Credit Cards

Big overdraft fees to be banned

Big overdraft fees are about to become a thing of the past The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) have announced plans to set a cap on how much banks can charge customers who go into or over their overdraft facility. According to the CMA nearly 50% of bank account users go overdrawn – helping banks […]

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Money Saving

Halfords to offer free ‘brakes for life’ for your car

Halfords has launched it’s new brakes for life scheme – and you can even carry it over when you change car The Halfords Brakes4Life lifetime guarantee offers motorists free replacement brake pads for as long as they drive, in an attempt to help bring down the cost of car maintenance and encourage owners to check that […]

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Flying with BA is going to get even more expensive

British Airways have announced that they are going to start charging for in-flight food on short-haul services British Airways has announced that it will bring it’s policy of free food and drink for all passengers on it’s flights as it tries to compete with cheaper rivals Easyjet and Ryan Air BA has always included food […]

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Homebase Garden Table Danger

Homebase garden table danger! Have you recently bought a garden table from Homebase?… *Update – I have received an email to say this has recently happened again with a table from Homebase, however many glass topped garden tables from a number of different retailers have had the same problem.* I have received a message from […]

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The new smartphone scam that could cost you £23,000.

  The new smartphone scam that could cost you £23,000. I know there have been a lot of scams going around lately so I thought I’d make you all aware of the latest one in the hopes that it encourages everyone to be more vigilant so there are fewer victims. One man has been scammed […]

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How Much Are Your Pokémon Cards Worth Now?

How Much Are Your Pokémon Cards Worth Now? If you, like me, grew up in the 90’s/ early 2000’s then the chances are you spent a lot of your pocket money on packets of Pokémon cards! They were a massive school yard craze back in the day and I know the word on the street […]

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Child

Father wins high court ruling on term-time holiday

A father who refused to pay a fine for taking his daughter on holiday in term-time has won a legal challenge Father Jon Platt, from the Isle of Wight, was fined by the Isle of Wight Council after he took his daughter on a term-time holiday to Disney World, without permission from the school. Mr Platt […]

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Think twice before putting your phone number on Facebook.

Think twice before putting your phone number on Facebook. Have you ever gave Facebook  your phone number for ‘security reasons’ or  simply to have it show up for people on your profile? Well you may think that this information is protected, but a British software engineer has now proved that it most certainly is not. […]

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If you watch BBC iPlayer you’re going to want to read this

Government changes mean viewers of BBC iPlayer will have to pay full licence fee A new Royal Charter for the Corporation has been unveiled in Parliament today with some major changes for catch up and online TV viewing. According to the Charter no one will be able to legally watch the BBC on iPlayer without […]

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European Health Insurance Cards Explained

European Health Insurance Cards Explained This guide will give you all the information you will need to know about European health insurance cards (EHIC) if you’re thinking about going on holiday in Europe and want to know that your healthcare is sorted in case of an emergency. Applying For An EHIC: EHICs are free and […]

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Sun, Sea and Supersavers

Sun, Sea and Supersavers Did you see the TV show on C4 on Tuesday 10th May? My husband, Aaron, and I took part in the show and it was so much fun. We went head-to-head with another money saver and the aim of the show was to have a fun summer* holiday on the lowest […]

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Was This Wedding Gift Not Enough?

Was This Wedding Gift Not Enough? After being invited to an ex-colleagues wedding with the request of cash gifts, an unnamed guest attended with a cheque of £100. However, the couple didn’t think this was generous enough. The unnamed guest posted to Mumsnet an email they received from the couple who wanted to inform the […]

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Child

SATs Test Leaked by ‘Rogue Marker’

SATs test for 10 and 11 year olds was leaked online by a rogue marker A SATs test on grammar, punctuation and spelling due to be sat by 600,000 10 and 11 year olds in England today was leaked online by a ‘rogue marker’ according to the Department for Education. Ever since their introduction, SATs […]

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