Posts Tagged ‘debt’

Christmas Shopping And The Debt It Creates

Friday, May 13th, 2011

Tis the season to be jolly and of course giving! Our favorite Christmas motto states, “It is better to give than to receive.” It is very common for families during the holidays to run up tremendous high-interest credit card debt to buy their children elaborate and expensive gifts such as computers, stereos and designer clothes [...]

A Merry Christmas And A Skint New Year? Time To Think Again

Friday, January 14th, 2011

Christmas is all about fun, cheer and goodwill to all men – isn’t it? Most people remember it as being the most exciting day of the year up until they were about 12, when it suddenly became one of the most stressful. From year to year, Christmas consistently costs Britons more and is named as [...]

Easy Ways To Avoid Christmas Debt

Friday, November 19th, 2010

Christmas time can lead debt if you are not careful. I hope you all know how to manage your money for the Christmas rush. But just in case you don’t, I am going to give you some very important pointers. These tips should help you get through the season, with more than just the shirt [...]

How to Save Money Christmas Shopping

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

It’s that time of year again – for those of us who are financially disciplined, you’ve either already completed your 2008 holiday shopping or you’ve got the money set aside and ready to go. For the rest of us, we’ve only just barely thought about Christmas shopping – and believe it or not, the big [...]

Cancel The Credit Card Christmas

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

…Before Your Credit Cards Get Cancelled! Every year, we respond the same way, like Scrooge, giving away the store to avoid the Ghost of Christmas Future. Unfortunately, if we use credit cards to buy Christmas decorations, refreshments and gifts, most us are haunted by the Ghost of Christmas Past…the past 20 Christmases, if we make [...]

Money Worries This Christmas? – Time to Get Your Head Straight (Part 2)

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

In part one of this series of articles; we talked about how Christmas can be a time of worry with the primary reason being money. We discussed how most people tend to live right up to their available money and how Christmas can take us beyond that. For many it appears like a time of [...]

Christmas Without Debt

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

For far too many of us, the Christmas season is a time that is full of anxiety and unnecessary spending. Let’s have a Christmas without Debt. Take a look at a few ideas that can make your Christmas and shopping budget truly Merry. Ready, Set, Go Shopping When is it time to start shopping for [...]

Consumers Christmas Cost Concerns Uncovered

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Such is the assertion of CreditExpert, which reveals that 45 per cent of those questioned hold concerns about how the extra expense involved in the build-up to the festive period will impact upon their spending. The credit file company points out that in an attempt to get to grips with money management for the Christmas [...]

Hard Up Brits Worried About Christmas

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

As Christmas draws in, every day people’s struggles have been highlighted. Head of personal finance, David Kuo from money website Fool, believes that large numbers of people across the country that are simply living “from hand to mouth” will struggle to put any money aside in time for Christmas. The continuing squeeze on finances being [...]

Christmas on a Budget

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Many people are going to have to think twice about what they spend this Christmas. More so than previous years, money is getting tight for everyone. So keeping a check on your spending habits is going to be tough. But if thought about carefully, it need not be all doom and gloom this Christmas Season. [...]