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My financial embarrassment
A friend recently returned, seemingly traumatised, from what he described as "a terrible date".
Taxpayers in £481m police pension top-up
The taxpayer is having to bail out the police pension fund with almost half a billion pounds a year, it has emerged.
Repossess our home? But we've got PPI
When Julie Moss and Barry Goodison took out a mortgage to buy their council home, they thought they had done everything right: they could afford the mortgage and had taken out payment protection insurance (PPI) to cover the monthly payments should one of them lose their job.
Nurseries: Is a fiver a minute enough to stop parents exploiting them?
Struggling parents are being hit with fines of up to £300 an hour for late collection of their children from nurseries.
Make your money work for a good cause too
Do you want your money to work for you and for your favourite charities this Christmas? There are a number of ways to do this, from buying presents through specialist credit cards to giving your children and grandchildren investments that benefit charity – but you need to look closely at the terms, as not all of them are as generous as they initially look.
Claimants await judgment over bank charges for unauthorised overdrafts
More than one million banking customers will come a step closer this week to learning whether they will be able to claim back charges they paid for unauthorised overdrafts.
Caribbean property investors fear for their deposits
Buyers of Caribbean holiday homes from a British developer fear their flats and villas will never be built and that they may lose tens of thousands of pounds.
Why no free room at the Holiday Inn?
My mother spent her last few days in an Oxford hospice and, to be with her at the end, my sister and I stayed for three nights in two rooms at the local Holiday Inn Express.
The secret to dealing with a bad boss
For most people, the logical first step towards dealing with a work problem is to approach your manager.
The removals man: Leader of the pack
The first thing I discover on meeting Gary Bligh is that he does not drive a lorry.