Back in June, I was looking around for ways to make money online and came across sites that paid you to click. The idea is that you sign up, log in and then click on ads of companies that sell products or services you’re interested in. In return you get paid. Simple. Read the rest of this entry »

800,000 Standard Life with profits policy holders have seen their payouts reduce by around 9%. Performance of the £41.2bn with-profits fund has been poor over the past twelve months, meaning those customers whose policy is due to expire this year, could see a shortfall between the policy value and their outstanding mortgage amount. Read the rest of this entry »

Betfair is the worlds biggest betting community, with over 15 million bets placed every day. It is no surprise therefore, that Betfair offers unrivalled value and control when betting. You can choose to bet whether a specific outcome will happen i.e. back your selection, or choose that it won’t happen i.e. lay your selection. So you are choosing whether your selection will win, as you would with a traditional bookmakers, or you also have the option to choose that it won’t win. Read the rest of this entry »

With the cost of food shopping on the increase, it is important to only buy what you need and avoid making unecessary purchases. The first tip is to write a shopping list. By doing so you are planning ahead and are looking at what items you’ve already got in the fridge, freezer and cupboards and thus will avoid getting too much of one thing. Read the rest of this entry »

After recent price increases by Centrica and other gas suppliers, it is now the turn of the water companies to announce future price rises. They have approached Ofwat, the water industry regulator, with details of how much they want to increase prices from 2010. Read the rest of this entry »