Improve Your Finances Archive

Published in November 2011

Strange things that desperate people have sold for thousands
by Harvey Jones | What are the strangest things that people have sold to get them through the financial crisis?

Published in July 2011

How to get poor quick
by Neil Faulkner | If you've had enough of get rich quick schemes, try to see if you can out-do the Joneses by beating them to poverty. Here's how.

Published in May 2011

The six biggest borrowing mistakes
by Rachel Wait | If you need to borrow some money, don’t fall foul of these six mistakes.

Published in April 2011

10 awesome things to do in your lunch hour today
by John Fitzsimons | Spend your lunch hour today doing these 10 awesome things and watch the money stream into your bank account!

Published in February 2011

Five reasons to hate banks
by Robert Powell | Robert Powell looks at five ways that banks get on our nerves...
Three ways to avoid paying interest
by Rachel Wait | Fed up with paying out lots of money in interest? Here’s how to avoid paying interest all together...
Five ways the 'typical APR' misleads us
by Neil Faulkner | We look at some ways that advertised interest rates are not always anything like what they appear to be.

Published in January 2011

The ten biggest worries you’ll have this year
by Rachel Wait | We take a look at the biggest worries you’ll have this year and how to combat them.
Why you’ve already spent £1,365 this year!
by Harvey Jones | Spending is easy. But can you really afford what you buy? Harvey Jones reveals his top tips for reducing how much you spend each month.
Why you must draw up a financial plan
by Ed Bowsher | Get the most from your money with a financial plan.
The biggest money blunders we all make
by Rachel Wait | We all make mistakes. But here are 10 to try to avoid....
The biggest financial fear
by Ed Bowsher | We look at some of our readers' biggest financial worries and how to reduce the fear.
The biggest regrets you’ll have in 2011
by Rachel Wait | Rachel Wait reveals your biggest financial regrets for 2011 and how to avoid them...
Eight New Year’s Resolutions that will change your life
by Rachel Wait | The start of 2011 is nearly here. So we've come up with eight financial New Year’s resolutions to get the year off to a good start...
How to have a dirt-cheap January
by Jane Baker | If you spent a little more than you should in December, find out how to redeem yourself in January!
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