Posts Tagged ‘finance’

Brits ‘Planning Ahead’ For Spending During Christmas

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

With about a quarter of Britons moving house doing so over the Christmas season, consumers are being advised to be conscious of the impact that this can have on their finances, it has been suggested. Meanwhile, some eight per cent of people state that they are prepared to move during the last month of the [...]

The 3 Gadgets Will Revolutionize Your Christmas – Take Note As You Will Be Your Relative’s Favorite

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Think Your New Dell Laptop and Hyundai Accent is Cheap? Ok so you venture off to a mythical store where you can buy a car, laptop, mobile phone and large screen TV. Some standard technology items that a lot of us own already. Assuming all the items were new and fully functional by 2007 standards [...]

Christmas Has ‘Extraordinary Impact’ On Finances

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Concerns about the turmoil witnessed in the financial markets is to see many Britons attempt to rein in their spending in the build-up to Christmas, a new set of figures indicates. In a study carried out by Cornhill Direct, just under a third (30 per cent) of consumers state that they are going to spend [...]

Brits To Spend Big This Christmas

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Britons are set to spend almost 12 billion pounds on Christmas presents this year, newly-published figures reveal. Research conducted by Halifax suggests that the typical consumer is to splash out some 384 pounds 40p on gifts this year. With an estimated countrywide total of 11.92 billion pounds, many people could find that a loan is [...]

Credit Cards ‘Not The Best Way To Pay For Christmas’

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

In the run-up to Christmas, cash registers across the country will be ringing as millions of consumers head to the streets and on to the internet to find the perfect Christmas presents for their friends and family. With the added cost that Christmas brings, many people choose to put their spending on a credit card, [...]

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 Loan For the Holidays

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Celebrating Christmas is always fun but hard on one’s pockets. It’s the perfect time of the year for shopping. Sometimes you have to purchase new things like clothes, furniture and other stuff you have in mind. Gift-giving is just ordinary during the holiday season. You tend to buy for your family, friends, and relatives. Christmas [...]

Beat the Credit Crunch This Christmas – 4 Simple Steps

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

In the current economic climate it can be hard to imagine having a Christmas that you can afford as well as enjoy. The thought of Christmas can be stressful and leave us worrying about our bank-balance come January. The good news is you don’t have to compromise your fun to keep some money in your [...]

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 [...]