Spending Habits
Brits turn hobbies into professional pastimes
One in four Brits (25%) admit to having aspirations to leave their current job behind and start a new job or business based on their hobby, according to the Professional Pastimes research from Friends Provident, the FTSE 100 life and pensions company.
UK consumer confidence falls
As expected, the Nationwide Consumer Confidence Index fell back in August reflecting the impact of five interest rate rises over the past year. The main Index fell by two points, but it was not alone.
Football fans to attend fewer live games this season
Around one in every ten football fans (9%) intends to reduce their attendance at live matches this season as rising match day costs hit home, according to new research from Virgin Money.
Brits are happy campers
Brits spend more than £1 billion a year on camping and caravanning according to research from Barclays Personal Loans.
Your statutory rights are not affected – but just what are they?
Which? is launching a shoppers’ rights campaign today in London’s Carnaby Street after discovering how few people know their statutory rights.
£2.1 billion to be spent on “renewals” in September
Homeowners will spend over half a million hours in September shopping around for their next mortgage deal, according to new research from Abbey Mortgages.
Parents find school costs difficult to meet
Three out of four parents and guardians find meeting their child’s school costs ‘very’ or ‘quite’ difficult, according to a new survey from national charity Citizens Advice.
Market volatilty hasn’t crunched consumer confidence
Turbulent markets have failed to rock consumer confidence and may even have prompted a turn in optimism over interest rates, according to the latest Consumer Barometer from Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets.
Free parcel service to frontline troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
Royal Mail’s free parcel service to frontline troops in Iraq and Afghanistan will be available from the UK’s 14,200 Post Office branches from Monday 3 September.
‘Terminal boredom buying’ costs UK holidaymakers £250m
UK holidaymakers wasted over a quarter of a billion pounds in foreign airports this summer using up leftover currency, according to a study released by Post Office Travel Services.
Brits failing to bank a holiday
Over 17 million people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will find themselves working this bank holiday even though they technically have the day off, according to first direct, the bank that never holidays.
We fear for our future, but live for now
Not having enough money in old age is the worst fear for a quarter of Brits, according to research by Scottish Widows.
British women defy Keane’s outrage
Despite Roy Keane’s recent outburst accusing WAGS of dictating their football boyfriends earnings in order to satisfy their love affair with shopping, new research from Engage Mutual reveals that British women are in fact the savvier of the sexes when it comes to money.
Free parcel service for frontline troops
Royal Mail is proud to announce today that it will be making special arrangements for a free parcel service to British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The cost of keeping up with the Joneses
Impressing friends with high social spending, showing off designer clothes and splashing out on flash cars; a new study reveals that Brits are spending £45bn annually just to keep up with the Joneses.