It was interesting to see Ryanair changing their two-bag policy last week, instead reverting to their old rule of only being able to take one bag on board their planes, unless you paid extra for speedy boarding in which case you can still take the old size small suitcase onto the plane with you. Airlines need to get their act…
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State Pension. Where do we go from here?
What’s your take on the recent news that the State Pension is going to increase to 68? Do you think even 68 is optimistic and that the reality is that sooner rather than later we could be looking at a State Pension age of 70? And what does that mean for today’s students, about to leave college and university. At…
Read MoreNostalgia ain’t what it used to be.
My mum was born in 1931 and one of the birthday cards she received on a recent birthday listed the price of everyday goods the year she was born. It made fascinating reading: Petrol – 7p a gallon 6 Eggs – 3p Pint Guinness – 4p Post letter – 0.5p 1/2lb bacon – 6p Depending on which survey you read…
Read MoreJust because you can doesn’t mean that you should.
It looks as though credit cards companies are up to their old tricks of increasing the credit limits on our credit cards without asking us, and perhaps doing it jut as we approach our old limit and are therefore slightly more susceptible to the promise of a little extra cash to spend. To make matters worse Citizens Advice reckon that…
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