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		  <title>Festival funds fall short</title>
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		      		      Festival attending Britons will need to borrow money to keep on partying - with half (51%) blaming bad budgeting, and nearly a quarter (24%) due to loss or theft, according to research by Barclays Pingit.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>UK debit card spending on the increase</title>
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		      		      One in four (24%) Brits now uses a debit card more frequently than they did a year ago, with four in 10 shoppers preferring to use a debit card rather than carrying cash, according to research from M&amp;S Bank.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 20:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Half of Britain&#039;s drivers refuel their car at least once a week</title>
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		      		      New research from moneyexpert.com reveals Britons’ love affair with driving with more than half of all motorists (55%) filling up their cars once a week and 17% of motorists clock up enough miles that they need to refuel on average twice a week.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Diva behaviour costs UK couples £2,640 per year</title>
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		      		      Over a third of UK couples are spiralling into debt as a result of indulging their partner&#039;s diva demands, according to new research from Quidco.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:27:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>UK households would struggle to find an extra £99 a month for bills</title>
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		      		      Low wage inflation and increases in the cost of goods and services mean UK households are now at full stretch financially, with almost half (46%) admitting they would find it difficult to cope if their monthly outgoings increased by up to £99, according to research from Halifax.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Easter fails to breathe new life into spending power</title>
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		      		      There was little respite for consumers in March as weak income growth continued to put downward pressure on household budgets, leaving discretionary spending power after inflation in negative territory for the fourth consecutive month, according to the latest Lloyds TSB Spending Power Report.		    ]]>
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		  <link>http://www.easier.com/114185-easter-fails-to-breathe-new-life-into-spending-power.html</link>
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		  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:06:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Women set themselves budgets - but men are more likely to stick to them</title>
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		      		      Men are the best at budgeting while women are actually more thrifty, a study into household finances has revealed. A detailed study has found that despite women traditionally holding the purse strings, it’s men who have better control of their cash.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Money worries hit home in your 40s</title>
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		      		      Every generation has distinct spending patterns and attitudes towards money, but the tendency to gloss over worries over tighter finances is widespread, according to research from Halifax.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>At 30, is the £1 coin having a midlife crisis?</title>
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		      		      As the pound coin celebrates its thirtieth anniversary on 21 April, new research reveals that while cash remains king for small ticket items such as newspapers and magazines, over half of Brits (53%) prefer to use plastic for most of their purchases.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>One-stop shops: Shoppers hit supermarkets for non-food items</title>
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		      		      Eight million (16 per cent) shoppers say they are now using supermarkets as ‘one-stop shops’ by purchasing all their non-food items as well as food products there, according to research from Santander 123 cashback credit card.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Expert tips on avoiding a gloomy start to your new financial year </title>
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		      		        <a href="http://www.easier.com/113503-expert-tips-on-avoiding-a-gloomy-start-to-your-new-financial-year.html"><img src="http://www.easier.com/uploads/cache/thumbs/1/1/3/503/200x200/74622/money.jpg" alt="Money" title="Money"/></a><br/>
		      		      April marks the beginning of the new financial year, but despite narrowly missing the advent of a triple dip recession, the unveiling of a gloomy budget reveals that this year is likely to look very similar to the last.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:06:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Annual cost of owning and running a home rises by £179</title>
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		      		      The annual expense of owning and running a house has increased by £179 over the past year, according to new research by Halifax.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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		  <title>Families cut back on food to stay in their homes</title>
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		      		      A YouGov survey of 4,000 adults found that four out of ten families with children (42%) - equivalent to 5.5 million - said they&#039;d cut back on food last year to help pay for their homes.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		  <title>More desperation than aspiration</title>
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		      		      Hopes of an ‘aspirational&#039; Budget have been shattered with consumers fearing for both the economy and their own financial situation, according to new data from uSwitch.com.		    ]]>
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		  <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		  <title>Spending power falls as many consumers expect further squeeze</title>
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		      		      The Lloyds TSB Spending Power Report reveals that, after inflation, spending power fell to -1.1% in February, meaning consumers had the equivalent of approximately £10 less a month to spend on non-essential items.		    ]]>
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		  <link>http://www.easier.com/113083-spending-power-falls-as-many-consumers-expect-further-squeeze.html</link>
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		  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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