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Year: 2017

How to Complain

February 5, 2017February 8, 2017 Fergus Muirhead

It is remarkable what a difference it makes in a shop if you sound as if you know what you’re talking about, especially if you mention the Consumer Rights Act. Shop staff are likely to assume that you know what you are talking about and will back off accordingly. One of the most important things to remember, and please don’t…

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They really did want my passport details.

February 2, 2017February 8, 2017 Fergus Muirhead

As part of some research I was doing the other day I decided to check out my own State Pension entitlement. I logged on to the www.gov.uk website and then realised that I would have to set up a Gateway account if I wanted to access details of the pension I have built up to date. I started going through the…

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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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