The media has been abuzz with businesses using convenient tax dodge loopholes, with Amazon, Google and Starbucks to be the most recent companies to be reported on. If you’re anything like me though, understanding exactly how they avoided millions of…
Category: Personal Finance
Since it came into being in 1948, the National Health Service (NHS) has literally acted as a lifeline for millions of UK citizens. Now treating around 3m people every week, it was the first service in the world to offer…
On contrary to popular belief, travelling is not really expensive. Travel is not only for the high-heeled persons but also for the budget travelers. Occasional escapes into the serene lap of nature are really invigorating and even the low-budget spenders…
All of us encounter emergencies and other financial difficulties at some point in our lives. Perhaps you need to cash to repair the vehicle that you use to go to work, or perhaps you have run up a significant medical…
Saving money for retirement doesn’t have to be a complicated process. While many day-to-day sacrifices are required in order to maximise savings, the benefits of building a healthy retirement fund surely outweigh the small indulgences that are sacrificed in everyday…
Junior individual savings accounts (JISAs) have been reported to have had a slow take-up, possibly reflecting the lack of government contributions and difficult and unstable economic environment. The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) states that according to investment company managers,…
Honestly, I always loved posting good and non-promotional articles written by others. As I know I can’t write everything and publish them up. I’m interested in only unique articles written by experts — something that is not there in my…
Attending university is becoming more and more expensive; it is no longer enough for students to be focusing solely on their essay writing any more, they need to make sure they have a few life skills before they head out –…
Establishing a basic finance goal is very essential to achieve you financial success. Often I find people are not conscious about their financial conditions and when they are conscious, they do not manage the money wisely. Both setting a financial…
Everyone goes through rough patches in life and the more resilient individual will grit their teeth and simply get through with as little complaint as possible. Enduring prolonged periods of hardship though, no matter how high-spirited you are, can leave…