Spending Habits
Money crunching tips for student savers
The start of a new university year is now fast approaching. However in the current economic climate, with rising energy costs and food prices, this year many students will be thinking about how to make their money stretch that little bit further.
Savvy shoppers surf web to ride out credit crunch
Latest reports may indicate that the High Street has been hit by the credit crunch, but the nation's love of bargain hunting shows no signs of abating, according to findings by independent price comparison and switching service, uSwitch.com.
PayPal gains significant ground in online payment market
Commenting on the Payments Council Report ‘UK Payments Market 2008', Mark Hodson, Marketing Director at PayPal UK said: "The increase in PayPal's market share of consumer internet payments from 16% in 2006 to 21% in 2007 as highlighted by the report is exciting news.
Over 50s defy credit crunch
A new generation of fun-loving and fancy-free over 50s - dubbed Generation Flex - is emerging, flying in the face of the credit crunch, according to new research by Lloyds TSB Insurance.
Number of students juggling study and work hits record high
The number of students in part-time employment during the academic terms has risen sharply following the past two years of falling numbers of student workers, according to the NatWest Student Living Index.
Out of sight, out of mind
Britain's green and pleasant villages - where many more homes rely on oil for their heating - are also suffering the fastest rises in food and fuel prices.
Charitable giving un-crunched
Michelle Slade, analyst at Moneyfacts.co.uk, comments: "One year on from the start of the credit crunch and we are all feeling the pinch. Food and fuel bills have sky rocketed and mortgage rates have been at the some of the highest levels ever seen.
Summer sun fails to warm consumer confidence
The Nationwide Consumer Confidence Index fell by 11 points to 51 in July. Overall consumer confidence is 18% lower than this time last month and 46% lower than a year ago.
Job market fears intensify
Fears about the health of the UK job market intensified further in July, as consumer confidence in employment prospects and the security of their jobs hit new lows according to the latest Consumer Barometer from Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets.
‘Financial Reality’ has plunged to record low
Alliance Trust Research Centre's Financial Reality Index reveals that the financial well-being of UK households has hit its worst ever level during its 11 year study.
Crunch time hits present buying nation
Millions of office birthday parties will become present-free this year as gift buying becomes the latest casualty of the cutbacks Britons are making to survive the rising cost of living.
£64bn spent on holidays as Brits choose celebrity hotspots
£64 billion is being spent by the UK on holidays each year, with over a third of UK holidaymakers being swayed into their choice of holiday destination thanks to the locations reputation as a ‘celebrity hotspot'.
Increasing misery for Brits as economy stutters
In its first-ever long-term MoneyMood Survey, stretching from January 2005 to June 2008, Legal & General confirms increasing misery for most as inflation eats away at earnings and the ability to meet monthly bills.
N&P customers riding out the crunch
With upwardly spiralling gas and electricity bills, hefty food prices and panic at the petrol pumps, you would think that the effects of the credit crunch have really taken hold, but, according to a Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) survey, not everyone has drastically changed their spending habits - yet.
Gardens flourish as the credit crunch hits
Despite money being tight we still are in the mood to spend on our homes and gardens, according to results from the latest Legal & General MoneyMood Survey.