February 6, 2012

Financial Progress Checklist

We are coming to the end of November and it is only 50 days left in the year 2007. In case you haven’t noticed, the Christmas season is upon us AGAIN!!!. For many people, the holiday season are not very productive as far as accomplishing our most important goals for the year are concerned. Some [...]

Yuppies Are 'Struggling'

Do you know that it usually takes about 2 to 5 years of consistent overspending for major signs of financial difficulties to show? A newspaper article today told of the difference in the lives of ‘Yuppies’ in the 80s and now. According to the article, nearly half of people who were dubbed Yuppies in the [...]

What's A Little Loan Between Friends?

Borrowing money from friends or relatives may be a life-saver when you are in desperate need for the fact that there is no interest added (usually!!) and the friend may accept payment of a small sum of money each month or over a fixed period of time. However, the situation can become tricky if you [...]

Family Debts Continue To Soar

Children loosing money to their parents is not only source of family financial fiasco, the reverse is also true because members of many families are mentioning finances as the main cause of conflicts. According to a survey commissioned by Skipton Building Society, more than half of the UK residents owe money to relatives and the [...]

Children Prefer Piggy Bank To Parents

Naturally children often take some actions innocently in many respects but sometimes it may just be due to what they have observed and are reacting to. A Press Association article this week brings this to light like i have never seen it before. Referring to a poll for the Personal Finance Education Group (Pfeg) and [...]