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Year: 2015

I can’t afford my council tax. What are my options?

June 1, 2015June 3, 2015 Fergus Muirhead

Friends can give us great advice on where to go on holiday, the latest up and coming restaurant to eat in, even what shops we should use to update our wardrobe, but when it comes to something as important as not paying your council tax then you really need slightly more professional and accurate advice. Your council tax is deemed…

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Are the banks earning our trust yet?

June 1, 2015June 6, 2015 Fergus Muirhead

Our Banks are telling us that they’re open for business and that they’ve been listening to the complaints that have been made against them.

But we’re not sure, and so we want to hear your stories of how the banks are treating you.

And we particularly want to hear from you if you’re a student – we’d like to hear your first experience of using our banks.

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Is indifferent service worse than poor service?

May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 Fergus Muirhead

I had a problem with my iPhone recently. It’s using more data than ever before, and the battery is draining very quickly. Two problems I could do without. So I took it into the Apple Store in Glasgow, having already had a really useful conversation with one of the sales guys the last time I had a problem. The reception…

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Don’t pay for services that you can access for free.

May 19, 2015May 19, 2015 Fergus Muirhead

A Google search for something like ‘tax reclaim’ or ‘claim back tax’ will give you a page full of options, some of which will be more helpful than others. There are lots of companies out there who will offer to help you, most of them will charge you for the privilege, and not all of them will make it clear…

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Interest rates are now up over 5%.  But have the recent rises really helped to deal with inflation? Take a look at Fergus’s recent post to see what that might mean for you.

Moneysucks for musicians

Have a look at the first part of our series on how musicians can best maximise and protect their income from their own words and music.
We'll be adding to this in the coming months to provide much more useful information for musicians.

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If you have any money or consumer questions for Fergus please feel free to drop him a line at info@moneysucks.net.

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