer advice to ...
  5 days ago

• Five ways to make money this Christmas

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Take these tips and earn a few extra readies this festive season. By Jasmine Birtles of Moneymagpie.com 1 Be a Santa or an elf You could make up to £200 dressing up as a Christmas character. Santas and elves are in demand from early November to entertain children and adults at parties, department stores, shopping ...
  6 days ago

• Bankruptcies and insolvencies

  
  News: Datablog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 127
  How much have the insolvency figures gone up by? The full data The recession is hitting home, according to the latest figures from the Insolvency Service : The number of people in England and Wales becoming insolvent rose to a record 35,242 in the third quarter of this year, figures from the Insolvency Service ...
  6 days ago

• Is home schooling worth considering?

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  A reader wants to know whether home schooling their child will be beneficial Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and its up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in Saturdays paper. This weeks question We are considering home schooling as the secondary ...
  6 days ago

• Insolvencies hit record high

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  The number of insolvencies has increased by 28.2% over the past year as unemployment and credit problems bite, Insolvency Service figures show The number of people in England and Wales becoming insolvent rose to a record 35,242 in the third quarter of this year, figures from the Insolvency Service showed today, and ...
  6 days ago

• Insolvency figures expected to rise

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Number of lower income families taking out debt relief orders is expected to fuel a rise in the number of personal insolvencies Latest: Insolvencies hit record high The number of low income households declaring themselves bankrupt is expected to push the number of personal insolvencies to more than 30,000 again, ...
  6 days ago

• Simplification Sorta Stinks

  
  Call Her Blessed — Authority: 421
  Weve been living in a "rubber hitting the road" kind of way lately. Weve been talking big talk about paying down debt and living the simple life until we do so...but now this talk has been turned into action around here. Ive learned a lot, even though its only been a couple of days. Namely, Ive learned that ...
  1 week ago

• Insolvency is the price of falling behind with IVA payments

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Thousands of individual voluntary arrangements are failing, leaving the debtor with a bill that could push them into bankruptcy As many as one in five debt repayment plans are falling by the wayside, leaving thousands of Britons in danger of going bankrupt. Many individuals who have taken out an individual ...
  1 week ago

• Health Insurance: Open Enrollement Time

  
  not the jet set — Authority: 120
  Its open enrollment time at my employ, and while the Mrs and I are decided and done, it seems that most folks have hardly logged on. Since were going through the second major plan overhaul in 3 years, people have TONS of questions and no clue as to which one to choose.The Providers and their vague presentations and ...
  1 week ago

• Ways to make money ... with your body

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Seasoned saver Jasmine Birtles, of moneymagpie.com , shows you how to earn a crust by getting physical 1. Sell your hair Banbury Postiche (also known as purelywigs.co.uk ) is the main UK buyer of real hair for wigs, extensions and so on. It buys hair by the ounce but it needs to be at least six inches long. Youre ...
  1 week ago

• The Family Budget Boot Camp

  
  Frugal Dad — Authority: 612
  For those missing my usual Thursday roundup, I want to share a bit of news. Instead of working up a weekly roundup post, I spent the last couple days working with the folks at Parenting.com to help a special project. This morning I submitted a guest post in support of their Family Budget Boot Camp . It was tough ...
  2 weeks ago

• Inheritance laws under review for co-habiting couples

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Unmarried couples who live together for five years could be given automatic inheritance rights, the Law Commission says Unmarried couples could be given automatic inheritance rights when one of them dies without leaving a will, under proposals published today by the Law Commission . Currently, if you are not ...
  2 weeks ago

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