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The average savings in an ISA, by salary

March 30, 2012
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New figures reveal how much the nation has got stashed away in ISAs. And surprise surprise, it’s less than it should be.

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The Iron Lady: Trailer of the Margaret Thatcher biopic

November 14, 2011

What do you think? Will you be taking popcorn into the cinema to see The Iron Lady come January – or sneaking in a bag of rotten tomatoes?

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Weekend reading: A quick guide to Monevator

March 26, 2011
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An update on what’s been happening on Monevator, where we’re going, and how you can get more involved.

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Quick query re: email pop-up and comments

September 1, 2010

Update: I’ve now uninstalled the pop-up, as NOT annoying my readers is my number one priority. Of course if you can recruit a friend or two as a subscriber to make up for it, I’d be hugely grateful!

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Shopify competition sells the dream of online retailing

January 7, 2010
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A competition is underway to find the most lucrative Shopify store. UK residents can’t win the $100,000 prize, but we can win something bigger.

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Monevator: Blogging in 2010

January 4, 2010
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The number of visitors to Monevator tripled in 2009, and RSS subscriptions rose 20x. What about 2010?

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Normal service will resume shortly

March 21, 2009

The stock market might have mounted a bit of a recovery over the past ten days, but unfortunately your writer has gone the other way. Picking up a particular virulent strain of Lurgy maximus while messing about on the river last weekend, I’ve been confined to bed for the past 96 hours on a diet [...]

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The financial end-of-year reviews: 2008

December 31, 2008

Financial journalists were just about the only winners in 2008. Whether it be Robert Peston on the BBC, the bookworms of The Economist, or the gorgeous anchor babes on CNBC, business reporters have had more front pages than Madonna. Now they’re squeezing every drop from 2008 with their end-of-year roundups. No time to read them [...]

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Why the Bank of England will keep cutting interest rates

November 12, 2008

Pretty, isn’t it? Well, perhaps not if you’re a member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, responsible for setting interest rates. In your case it’s a headache: a rather bloodier shade of red might be more appropriate. The graph is taken from the Bank of England’s latest quarterly Inflation Report for November 2008. [...]

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Thesis theme marks new direction

July 25, 2008

Regular readers will have noticed Monevator has had an overhaul in recent days. The new look is based on Chris Pearson’s amazing new Thesis premium WordPress theme, which I’d urge all you WordPress users to consider using. I based the previous incarnation of Monevator on one of Chris’ earlier themes, Copyblogger; I loved the clean [...]

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Dexter Fletcher on going bankrupt (and the love of a good woman)

February 16, 2008

The actor from Lock, Stock (and Press Gang, for a certain generation) has given The Telegraph a cautionary tale on the reckless spending and debt-mania that saw him go bankrupt at 31:

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Home ownership in the UK lowest it’s been for a decade

February 13, 2008

New government statistics reveal home ownership in the UK is the lowest it’s been for a decade. In London there are an incredible 110,000 fewer home owners than in 2001 (not that surprising if you’ve seen London prices recently). Blame buy-to-let.

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Pay off your mortgage double quick

February 13, 2008

J.D. over on Get Rich Slowly has eliminated his debts and is ready to tackle his mortgage. He reckons you too can pay off your mortgage in half the time. I’m not sure that the technique he suggests works with UK banks, however.

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Will you miss the cheque?

February 3, 2008

Will you miss cheques when they go extinct? (I certainly can’t see new rock signings having their photos taken standing behind a giant debit card…)

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Should you cancel your unused credit cards?

February 3, 2008

The Simple Dollar has sparked a great debate about what to do with unused credit cards. One key thing to watch is your credit rating.

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I’ve nearly maxed out my Zopa lending

February 3, 2008

I’m a bank manager, don’t you know. Okay, I’ve been experimenting with Zopa, a peer-to-peer site for lenders and borrowers. Zopa is like an Ebay for money, in that you deal directly with Joe Public rather than institutions. If you fancy trying it, follow this link to Zopa and we’ll both get an introductory bonus. [...]

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John Lee says it’s time to buy smallcaps

February 2, 2008

The FT columnist and renowned investor John Lee reckons UK small caps have been battered down so much by the recent mayhem that it’s time to buy. He’s been buying building stocks and hotel micro-chains.

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Egg withdrawing 160,000 credit cards

February 2, 2008

The credit crunch continues to bite.

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