Spending Habits
Sex and the City girls move to the UK
Sex and the City may have come from the shores of the US, but many women across the UK are living the Sex and the City lifestyle of those portrayed by its four characters, according to a new report.
Digital TV consumers not satisfied
With the switchover now comfortably under way, consumers are fully embracing the concept of ‘going digital'. Almost 9 out of 10 homes (87%) now have digital TV - a rise of 14% since 2007.
Rising living costs creating new budgeting need for Brits
Over a third (34%) of UK adults expect to have less spare cash over the next six months, with eight in ten (79%) blaming this on the increasing cost of food, consumer goods, household bills and fuel prices, according to research from Alliance & Leicester Current Accounts.
Credit crunch cuts switching by 17%
The credit crunch has hit home with a 17 per cent drop in the number of household and financial products being switched in the past year, according to MoneyExpert.com.
New protection for consumers
After 20 years of campaigning by the National Consumer Council (NCC), and other consumer bodies, new rules that require all businesses to treat customers fairly will finally come into force on Monday (26 May).
Sex and the City generation shirks financial responsibility
The Sex and the City generation is living for today and shirking financial responsibility, according to a new report released by FTSE 100 life and pensions company Friends Provident.
Brits driven towards financial meltdown by soaring fuel prices
With the price of oil hitting record levels, petrol prices exceeding £1.10 per litre and gas and electricity prices up by 15 per cent, a poll shows two thirds of Brits fear they won't be able to cope if fuel prices continue to rise.
Food for thought as Britons cut back on spending
Britons usually love a bargain but it seems our spending on fashion and luxury foodstuffs is being hit as more than 36 million (76 per cent) of us prepare to settle in for a period of belt-tightening.
Shop around and you can still save £thousands
Moneyextra.com's latest quarterly review of financial services highlights the savings available just by making the right financial decisions.
Till debt do us part
Weddings might be decreasing in popularity but new research reveals that even in the current financial climate Brits will still risk going further into the red to get hitched.
Teenagers can't budget
Teenage children are preparing to take on credit cards, loans and overdrafts when they turn 18, despite not being able to undertake basic budgeting tasks efficiently, according to a new study by the AXA Financial Task Force.
No hols barred
More than one in three people (38%) are refusing to forego their summer holiday this year, despite money being tight, preferring instead to ration their daily treats in the run up to summer, according to new research from American Express Travellers Cheques.
Living costs pushing retirees to the edge
More than one in two retirees, 54%, are struggling to make ends meet as the cost of living escalates, according to new research from Engage Mutual.
Inflation rate facing the elderly has surged to 4.1%
Alliance Trust's independent study of age related inflation has found that inflation surged in April and hit the over 75 year olds the hardest - this age group now faces an inflation rate of 4.1%.
Beware the Government inflation trap
The difference between the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) and the true rate of inflation means that for many people, household income lags behind personal inflation.