Consumer Rights Act 2015 simplifies and strengthens consumer law
Consumer Rights Act 2015 simplifies and strengthens consumer law Big changes in consumer legislation came into effect on the 1st October 2015 as the Consumer…
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The Consumer Ombudsman launched to resolve disputes between suppliers and customers
The Consumer Ombudsman launched to resolve disputes between suppliers and customers A new consumer watchdog service has been launched that will investigate customer disputes in…
Which? calls for an end to dodgy supermarket pricing tactics
Which? calls for an end to dodgy supermarket pricing tactics The consumer campaigner Which? has lodged a super-complaint to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)…
Are contactless payment cards safe and secure?
Are contactless payment cards safe and secure? Using a contactless payment card is becoming a more popular method of paying for small transactions such as…
The Do’s & Don’ts of buying gift vouchers
How safe is it to buy gift vouchers as presents? The first thing to bear in mind is that gift vouchers are only as safe as…
Read a book & listen to it at the same time with Whispersync from Amazon
Read a book and listen to it at the same time with Whispersync from Amazon Picture the scene – you are engrossed in reading a…
Shop online to make sure you can get your money back
Shop online to make sure you can get your money back If you purchase items in a shop they are not obliged to give you…
10 alternative websites to slash your Christmas shopping bill
1. camelcamelcamel.com can plot a graph of the 90 day price history for any product that Amazon sells. You can see if the price has recently…
How to work out the value of everything – Money tip #253
How to work out the value of everything If you want to take control of your finances then one things you need to do is…
60 years on: The lessons of rationing we need to relearn
My article below formed the basis of a piece titled ‘Six wartime lessons in household thrift’ that appeared in the The Times. In June 1954 rationing…
Two simple spending & saving smartphone apps
Control your spending and saving with these smartphone apps I am always on the lookout for simple ways to help you control your spending and…