Fraudster’s getaway on last minute bookings
For credit card fraudster to succeed they rely on the credit card being valid and that the system does not pick it up, otherwise all of the illegal work would have been for nothing.
There is a growing sector for credit card fraud where the credit card and the fraudster are able to get away, literally!
The [...]
The figures never lie
Sometimes it is only when things get so bad, that all the finance secrets start to come out. As with the financial institutions who managed to hide their exposure to bad debt, so do individuals sometimes hide the truth about their current financial status.
These lies often lead to a serious breakdown the relationship, so what [...]
Online fraud scares consumers
Although it may seem from the figures that are often released online sales are on the rise, so that would mean that the average consumer would be ok with conducting their business online. Not necessarily so, because in a recent survey it has been found that a third of internet users are not happy to [...]
April 16, 2009Hackers find how to steal PIN numbers
It used to be that hackers who wanted o steal PIN numbers would have to do this one by one; this would normally mean that they would have to use skimming, cameras fitted to ATM machines or by phishing attacks.
However, in the US it has been found that when a PIN number in entered the [...]
Lessons in Personal Finance
These days more than ever are times when personal finance should be taught to young adults, especially if they are leaving home to go to college or just starting out on a new career. Whatever the route taken, personal finance is going to take up a large part of their life from now on.
Yet with [...]
Motivating kids for finance
Motivating kids for finance
The key to a secure future for today’s youngsters is for them to be taught at an early age about the basics of finance. It seems that they are growing up with the belief that you can have everything now and pay it off as you please, the never, never as it [...]
Organising business finances
This time more than ever is when business people should be organising their finances in order for their business to run more smoothly and efficiently. It is a matter of making things count and not missing out on anything at all.
There are some simple steps that the small business owner can take in order to [...]
UK getting more into debt
Ever since the credit crisis began we have heard the term “Fiscal Aid” this where the government introduce fund into the economy like the funding of the banks and the cut in VAT, these investments are supposed to support the country’s finances.
However, the governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King has issued a warning [...]
Twitter can save you money
Twitter used to be laughed at as being a waste of time, after all who can bothered with sending and reading short messages? Well as it turns out quite a lot of people and the information, being sent around the Twitters can be very useful indeed.
Money matters has become one of the hot topics on [...]
Penny pinching is in these days
Although the old way of spend now and pay later is still on the minds of many people, there is a new wave of people who want to sit back and save as much money as possible, rather the old way of spend, spend, spend.
Behind this new thrifty lifestyle is the use of the internet, [...]
Organizing business finances
Managing business finances is not that different to managing personal finances except that business finances are much more serious and in some cases are governed by laws. Because of this, it is essential that a firm grip is taken on them, especially during these current times.
There are some simple methods that can be put into [...]
Managing your finances in a credit crisis
Getting a grip on your finances is hard enough, but with a full blown credit crisis creating all sorts of problems for many people there is an extra pressure on people to get a grip on their finances in order to be ready should the worst happen.
The problem for ordinary people is that they have [...]
Tips for saving money
There is no magic formula to saving and managing money, it just takes a bit of will power and the need to get your finances under control, before they get on top of you. This is because if they are left unchecked then they will surely get on top of you.
However, it does not have [...]
Fixing your finances
These days getting on top the personal finances should be a priority for most as by doing this it can be a way of getting ready for a new future where finance does not control you, but rather the other way around.
If ever there was a better time to get on top of the finances [...]
Fixing your credit rating
Your credit rating can affect the way that you conduct your life for a long time, this is especially important these days with the credit and finance industry being in such a state right now.
The first thing to do is get a copy of your credit report, there are three main agencies so it is [...]
Fixing your finances
There are plenty of websites which will tell how where you are going wrong with your finances, but are nay of these sites any good and do they really offer the sort of service that will help people to get on top of their finances.
Essentially the best way to get to keep on top your [...]
Get your finances under control
Today as the new year finally gets under way the reality of the financial crisis reappears, for many people the credit crunch has been on the back burner for a week or so, but with the festive season now behind us, it is time to face up to reality.
There are several ways to get yourself [...]
How to mess up your finances
For many people telling them how to mess up their finances is not needed this is because they are doing a very good job of messing their finances up all on their own.
However you have to think that this is not by design and is more by not understanding where they are going wrong, which [...]
Surviving the credit crunch
For some people it may already be too late to avoid the current financial crisis, but that does not mean that it is the end. In fact, in many cases this is just the beginning of getting on top of all things financial.
The world of personal finance is something that has to be worked on [...]
Surviving the credit crunch
For some people the idea of debt consolidation is their only route out of debt, what this means is that they roll up all of their debts into one payment. This payment should be a lot less than all of the individual debt payments.
In theory this would normally work, because once the consolidation loan has [...]