If you’re easily tempted by the ’30-day free’ offers that scream at us from web pages and apps these days then take what follows as a warning. Newspaper, magazine and gym memberships are all being heavily advertised at the moment and it always feels good when we think we’re getting something for nothing. But if you do take advantage of…
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The Financial Conduct Authority warned recently that it felt that some lenders weren’t doing as much as they could be when it came to treating mortgage borrowers who had fallen into arrears. That’s not good news and a worrying development for borrowers who expect their lenders to support them through difficult times. The FCA was concerned that some lenders are…
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It’s good to see charities like StepChange encouraging people to take action and speak to someone when they have problem debts that they can’t keep on top of. It’s very easy to bury your head in the sand when you have money problems and if you do this the only thing that you can be sure of is that your…
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January and February are difficult months financially for many of us as we juggle our funds to try and make sure that we are able to pay all of the bills that drop through the letterbox over the next week or so as well as cope with the fact that an early salary or wages payment in December makes January…
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