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Have you ensured you’re insured?

July 3, 2017 Fergus Muirhead

Insurers and other consumer groups are warning motorists that it is a legal requirement to ensure that your car is insured and that the insurance you have is appropriate for the car and its drivers, and is kept up to date at all times. sounds like teaching your granny to suck eggs but you’d be amazed at the statistics showing…

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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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Is your PIN security sharp enough?

June 24, 2015June 24, 2015 Fergus Muirhead

Most of us have a selection of pin numbers and passwords that we use to keep an ever-increasing number of phones and computers, bank accounts and credit cards safe from unauthorised access. Strange then that according to research from Churchill Home insurance, many of us keep copies of the actual passwords and pin codes in the most unsafe locations. The…

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Are the banks earning our trust yet?

June 1, 2015June 6, 2015 Fergus Muirhead

Our Banks are telling us that they’re open for business and that they’ve been listening to the complaints that have been made against them.

But we’re not sure, and so we want to hear your stories of how the banks are treating you.

And we particularly want to hear from you if you’re a student – we’d like to hear your first experience of using our banks.

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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.

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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