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The economic downturn has led to more people keeping a closer eye on their finances. Impulse buys are becoming less and less common. It’s not just one-off luxury purchases that consumers are avoiding; many are also trying to make savings on anything from everyday essentials to their monthly household bills….
All you have to do is to take the quiz Barclaycard and researchers from the University of Brunel have developed. This will ask you to answer few questions and will place you in one of four ‘shopping tribes’. Oh, and don’t believe the bubble saying ‘It takes 60 seconds to…
Editor’s note: MoneySuperMarket have done some interesting research on the spending about which we choose not to tell our partners and spouses. This spending often leads to debt which make things so much worse between couples. With Christmas approaching, I thought that publishing this press release may serve as a…
Sometimes we are persuaded to do things ourselves and there is merit in that. I have every admiration for people who can spend their time plastering and building, wiring and plumbing not to mention gardening. Our German friend, who lives in the UK, tells us that in Germany, you are…
Some 20 years ago I took a severence deal to leave my job in the nuclear utility where I had worked for some 20 years. It was really a no-brainer because the alternative was to spend days away from home, my new wife and kids and hours each way on…
What a day! I woke up with a knot in my belly – full of expectation and worried that The Money Principle is still too young and too small to be a finalist in the Personal Finance Olympics at GoBankingRates. At 19.30 local time (I am in Sofia, remember) I…
Yeah, it seems I am getting a taste for competitions lately. And yes, my readers, I do realise that I may be trespassing on your good will, and this message may be stretching the boundaries of dignified self-promotion, but I need one more push so hoping you all feel generous….
I am really excited – Money for all seasons, The Money Principle is taking article in Tour de Personal Finance over at My Personal Finance Journey, is in the final sprint. Having won against one of my favourite bloggers – Kylie Ofiu – in the final we are competing against…
On March 8, International Women’s Day, I asked my 11 year old son what shall I write that is about money and women. His reply really surprised me; he said: ‘Mum, write about how men earn all the money so women can spend it.’ Now, where did this come from?…
I have been blogging for a decent length of time now (well over a year) and during this time I have had great time making you think, providing information and entertaining. My writing had developed and this March past I finally completed my 10,000 hours. During this time I have…
Roughly a year ago now, I set myself three financial goals for the next eighteen months; no, they are not modest and, possibly, they are not SMART. Then again I have never believed that modesty is a virtue; and you all know what I think about the SMART model for…
I haven’t done one of my round ups for a long time now. If I tell you that my mail box is full of messages asking for the Principles Money posts article you probably won’t believe me; and you will be right. Still, I intend to do this a bit…