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  • Payday loan practices unlikely to improve under new rules


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 962
    Consumer rights campaigners say more action is needed to stop consumers racking up huge debts Rules to improve lending practices by payday loan companies are unlikely to offer greater protection for customers in the near future, consumer rights campaigners have warned. An updated code of practice announced by the ...
    2 days ago
  • Be Still My Mind


    I'm "Ghana" AdoptAuthority Authority: 111
    Sorry Ive been out of touch.   (smile)   When I go a few days without chatting with my Bloggy Friends , I feel a bit lost. After last weeks Busy Birthday Week , I headed off to the Refresh Conference (for adoptive & foster parents) on Friday and Saturday.  It was EXCELLENT!   (more details ...
    2 days ago
  • Water bills rise by average of 5.7%


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 962
    UK consumers to pay £20 more for water in 2012-13 as regulator Ofwat announces rise in charges Consumers will pay an average of 5.7%, or about £20 more, for their water bills in 2012-13 following charge increases announced by the economic regulator of the water and sewerage industry, Ofwat. But Southern Water, ...
    3 days ago
  • Cost of raising a child rises to £218,000


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 962
    LV=s Cost of a Child survey says rising education costs and childcare are the biggest expenditure, as three-quarters of parents admit to making cutbacks in everyday living The cost of raising a child from birth until their 21st birthday has soared to more than £218,000, according to research from insurer LV=, which ...
    1 week ago
  • UK family debts up by almost 50% in a year


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 962
    Aviva Family Finances report 2012 says the typical UK family owes £7,944 in unsecured borrowing, as inflation takes its toll The typical debt owed by a UK family has soared by 48% since January 2011, as rising inflation has taken its toll on household incomes, according to the latest Aviva Family Finances report. ...
    1 week ago
  • How I Saved $840 This Week


    Have a cold one with meAuthority Authority: 103
    We made our first significant budget cut this year and in the process we are saving $840. Last year I started to simplify and de-clutter my life . As part of this process, we rented a local storage building to store our junk. When I look back at 2011 it’s amazing and stupid at the same time that I even needed a ...
    1 week ago
  • Tax credits: keeping people in the lifestyle to which they are accustomed


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 962
    Chris, Fee and KJ on the coalitions claims over the welfare cap
    1 week ago
  • How to Raise Kids to be Wise with Money


    Free Money WisdomAuthority Authority: 586
    T hroughout history, older folk have been worried that the younger generation will bring about the downfall of society. It never really happened. But that doesn’t mean that differences between different generations don’t exist. For example, Millenials have been more aggressive in cutting credit card debt than ...
    1 week ago
  • Papa Has An Interview Today


    I'm "Ghana" AdoptAuthority Authority: 111
    When I had a great job interview last week, but didnt get the position, I was confident that the Lord had something better for us. Papa has a phone interview this afternoon at 4:45 ... for a full-time ministry position. Please pray ... ...  for the Lords will and direction. ...  for peace for Papa as he ...
    2 weeks ago
  • How to Support a Family on One Income


    Quizzle BlogAuthority Authority: 107
    More American families are learning to live on one income, whether it’s because one parent decided to stay home with the kids or one spouse lost his or her job. No matter what your circumstances might be, heres some advice on how you can better afford to live on one income:
    2 weeks ago
  • Binging and Purging, But in a Good Way [Giveaway]


    Musings from Me on Kids, Preteens, and TeensAuthority Authority: 103
    Over the past few months, I have purged, recycled, consigned, and moved a ton of stuff from our family room. I’m about to declutter the dining room office. Early last year I tackled the playroom. The year before last, the master bedroom was on my hit list of rooms to declutter. Some days I can actually see the top ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Letters: Saving on the slices to fund a royal yacht


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 962
    Education secretary Michael Goves call for a new royal yacht to mark the queens diamond jubilee is grotesque ( Give Queen a new royal yacht for the jubilee says minister , 16 January). Its impossible to believe that Gove could think people would support such a move, let alone see a £60m price tag as money well spent, ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Qualifications for the Ideal Candidate


    I'm "Ghana" AdoptAuthority Authority: 111
    I thought you all might enjoy reading the Cover Letter that I sent (along with my resume) when I applied for the Real Estate Assistant Job . As I told you, the job posting on Craigslist made it clear that this would be a FUN company to work for.  I knew that if I got "funny" in my letter, that it would ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Retirement villages: grandmas ghetto or country club?


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 962
    Entire communities of new homes, built around central facilities offering medical care, community services and entertainment, are springing up around the country for the growing numbers of retirement-age Britons Bob and Anne Sears look out at the walled garden from their two-bedroom cottage in a "retirement village" ...
    2 weeks ago
  • We are divorcing. Now my wife wants to keep her £100,000 inheritance


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 962
    I have supported my wife for 25 years and split all savings jointly, but after we agreed to part my wife inherited money. Can she keep it? 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 next Saturdays paper. This ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Plan to scrap kindergarten program spurs protest


    Washington ExaminerAuthority Authority: 704
    TERENCE CHEA Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO California educators and childcare advocates are protesting Gov. Jerry Browns proposal to scrap a new ...
    3 weeks ago
  • God said, "No."


    I'm "Ghana" AdoptAuthority Authority: 111
    Thank you so much for all of your prayers this week ... for my interview on Monday morning, and during the last 2 days of waiting to hear. It was a great process.  It would have been a great job.  But, it also would have been a BIG commitment, with major life changes for the family.  So, while I was excited ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Warning over Wongas predatory student loans offer


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 962
    Consumer Credit Counselling Service and NUS voice concerns as payday loans company aims to attract students to its 4,214% APR lending service Loan company Wonga has been accused of being "cynical" and "predatory" after suggesting students take out high cost short-term loans to buy plane tickets to the Canary Islands ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Scrapping the Social Fund - your stories


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 962
    Are you affected by cuts to Social Fund grants? Share your experience with us in confidence as our team reports on a crucial period for the welfare reform bill Changes by government to the Social Fund will see local councils become responsible for a new system for administering grants and the abolition of two parts ...
    3 weeks ago
  • How can I safeguard our house for my wife after I die?


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 962
    Q I have a fixed-rate repayment mortgage in my name only on a house I bought in 2007, and in which my wife and I live – my mortgage broker found a product that was cheaper in my name only. I have a terminal illness and am worried about the transfer of ownership of the house to my wife on my death. I have been ...
    3 weeks ago

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