Want to make the most of your financial resources this year? Then here are a few things to consider: Get rid of your debt Before you do anything else, direct your resources at reducing or removing your debt altogether. However good an investment performs, it’s unlikely to bring you a return that is more than […]
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Starting an online business has a number of advantages compared to starting a traditional business or working in one. For one thing, an online business is a lot cheaper to start up, especially once you consider the savings you’ll make not having to rent physical premises. An online business also means you can conduct business […]
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In the summer of 2015, the chancellor at the time, George Osborne announced the decision to cut mortgage interest tax relief for buy-to-let landlords. This was – and still is- deemed disastrous to the sector by property experts who believe the tenants will bear the brunt.
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There is no doubt that the world has significantly advanced when it comes to technology in the past few decades. Today, almost every machine that we use has a computer inside of it and many people own more than one personal computer, compared to just three or four decades ago when personal computers were still […]
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Less than a decade ago, Uber came on the scene and changed the way traditional business is done. What’s more, the company introduced a new generation of young entrepreneurs who are disrupting and challenging industries such as transportation, travel and retail.
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The Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) industry has become interchangeable with pyramid schemes, all because someone at the top of the “pyramid” gets a bit greedy and is too lazy to come up with a real product or service they could otherwise sell legitimately without getting rich off of the backs of desperate people in their down-time. […]
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For the first time in a long time, I found myself stuck in traffic and that had me thinking back to the days when I had a full-time job, prior to the company I worked for going all the way bust. I definitely don’t miss being stuck in traffic and having the option to travel […]
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I reckon it was somewhat of a blessing in disguise that my interaction with the financial sector had me first coming into contact with the industry as a consumer, then as a professional working right at the heart of it and then finally as a consumer again. I mean, having the company you work for […]
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If it seems as if I’m dwelling a bit too much on that period in my life when I lost my job due to the company I was working for going bankrupt, it’s because it really had a huge impact on my life and perhaps played the biggest role in shaping the man I am […]
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Priority debts are debts that are more important than other outgoings. They are classed as a priority as the law allows extreme actions to be taken if a borrower fails to make a repayment. For example, the creditor may: Repossess or evict a debtor from their home Hire bailiffs to remove a person’s belongings from […]
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