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Month: February 2020

Tax Relief and Pensions

February 24, 2020 Fergus Muirhead

There’s lots of talk about the Chancellor’s plans to play around with pension tax relief at his Budget in a couple of weeks. So here’s a short video explaining how it currently works. It might or might not still work the same way after the Budget, who knows!

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“They don’t fit, can I have a refund please?”

February 19, 2020February 20, 2020 Fergus Muirhead

What happens when you take back goods just because you’ve changed your mind? Do you have an automatic right to a refund?

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Consolidate carefully

February 17, 2020 Fergus Muirhead

It can often seem like a good idea to consolidate all the small loans you have into one big one, especially if that bigger loan company is offering a lower rate of interest than the rates you are currently paying. But it’s not just about the rate of interest you are going to be paying, although there is no doubt…

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Don’t delay, be repaid!

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Fergus Muirhead

  The horrible weather of the last few days has brought train delays and cancellations back in to focus for travellers, and reminded me to tell you about the fact that you can get some, if not all, of the money that you spend on train travel back from the train operators if your journey is delayed. The train I…

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Latest News

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.

Any Questions

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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