Shop around for an annuity

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Evidence suggests that you can boost your pension income by up to a third if you shop around, but , two out of three people don’t shop around for an annuity Insurers are obliged to tell customers they can buy an annuity from a different provider ? known technically as exercising the ?open market option' ? but [...] Read more

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Bank's Savings Compensation Scheme

From Savings Advice, 2 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

Following the collapse of the Icelandic banks Kaupthing and Landsbanki, the Government raised the amount of savings protection for individual savers from £35,000 to £50,000 in October last year, which would be paid through the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Instability has racked the UK banking industry since September 2007 with the nationalisation of Northern Rock, part-nationalisation of Lloyds Banking Group (including HBOS) and RBS, the collapse of Bradford & Bingley and... Read more

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Best Bank Current Account to beat bank charges

From Savings Advice, 2 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

Lots of current accounts have recently updated their bank charges and most are not in your favour. We look at how you can beat the banks on current account charges. If you are always in credit The average credit interest rate for a £1,000 balance has slumped to 0.76% from 1.91% two years ago, said Defaqto, the data firm. Up to 6% can be earned on balances up to £2,500 from Alliance & Leicester's Premier Direct Account if at least £500 a month is deposited. It also has a 0% rate on... Read more

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Last Minute Christmas Gifts on a Budget

From Savings Advice, 2 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

If you are a little more creative or have some time you could think about making some homemade presents. These are great for children to give to teachers, friends, grandparents etc The site Santas Postbag has a whole range of ideas for homemade festive gifts from pot plants, knitting projects and toys. Edible Christmas Gifts are always a big hit – there is a great selection of ideas at Net Mums including cakes and biscuits, savoury ideas and chocolate and sweets. Remember to have some... Read more

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Christmas on a budget

From Savings Advice, 2 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

Christmas is never an easy time of year to be saving money however we have some great ideas to help you save a few ££s this year. Feel free to add your ideas in the comments. 1) Homemade Christmas cards are lovely especially if you have children, they can draw a picture, stick on some stickers and cover everything in glitter. Try ebay for blank cards from only 10p each. There are lots of ideas for you to try at Activity Village or have a look around the house for craft bits and pieces to... Read more

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Simple Rice Pudding

From Savings Advice, 2 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

This is one of the simplest recipes every and gets a great response everytime I make it. It is economical as pudding rice is cheap to buy. You can substitute cream or evaporated milk for some of the milk if you wish to make it more grown up! Ingredients 100g pudding rice 50g sugar (you may prefer to use slightly less and add fruit or jam at end) 700ml semi-skimmed milk pinch grated nutmeg Heat oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2. Wash the rice and drain well. Butter an 850ml heatproof baking dish,... Read more

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Tasty and Healthy Venison Stew

From Savings Advice, 2 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

For a special occasion Venison is a good choice. It is affordable and lower in fat than many red meats and also very tasty. Venison and Red Pepper Stew (Serves 2 as a main meal) Ingredients: 300g diced venison 2tbsp flour 2tbsp olive oil 1 onion 1 garlic clove 2 red peppers 1 leek 2 large field mushrooms 250ml beef stock 250ml red wine Sprig of thyme Method: Pat diced venison dry with kitchen paper and toss with flour. Heat olive oil in a casserole dish and quickly brown the venison all... Read more

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50% cheaper phone calls

From Savings Advice, 2 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

VoIP benefits Voice over IP (VoIP) was developed to provide voice communication in any place in the world. On an old fashioned phone line, you actually pay for each minute you spend on the phone. International calls are much more expernsive. Studies have shown that, compared to using an ordinary phone line, VoIP can potentially save you up to 40% on local calls, and up to 90% on international calls, …like the cheap packages offered by Vonage…see link below . On an ordinary phone... Read more

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Go Go Hamsters

From Savings Advice, 2 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

Now I am not the biggest fan of buying the “latest” toy as they often seem to be overpriced, plastic and with limited appeal. The latest toy for 2009 seems to be the go go hamsters. Now my daughters have seen them advertised and think they are a great idea but then they do seem to like anything shown on TV !! This time however I thought I would take a look and see what all the fuss was about. “New Go GO Hamsters are set to take the interactive toy market by storm. Go Go... Read more

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Bonfire Night

From Savings Advice, 2 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

Bonfire Night calls for some warming food and can easily be done on a budget. Firstly find out the details of your nearest local bonfire display – try this list from the Telegraph or check out your local newspaper. Most displays are free so wrap up warm and set off for some fun. You will save £££s on fireworks and have a safe adn spectacular display to watch. When you get back have some warming food prepared such as chilli hot dogs – see recipe below, soup or baked potates. ... Read more

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Using up your Halloween Pumpkin

From Savings Advice, 2 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

You have spent hours making your pumpkin lantern, broken nails and fought over the design but what do you do with all that leftover pumpkin' It is such a shame to go to waste so here are two great recipes for you to try: Pumpkin Soup Pumpkin soup is perfect for Halloween or bonfire night, lovely and warming with a touch of curry spice. 900g of pumpkin flesh, cut into cubes 1 large onion, chopped 1 large potato, peeled and cubed 1-2 cloves of garlic, crushed 1 flat teaspoon of mild curry... Read more

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