The 10 most common scams – and how to avoid them
December 11, 2009 by dez
Filed under Personal Loans
As fraudsters get more sophisticated and the recession renders us more vulnerable to their wiles, we need to be on our guard. Nathalie Bonney reveals the 10 most common scams and how to avoid them.
Ever received a letter congratulating you on winning a lottery you are sure you never entered, or received a phone call telling you to ring some expensive premium-rate telephone number in order to claim your ’star prize’?
While some scams are fairly easy to spot, others aren’t. Although we might pride ourselves on our ability to smell a rat a mile off, swindlers aren’t stupid; they make their operations look as plausible as possible. Read more
Make money from your hobby
December 9, 2009 by dez
Filed under Personal Loans
Do you have a pastime you could make serious money from? Hannah Ricci provides great tips to help you market and profit from your skills.
Matt Davies, 35, from Highgate in North London, has been interested in inventions and discovering how things work from a young age. “I have always spent my spare time thinking of ideas – scribbling sketches and designs for new products or to improve existing ones – since I was a young lad,” explains Matt.
How to cut the cost of Christmas
December 9, 2009 by dez
Filed under Life & Style
It’s possible to have a great festive season without a financial hangover. Nathalie Bonney puts her Moneywise budgeting tips to the test.
Last year, shoppers braced themselves for a credit crunch Christmas, vowing to do their bit to spend less and save more and the same rules apply this year. However, while being frugal the rest of the year is positively fashionable, no one wants to be accused of being tight at Christmas.
Unsurprisingly then, even with cutbacks, Christmas for the average family household is set to cost approximately £500, according to a recent Asda report on the cost of Christmas.
