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Graeme Knights
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25th May 2010
I’ll never forget that look my father gave me. His lips pursed in frustration, eyes aflame, brow creased like a rusted piece of corrugated iron in ridges of displeasure. And that finger, shaking with rage, levelled at me. “No son of mine is goin...
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11th May 2010
Finding the right mortgage is much like finding the perfect partner. There are certain attributes or traits in a prospective partner or mortgage that makes compatibility more likely.
A financial comparison website therefore, is much like an i...
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30th April 2010
“I remember my first time…” Granddad began. I nearly choked on Granny’s rock cake. Mercifully it transpired that Granddad was recollecting the purchase of his first house and not anything more salacious (such as his little-known but critical...
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26th April 2010
Wow! That was one wild party, my retirement bash. I had everyone back to my house afterwards as well- I really should have known better! I remember coming out of the loo and trying to get downstairs only to find Gerald (who is a semi-retired electri...
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19th April 2010
I remember getting my first loan. It was to pay for a then little-known experimental procedure called moustacheplasty. My friends warned me not to, but I just knew that I’d love the way the wind would feel through the bristles (which, as an impuls...
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12th April 2010
They’re so easy aren’t they: credit cards? It lands on your doormat, 85.60 x 53.98mm of pure spending power, emblazoned with your chosen design of a Capybara set against the inimitably imposing landscape of the Amazonian rainforest.
The ...
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23rd March 2010
A couple of days of fine weather and I’ve called it: spring is here. The shorts are out, my tan's coming on a treat and the barbeque is prepped and ready to grill.
But wait, spring is here: what about my ISA, I need to invest by 5 April! I can scarc...
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17th March 2010
Let’s face it, mortgages are a daunting subject. For many they are a proverbial “ball and chain”, destined to be repaid for the next few millennia, with no discernable end to the misery of seeing your monthly pay packet decimated by that merciless D...
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16th February 2010
Online banking has often been described as the future for personal finance, bringing as it does a simplicity, immediateness and speed that traditional alternatives struggle to match. It is for this reason that it should also be considered the present. If ...
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17th December 2009
Homeowners, house hunters and estate agents alike will be hoping that a new year represents a new start in the mortgage market. If rises in house prices point to a recovering economy – and there is some argument that it doesn’t as first time buyers fi...
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17th December 2009
After a year of scrimping and saving as households absorbed the impact of the recession, it appears Christmas is set to see the purse strings loosened once more.
Recent research suggests each adult in the UK will spend around £300 on presents this yea...
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15th December 2009
With less than 2 weeks before 25 December, even the biggest Bah Humbug would struggle to deny that we are now very much in the midst of the festive season. Having already dispatched their wish lists to parents and stand-in Santas up and down the land, chi...
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15th December 2009
It is understandable that at this time of year, more than any other, people stretch themselves financially to cover their costs over the festive period. UK households will spend hundreds of pounds on presents and food this year, despite the uncertain econ...
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22nd November 2009
What are you doing with your spare cash at the moment?
Perhaps you’re still spending, doing your bit to get the economy going again. Or has the downturn seen you take a more circumspect view of your finances, either through necessity or choice, and ...
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12th November 2009
With November just around the corner and the daylight hours dwindling, the Christmas season is drawing closer and closer. The event evokes images of families swapping presents and pleasantries, great turkey dinners and crowding round the television to wat...
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