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Category: Insurance Stuff

Ensuring, and insuring, effective home working.

June 10, 2020 Fergus Muirhead

For many of us working last home at the moment there are real financial incentives, not least of which is the savings made on travel to and from work and the cost of buying lunch and other bits and pieces when you are there. And for some who work in a city centre area there is always a temptation to…

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Are you travelling safe?

March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 Fergus Muirhead

Much has been written during the recent spell of bad weather about passengers rights when airlines fail to deliver on their promises to get you on holiday on time, or indeed back from holiday on time. One of the most important issues about holiday travel has perhaps been a bit lost in all of the talk about consumer rights. And…

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Off to College or University? Ensure you’re insured

September 20, 2015September 21, 2015 Fergus Muirhead

It’s an exciting time for tens of thousands of young Scots leaving home for the first time over the next couple of weeks to begin College and University courses. Lots of new things to consider and look forward to, and amongst the most important is to ensure that all of the possessions that you are taking with you to your…

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Avoiding a post-holiday disaster

June 3, 2015June 4, 2015 Fergus Muirhead

Without wanting to put a dampener on your holiday mood (the weather is probably doing that for you already!), but we’re told that a quarter of us come back from our summer holiday last year to find a domestic disaster waiting for us. The most common problem is a water leak followed by a boiler breakdown, burglary and an infestation of…

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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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