It’s always a big day out heading to Ikea.
So whether you love a trip there – or your heart sinks at the very thought, you’ll want to make the most of it.
Step in the Money Saving Expert website, founded by financial guru Martin Lewis.
The site’s experts and users have...
Spring is only a couple of weeks away, but homeowners are still reeling from the cost of their winter electrical bills. With this in mind, Electrical Systems Instructor at Surry Community College Joey Boles is making some suggestions on how homeowners can save money on their electrical bill during...
Identity theft and identity fraud refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.
How can you slow down ID THEFT?
Monitor your credit report.
Shred any unused document with identifying information...
The average American homeowner pays $2,535 for oil heat and $732 for gas over the October to March winter season — that’s a lot of money, and there are ways to bring that down.
Electricity and the environment
It heated up the bed quickly and was fun to cuddle — and...
THOSE toy cars you remember playing with as a child could now be worth a fortune.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of miniature car favourites Hot Wheels and the 65th anniversary of Matchbox, and their values have gone up dramatically over the years, according to research by GoCompare.com.
As with...
As young people are growing up they have set many goals for themselves to achieve when we finish school, but how to realize these goals has always been a problem for many because majority of people have issues with investment. Here are 10 key investment tips that can help...
From printing press and steam engine to cars, phones and computers, countless inventions transformed human life and our economy.
It’s unfathomable how different life would be without them. Imagine a world without oil refining, light bulbs, assembly lines, indoor plumbing or adhesive bandages. Few people fathom that since capitalism started,...
IT MAY be a century since women got the vote, but true financial equality is still years away as they continue to trail men on pay, pensions and savings.
As millions of families mark Mother’s Day some may feel they have little to celebrate as the gender pay and pension...
Spring break is almost here, so it’s officially time to pack up your swimsuit and beach reads and get some much-needed vitamin D. But don’t worry if you haven’t made any travel plans yet — here are tips on booking and where to go without breaking the bank.
Booking tips
To...
Saving money is essential to accomplish big and small financial goals, from saving for retirement, to affording your next family vacation, to building your emergency fund.
Unfortunately, most of us are saving far too little. With a quarter of Americans lacking savings for an emergency and almost 4 in 10...
