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More than one in four fans will cut back on the number of games they go to this season as the UK's economic slowdown spreads to football, according to research from Virgin Money.

As universities prepare to welcome a new batch of students for the start of the 2008/2009 academic year, parents across the UK estimate the total cost of sending their child into further education will be £12,550, according to new research from Birmingham Midshires.

Parents spend a staggering £233 billion on supporting their adult children, and are foregoing their own financial freedom to support their children, according to research from LV=, the insurance, pensions and investments group.

For shoppers frustrated with searching online and being faced with pages of irrelevant product results and hundreds of links to sift through before finding the right items, help is now at hand from leading online payment provider PayPal. PayPal has teamed up with TheFind Inc.

A national study reveals that over half (51%) of all consumers believe that big brands are losing their importance in today's world. Nearly two-thirds of shoppers say they are more likely to buy supermarket own-brand now than a year ago.

Seven out of ten Brits have overspent on holiday by a hefty £278 on average this summer (71%), according to new research from Savebuckets.com.

The Nationwide Consumer Confidence Index remained flat at 52 in August, the first time confidence has remained static for over a year. An easing of petrol prices, reductions in new mortgage rates and even a little bit of Olympic cheer, may have contributed to supporting overall confidence this month.

In light of the credit crunch, more British adults are choosing to haggle over the price of goods such as cars and televisions. However, many are still not prepared to negotiate over financial products, according to new research by CreditExpert.co.uk.

Newlyweds should be considering more than just the cost of their wedding day to avoid seeing the honeymoon period cut short, says AA Personal Loans.

The last six months have seen a huge drop off in the number of people willing to pay extra for green or eco-friendly products, according to research from cahoot.