Spending Habits
Spendometer adds up for savvy spenders
Financial education website Moneybasics.co.uk has expanded its innovative free Spendometer budgeting tool to iPhones, Android phones and all Java-enabled mobile phones in response to a surge in demand.
Holidays last to be cut back in tough times
Holidays are the last to go when the public are cutting back on spending with consumers choosing to make savings on eating out or home improvements before losing out on their holiday.
Brits twice as committed to spending as they are to saving
UK adults with credit cards spend £3,804 on credit card payments each year, or £317 every month, according to the Standard Life report Your Commitments, Your Future. In contrast, people making monthly savings put £1,680 each year into savings and ISAs, or only £140 every month.
Brits instantly stressed by household bills
UK adults are so stretched financially due to the rising cost of living that a quarter (26 per cent), almost 13 million people, say they now instantly get stressed or worried whenever they receive a bill, according to a new report by MoneySupermarket.com.
Eco enthusiast or skint sceptic? What is your ‘eco’ identity?
The issue of the environment and ethical living is a subject that continues to divide many. Whilst some like to be the font of all knowledge and live a green life, others pay no attention to global environmental and ethical issues that are taking place around us.
Credit crunch cupids: £8 billion spending cutback on partners
Brits are cutting back the money they spend on their partner to the tune of £8 billion a year because of the rising costs of living and financial concerns, according to new research from Santander Credit Cards.
Spending can be rewarding if you know how
Four out of ten Brit's (41 per cent) choose their credit cards based on the cash back, rewards or Air Miles on offer from providers, according to research from moneysupermarket.com.
‘Staycation' the holiday of choice for debt conscious Brits
Nearly one in four (38%) of the British public is trying (or will try) to spend less on their holiday this year. Of those saving money 59% are choosing to holiday at home instead of abroad, according to a recent poll by R3, the insolvency trade body.
Parents to spend £77 per child on ‘back to school' basics
As families up and down the country prepare for the start of the new school year, the Cost of a Child study from protection specialist LV=, reveals parents are set to spend £736 million on ‘back to school' basics including uniforms, stationery, sportswear and school books. This equates an average family cost of £125 or £77 per child.
Brits save £51bn a year on discount codes, offers and freebies
Britain's "freeconomy" is thriving, with bargain-hunting Britons saving £51 billion a year as they look to economise according to Halifax Home Insurance.
Brits fail to budget for summer breaks
Research from M&S Money has revealed that despite holidaymakers feeling the pinch this year, 40 per cent don't budget for their summer holiday, leaving themselves open to over spending.
A third of consumers have no spare cash
The proportion of British shoppers who feel they have no spare cash has reached a new all-time high of 32 per cent.
Credit cards - think before you spend
Only a third of credit card users (35 per cent) admit to thinking about the impact on their finances every time they use their card to make a purchase, according to research from moneysupermarket.com.
No time for change: half of us believe cash will become extinct
Over one in eight of us don't carry cash and half of us believe coins and notes will become obsolete in the future, according to research from Barclaycard and Barclays.
Parents pushed into debt by summer holiday spending
With the summer holidays now in full swing, moneysupermarket.com reveals many parents are pushing themselves into debt by paying for activities to entertain the family.