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Today’s Headline of the Day was chosen to highlight how money and finance impact on all our lives whether we like it or not. Football has been living in la-la land for years now and the news that Portsmouth FC are to go into administration today is simply reality catching...

As a break from the normal posts here is something to think upon today. Anyone who has encountered Haiku will appreciate their hidden depths and the following is no exception.

This story nicely links with yesterday's chosen Headline regarding the cost of bringing up a child. So is there light at the end of the financial tunnel for families?. The Times reports that ... A massive extension of maternity leave across Europe was last night voted for by the Womens’ Rights Committee of...

This story struck me as interesting for two reasons. Firstly, I walk past this particular construction every day and secondly because it reminds me of the concept of the Skyscraper Index. The research director at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein came up with the Skyscraper Index in 1999 which basically states that...

"A poodle clipper today can be an estate agent tomorrow," Trevor Kent, a former president of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) stating what we've all known for years. (Interestingly, does that make him a former president of poodle clippers?)

More than a third of people are so worried about their finances the stress is affecting their health and relationships, a survey has shown. One in five people admitted they did not feel in control of their finances and 12% said their money worries had become a real burden. This...