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In the fourth part of our regular series of Lunch-Time Money Makeovers we help you tackle your credit card debt. Read More »

Paying with a credit card might be something you do only when you don’t have the ready cash, when you’re buying by mail order or over the internet, or when you want to earn cashback on your purchases. But there’s another good reason why you might want to use your credit ... Read More »

”My partner took out a loan several years before we met, and now we could easily pay it off with my savings and save paying the colossal interest payments. However, the terms of the loan seem to be that we have to pay ALL the interest, regardless of how quickly ... Read More »

Credit card holders will be offered greater protection from spiralling debts, although the changes are watered down from original proposals. Consumers will be given 60 days to reject changes in the interest rates charged on their existing debts. Read More »

You may be wondering why on a day when the Bank of England’s governor, Mervyn King,  announced that Britain’s consumer price inflation rate rose to 3.5% that I chose a headline regarding soaring credit card interest rates as the Headline of the Day. This is in part due to the ... Read More »

Millions of credit card holders are being squeezed by the highest interest rates in more than a decade, according to new research. Despite the Bank of England’s base rate being at 0.5 per cent, average credit card interest rates have risen to 18.8 per cent. Experts said that card providers ... Read More »

With people seeking a repsite from the UK’s ice age they may not realise that they are making their winter get aways even more expensive than they need to be………… Read More »