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The Credit Crunch Hits School Trips

School Trips

Nine out of ten teachers say the current economic climate would make it harder to arrange school trips in the future according to results of a report issued today at the Education Show in Birmingham Read More …

Would You Keep £100 If You Found It On The Street?

Would you keep it?

Here's a test of your honesty. What would you do if you found £100 in the street? Would you hand it in to Police, give it to charity, spend it on yourself....? Well, almost half of us would keep the £100 for ourselves if we found it on the street today - and over half of us would feel no guilt at pocketing the money. Read More …

What To Make Extra Money? Become A Wedding Planner

Wedding Planner

We’re all sick of the words credit crunch and the instability the recession brings to our lives, but The Wedding Planner School report that large numbers of people are fighting back and getting an extra qualification to boost their income with a second job as a wedding planner.Read More …

Deck the Halls with Boughs of Lolly

British women need to be more financially thrifty as they face a ‘Credit Crunch Christmas’ warn money experts Scottish Widows. Despite current economic woes, less than a third of women (30%) describe themselves as "diligent" or "thrifty", and one in seven (15%) say they seem to go from "one financial crisis to another". With women bearing the brunt of Christmas shopping, and the economy in a downturn, the festive season poses an increased danger to female purses. Read More …

British Men are the Real Beale

It’s official: British men don’t like splashing the cash. According to research, a fifth of UK men surveyed compare themselves to Ian Beale from Eastenders when it comes to spending: with 20 per cent describing themselves as ‘tight’ or ‘careful’ with money. Further, over a third of men admit that they could be described as ‘diligent’ or ‘thrifty’ with their finances. Read More …

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