Public sector facing job cuts
There was a time when working in public services was probably one of the safest positions that anyone could go for. To make that career choice even better careers in public services are very diverse too.
However, this sector is set to be hit with cutbacks; in fact around 350,000 jobs are likely to be lost [...]
Older workers worst in financial crisis
It was not that long ago when the older more experienced worker was being hailed as the saviour of many businesses. This was especially so in the retail sector, who were only too quick to announce what a good these older people were doing.
But now it seems as the financial crisis continues, companies are having [...]
Bee’s contribution to the UK economy
There has been a lot of talk about the reduction in the honeybee population, not just here in the UK but around the world. Somehow, the significance of this has been overlooked after all; the honeybee is just an insect and therefore would not be missed.
Yet recent research has shown that the humble honey bee [...]
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 [...]
Wasting energy will cost consumers pounds
This time last year most people in the UK were celebrating their good fortune of living in a booming economy which in turn fuelled foreign holidays, cars and just about anything else that you could think of, then all of sudden it stopped.
Almost over night things began to crash around us, but as people tighten [...]
Creative’s overtake finance workers
At one time the finance industry was one of the largest employers in the UK and in the world as a whole, but according to research carried out by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) this is all about to change.
The creative sector is growing and to such an extent that [...]
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 [...]
Recession played out in games
The cause of the current financial situation can be seen in the type and style of computer games that have been available over the years, but not just any old games what we are talking about are the business and world development games.
These games like the Sims, Tycoon, SimCity 2000 and 3000, SimTower, Capitalism, even [...]
Spend or save in the credit crunch
There are two different ideas here, the first is to save and cut back on all expenditure, this would seem to be sensible as the current financial climate is unsure and in some cases very fragile.
Therefore, by saving money this could make sure that if the worse happens then you have something to fall [...]
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 [...]
How to set up a budget
When a person first sets up home it seems like a great thing, you can do what you like, go out, stay in and most of all spend your money on whatever you want, but in reality, setting up home is not all fun and games.
If you intend to stay in your own place, then [...]
Billionaires lose £100 billion
It seems that everyone has been feeling the pinch during this financial crisis and it comes to something when the billionaires are losing billions too.
It is very hard to feel sorry for billionaires but really, we should do, because these are the people who employ millions, they build large organisations and networks with other companies, [...]
Where finances go wrong
In this day and age we are going to be seeing a lot of advice on where we have all gone wrong, but it is not necessarily so that everyone is in the same position, this is because they are not some people have been known to save instead of spending their cash.
Yet these people [...]
Families look to save cash on school dinners
There is one gauge, which tells the true story of the general public’s financial status, and it happens to be in the schools, or to be more precise the amount of families who are qualifying for free school meals.
This occurs when families’ income is reduced to a certain level and they are then able to [...]
Cat beats the credit crunch
A cat that lives in an unmanned railway station in Kinokawa in Japan has turned the fortunes of the city around, the cat, which was born in the station, had been brought up by a neighbouring store until it was old enough to go it alone.
She now patrols the station wearing a mini railway uniform; [...]
Moving abroad is good for the kids
It is a simple fact of life that living abroad can be good for your family’s lifestyle and more importantly the family finances. In research carried out for the HSBC they found that not only are ex-pats happier with their new lives, they are in fact better off too.
The cost of raising children abroad is [...]
Surviving the student years
Going to college and university ca have some hidden costs, which always catches the student out, whether it is utility bills or some other unforeseen cost the student. It is rare that a student has cash to spare unless they are able to make some additional cash.
There are opportunities out there for that could [...]
Top cities for careers in finance
Virtually every city in the world has its own finance centre, which is good for someone looking to start a career in the finance sector, but as with everything in life, some are going to be better than others.
In order to find the best city to launch a finance career there are several factors that [...]
Achieving your goals
The idea that you can get what you want from life by planning everything out to letter, well for some people this can be so, but on the other hand, there are those that believe that everything has been laid out in fate.
However clearly there are people who go against the trends and yet they [...]
BP invests in eco fuels
BP has been marketing themselves as a green oil company, they have changed their logo to look like a flower and now they are investing into an eco fuel business named Verenium.
This is the first time that BP have actually become involved with green fuels, but they are not doing by halves the investment is [...]