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Fixed Rate Savings Bonds
From Savings Advice, 8 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
High inflation is a grim situation for savers. Rising inflation means that a basic-rate taxpayer must find an account paying 5.5pc for their savings to keep pace with the rising cost of living, while a higher-rate taxpayer would need an account paying at least 7.33pc to avoid their savings being eroded. Not surprisingly, savings accounts offering [...]
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Index link your savings
From Savings Advice, 8 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
With inflation now running at a high level and the stock market in turmoil, there is only one place that offers savers real risk-free returns without paying a penny in tax. National Savings & Investments’ index-linked savings certificates continue to be hugely popular – and it’s not hard to see why. Not only have they [...]
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How to cut household bills and avoid inflation
From Savings Advice, 8 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Cut the weekly shopping bill Those that shop online can potentially make the biggest savings. Not only are prices often cheaper, but it’s easier to resist the temptation to put extra items in your trolley. Brand loyalty doesn’t count. Don’t forget discount shops such as Poundland. Not everything in these shops is cheap, but if [...]
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Haggle to save money
From Savings Advice, 8 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
It might be easy to haggle over prices when on holiday overseas, but most of us are reluctant to quibble about the cost of goods and services back home. Research by the online shopping company InvisibleHand shows that three quarters of us are too shy to haggle for a better price in the UK, and this [...]
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Money off back to school
From Savings Advice, 8 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Parents worried about the financial strain that buying a new school uniforms and kit, can relax as the high street start their school uniform price war. If your one of the lucky parents who can get away with buying blazers and skirts from your local outlet, then make sure you do not leave it too [...]
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Tidy up your pension funds
From Savings Advice, 8 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Billions of pounds of your money is wasting away in pensions from old jobs, bogged down by poor investment performance and high charges. Most of us have at least one small pension pot gathering dust. The average British worker gets through several jobs in their lifetime, potentially saving into a new pension with each one. [...]
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Pension saving tips
From Savings Advice, 8 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Saving money in a pension is a tricky balancing act in these days of austerity. Sure there is always something else that you need to put your money instead of a pension, but remember we all hope to have a long and happy retirement …so a good pension is likely to be a balancing act that [...]
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10 Buy to Let tips
From Savings Advice, 8 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
1. Research the market If you are new to buy-to-let, what do you know about the market' Do you know the risks, as well as the benefits. Make sure buy-to-let is the investment you want. Your money might be able to perform better elsewhere. In recent years a high-rate savings account would beat most investments. [...]
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Use those Money Off Vouchers
From Savings Advice, 8 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
From cut-price weekend breaks, to cheap theatre tickets and discounts on meals the use of discount coupons is becoming more and more widespread. Coupon collection and use is fast becoming a national obsession. As with all national obsessions it can soon creep up on you with articles in the press and friends telling you about [...]
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12 easy Money Saving tips
From Savings Advice, 8 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
1 Look over your membership or season ticket to see what extra benefits are conferred. These might be entry to other venues or discounts in certain retail outlets, cafés or hotels. 2 Read the paperwork that comes with your credit card. It may offer, say, an extra 12 months’ or so warranty after the manufacturer’s warranty [...]
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