Household Bills
The bare necessities: holidays, posh grub and smartphone apps
Items once considered ‘life's little luxuries' such as regular holidays, posh food at home and smartphone apps are now firmly on the ‘bare necessities' list according to a report by protection specialist LV=.
Breaking even - Average family needs to earn nearly £25k
The average British family now needs to bring home £24,801.51 a year – just to break even, research has revealed.
Tips to help keep Christmas spending under control
With Christmas fast approaching and many households feeling a financial squeeze, keeping spending under control is more important than ever.
Brits blow big bucks on broadband
Brits may be binning almost a billion pounds a year by not changing broadband provider, according to a new study.
Mobile phone theft up 25% in three years
The rising value of smartphones and the sophisticated tactics of modern thieves have fuelled a 25% increase in mobile phone theft over the past three years.
Brits most worried about household bills
Britons worry more about household bills than family issues, pressures at work or relationship problems, according to a new Europe-wide survey by leading insurer Zurich into what keeps people awake at night.
Money worries - cash slinks higher up our list of priorities
Millions of Brits rank money more highly than friendship, health – and even their families, a study has revealed.
‘Kidflation’ continues to hit children in the pocket
‘Kidflation’ continues to hit children in the pocket, according to research from Santander Credit Cards, which reveals that the rate of inflation for goods and services most commonly bought by children has risen at a rate two-thirds (68 per cent) faster than inflation (RPI) over the past year.
EDF Energy increases prices for residential customers
EDF Energy is increasing its standard variable prices for gas and electricity residential customers by 10.8% from December 7, 2012.
‘Squeezed-middle ages' getting squeezed further
Britain's "squeezed middle ages" need an additional 32% of their income in order to feel financially secure as the economic climate continues to take its toll.
Britain isn't bundling: £2.3bn down the drain on unbundled deals
Considering the savings that can be made from bundling your broadband with your home phone or digital TV service, you might assume that bundling was a no-brainer?
Free help to lower energy bills
With temperatures plummeting and energy bills continuing to soar, fuel poverty charity National Energy Action is using Big Energy Saving Week to urge all households to check if they are eligible for free help to improve the heating and insulation of their properties this winter.
Parents worried they won't be able to afford next energy bill
Over six million children in Britain have parents who are worried they won't be able to afford their next energy bill.
Five top spam texts for 2012 revealed
AdaptiveMobile, leader in mobile security, has announced five SMS spam campaigns that are plaguing UK mobile phone users in 2012.
Brits spending on ‘lifestyle essentials’ increases to £158 billion
As this week’s announcement by the Office for National Statistics shows the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has fallen from 2.5% to 2.2% in September, protection specialist LV=’s annual ‘Lifestyle Inflation Index’ reveals Brits have spent a huge £158 billion on what they consider to be their ‘lifestyle essentials’ in the last year alone despite a drop in inflation.