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More healthcare workers using short-term loans
With the cost of living continuing to rise and wages failing to keep up, more and more healthcare workers are using short-term loans to meet unexpected costs.
How to do Christmas on a budget (and make it great!)
Many of us embark on the festive season with good intentions. Whether we’re trying to do Christmas on a budget, help out charities, dedicate more time to family and friends or make greener choices, there’s always something that we feel we could be doing better.So, whether you're celebrating Christmas this December or enjoying other aspects of the festive season, how can you make this year even more positive? We’ve put our heads together and have come up with some ways that could help us all to cut back, and give back, this festive season. Here goes!
Our ultimate guide to reuse, recycle, repair
We’ve researched the easiest, most effective ways to reuse, recycle and repair your old things and we’re going to share these insights with you here, so dig out the super glue and the needle and thread and read on!
It’s time to get savvy about cybercrime and fraud
As the Met Police’s recent Operation Elaborate initiative illustrated, fraudsters are constantly upping their game. It’s up to all of us to get savvy and protect ourselves from this ever-evolving threat.
9 ways to have the ultimate cheap night out
With a few clever hacks and a little more pre-planning, we think you can still have an amazing night out on a budget. Read on for our tips and tricks to save you cash when eating, drinking and dancing the night away!
10 food storage hacks that can help your food last longer
Throwing away food that’s past its best is frustrating and disheartening. Money’s tight for so many of us right now and the cost of food is rising all the time. These food storage hacks will prolong the life of your groceries, and save you cash.
Can your name affect your earning potential?
“A name is a powerful thing. It sets one apart and gives significance,” said author Jessica Khoury. However, are names powerful enough to dictate how wealthy we will be when we grow up?
9 ways the vintage clothing industry helps to save the planet
Here, we take a look at nine ways that the vintage clothing industry can help the environment, but also at how buying vintage can help us all save money and reduce poverty all over the world.
Could you go a whole year without buying anything new?
Over the past few decades, we’ve all become so very good at consuming. Many of us buy new things so often that we barely notice we’re doing it. Over the past 20 years, the rise of fast fashion, discount supermarkets and online shopping have made it easier to justify blindly consuming. It’s no good for the environment and it’s no good for our bank balances.
If women designed money
Moneyboat delves into this gender gap between male and female figures on money, breaks this down to see which countries have the largest discrepancy, and offers an insight into which famous faces we may see grace banknotes if women designed money.
What is a logbook loan and what are the alternatives to logbook loans?
As well as payday loans, overdrafts, credit cards, and other short-term forms of personal credit, you may have come across the term ‘logbook loan’. Borrowing money against the value of your car may sound interesting, but what exactly are logbook loans and are they ever worth considering?
What's a loan shark?
A startling piece of research has just been published by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), which found that as many as 1.08 million people in the UK are currently borrowing from illegal lenders, also known as ‘loan sharks’, when they are unable to find short-term loans or other more sensible alternatives.