Money Saving News for December 2009
- Skull Candy and Orange cheap bargain recommended - 4th December, 2009
Technology lovers should take advantage of a cheap bargain being offered by telecommunications firm Orange, which allows customers to get a free pair of the popular Skull Candy headphones.
That is according to TechRadar, which has identified a slew of deals available on gadgets in the run up to Christmas... - Retirement pensions neglected by mothers - 4th December, 2009
Women who have children are giving up making contributions into their retirement pensions in order to look after their families, it has been revealed.
A new survey by Scottish Widows found that only 47 per cent of 30 to 50-year-old women keep a full-time job after giving birth, compared to 82 per cent of men who become fathers at the same age... - Smart meters to cut utility bills - 3rd December, 2009
Energy suppliers are to give the [all] 26 million homes in the UK the chance to have [a] smart meter fitted, widely viewed as one way to save money on utility bills, as well as providing a step towards a more efficient grid system.
While current utility bills often include an estimated price for usage, the Department of Energy and Climate Change claimed that households will save up to £28 per year with the devices due to improved accuracy... - Credit card company collaborates with Citizens Advice for debt advice - 3rd December, 2009
Barclaycard has teamed up with the charity Citizens Advice in order to warn consumers of the dangers of going into debt over Christmas by spending too much money on credit cards.
Citizens Advice Bureaux in the UK have dealt with three million separate people with a collective ten million financial problems over the last two years as a result of the recession, 3.06 million of which were related to troubles with credit card charges... - Home mortgage overpayments scheme introduced by the Co-operative - 2nd December, 2009
With the Bank of England base rate resting at an all-time low, home mortgage customers should be taking the opportunity to pay off any expensive debt while they can, according to the Co-operative Bank.
The group has launched a new scheme which allows borrowers to go beyond the typical ten per cent limit for overpayments and offer up to 50 per cent more than scheduled bill amounts to mortgage lenders... - American Express launches cash back credit card - 2nd December, 2009
A new cash back credit card allowing those spending money at major UK shopping centres to receive discount vouchers for money off future purchases has been unveiled by American Express.
Announced today (December 2nd), the new product offers money back from Marks & Spencer, House of Fraser, Amazon, Boots, HMV, Harrods, Homebase, Molton Brown, Tiffany & Co, Comet, Net-a-Porter, Waterstones and iTunes, among others... - Brits underestimate monthly cost of utility bills - 1st December, 2009
A new survey has revealed that British people believe they could survive for much longer without a job than they actually could, due to a misunderstanding of essential monthly costs such as utility bills.
Bright Grey, life insurance provider and financial advisers, found that Brits think they can maintain their households for ten months if their current income stopped, but research shows that they could only do so for five months... - London offering cheap deals on Christmas gifts - 1st December, 2009
The run-up to Christmas has officially started as London businesses slash prices to kickstart consumer spending during the festive period.
The capital city has overtaken several other destinations popular for Christmas shopping in the past year, dropping from second most expensive in the world to 20th out of 33, according to new research by PriceRunner International...