2nd Dec 2014
There has been a steep increase in nasty telephone scams over the last year which means you need to be extra careful not to be conned. Over the last 12 months, at least £23.9 million has been lost to Vishing (the fancy term for phone scams), which is a £7 million increase on the year before….
13th Oct 2014
Have you noticed just how much you can do with your phone now? They’re little computers in your hands. With a touch of a few keys you can access the world’s knowledge on the bus, in a train or when you’re out having lunch. You used to have to ring someone for information, go…
6th Oct 2014
If you haven’t updated your photo-card driving licence in the last ten years then you are risking a fine of £1,000! Did you know that if you have one you are required to renew your photo-card driving licence every ten years, as well as the photograph used? Very few of us do but if you are…
2nd Oct 2014
If you’re not used to mobile broadband then you might imagine that it gives you painfully long loading times and constant disconnecting. But actually, mobile broadband is now really good and can even be better than the internet you have at home. Some people don’t even bother with home broadband now – they just go straight…
25th Sep 2014
If you live in a block of flats you could be a target for criminals stealing your mail from your letter box in order to commit card fraud and ID theft, according to Financial Fraud Action. Apparently there has been a spike in these cases in recent weeks, according to police. Known by its technical…
27th Jan 2014
You might have been surprised, as I was, when George Osborne announced his intention to raise the minimum wage from £6.31 to £7 an hour in October. It doesn’t seem like the sort of thing a Conservative-led Government would do. A number of commentators, such as Nicholas Watt in the Guardian have implied that it’s a…
6th Jan 2014
Thought that would get you interested. No, the 0% balance transfer credit cards are not a scam in the usual sense. They’re legal and a really good idea for the people who know how to use them. If you’re clever and you’ve got a fair amount of money owing on your credit card, then it’s…
9th Dec 2013
Home insurance is a must if you want to protect your house and all your expensive new presents this Christmas. We’ve had some tips from an ex-burglar on how to protect your home at this vulnerable time of year – so check out his advice and pick up our insurance bargains below. Top tips from…
4th Dec 2013
Updated: 21 November 2013 Money’s tight for everyone this year, but we’ve worked out how you can have a luxury Christmas for less. Whether you’re after designer beauty products, posh jewellery for the Christmas party, or getting pampered like a celeb, we’ve been trawling the web for great deals without a hefty price tag.
4th Nov 2013
Fraudsters are finding new ways to part us from our cash by pretending to be legitimate salespeople on the phone, on the internet and through the post. And that’s as well as the nuisance calls, emails and letters we get from genuine companies that are annoying in themselves. So what can you do to stop…
24th Sep 2013
Apple is marketing their new iPhone 5c as a cheaper alternative to their more expensive models, but is it actually worth buying? The downsides of the newest iPhone Looking at their comparison chart for the iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c and iPhone 4s, there isn’t too much of a difference between the 5c and 5s as far…
12th Aug 2013
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – watch the movie ‘Boiler Room’. It’s a good view and it will give you an idea of how these nasty, fraudulent operations work. “Boiler Room” scams involve bogus stockbrokers, usually based overseas, cold calling people to pressure them into buying shares that promise high returns. In…
