Financial Eyes & Ears

Households in the median range of incomes have barely enough cash on hand to see them through two months of expenditure if the main breadwinner becomes unemployed, new measure says

UK house prices posted strong gains in January after weak advances at the end of last year, with year on year gains approaching double-digit territory, according to a closely watched index

New laws allow appeals against clampings and a tribunal will have the power to order firms to repay unfair fines or towing charges

By Lynn Truong Last week on Patt Morrison I heard Chris Farrell talking about "The New Frugality" and the trend towards a sustainable lifestyle. (I actually called in and mentioned Wise Bread — you can hear me on the segment.) I was stoked that he was familiar with Wise Bread (really, we’re on his blog [...]

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By Marla Walters It’s a lot of fun to shop at a thrift store. There are a lot of clothes that are almost great. Here are my tips for separating the "buy it" from the "leave it" items. It doesn’t matter if it is the bargain of the century, if it’s just going to sit [...]

Car insurance premiums saw an unprecedented jump at the end of last year while home insurance costs are also rising rapidly

The UK tax authorities have won a court ruling allowing them to claw back millions of pounds in backdated tax from people who used an offshore tax avoidance scheme