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iPhone therefore iPad


Find in General January 28th, 2010 - 104 views

I don’t have an iPhone. I know people who do but I am used to having a half decent camera with a flash on my phone and I couldn’t convince myself that all the other features of the iPhone outweighed the lack of a decent camera.
So I went for the HTC HD2 which some people have [...]

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Mortgage Rates are Getting Better – But Lenders are Still Sneaky


Find in Mortgages January 22nd, 2010 - 180 views

I wasn’t going to write this as its after 8pm on a Friday and I really should pack up for the day but as I went to shut down I went to close the website I was researching and thought, what the hell.
Over the last few months, fixed mortgage rates have been gradually creeping down [...]

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Property Developer Wins Landmark Case


Find in Mortgages January 7th, 2010 - 184 views

In what has been described as a “landmark” ruling by newspaper The Mail, a judge has awarded damages of over £130,000 to a property developer after an unnamed buy-to-let investor pulled out of a deal to buy two flats in a Plymouth city centre new-build.
The 122-unit development has been plagued with troubles since the onset [...]

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The Age of Extravagance is Dead


Find in General December 16th, 2009 - 178 views

And so it is that the world we live in has reached an historic turning point.
This is a matter of such Global proportions that no living soul can ignore it and maintain a clean conscience.
Consumerism and capitalism have failed us all and so as a RACE we must make a decision.
Do we wait for our [...]

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I just don’t get it


Find in Insurance December 3rd, 2009 - 208 views

I became qualified to provide mortgage and protection advice in late 2007. It’s been quite a ride.
When mortgage business started to dry up I focused more on protection such as life insurance, income protection etc. (The percentage of mortgage advisers who don’t even discuss how to protect the debt is staggering! Which is probably one [...]

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A Simple Explanation of The Basic Monetary System


Find in Amusing October 14th, 2009 - 561 views

It is the month of August, on the shores of the Black Sea. It is raining, and the little town looks totally deserted. 
These are tough times, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit.
Suddenly, a rich tourist comes to town.
He enters the only hotel, lays a 100 Euro note on the reception counter, and [...]

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Life Insurance & Inheritance Tax – How Does that Work?


Find in Insurance September 22nd, 2009 - 465 views

Inheritance Tax.
Sadly, a large number of people in the UK will never have to worry about inheritance tax because of the Government threshold. I mean that in the sense that it would be nice if we were all in a position to need advice on the matter!
From the 6th of April 2009 this threshold became [...]

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Is it Time for Lenders to Lure Back First Time Buyers?


Find in Mortgages September 14th, 2009 - 467 views

Although 100% mortgage lending for first time buyers is either a log way away from ever happening again or will never happen again, 90% mortgages have typically been considered the route to home ownership for many.
Despite the existence of 90% mortgages the number of options have been greatly reduced by the financial crisis, partly due to [...]

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Envirofone or Mazuma Mobile?


Find in Household Bills & Expenses August 28th, 2009 - 755 views

What an excellent idea. Recycle your old phones for cash!
I had three of them lying around and I thought I’d see who offered the best deal.
I started with the two most advertised options because I’ve been brainwashed into thinking everything I see on television is true.
But then thanks to Google and competitive advertising I came across [...]

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Top tips for choosing a breakdown cover policy


Find in Household Bills & Expenses August 27th, 2009 - 403 views

Have you ever driven past a car broken down by the side of the road with the bonnet up and a rather flustered person looking into the engine?
The answer to this question is most likely to be yes.
Now think back to the last time you saw someone broken down and try to remember what your [...]

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