An exclusive special collection of articles written to explore interesting items in the world of money, finance, currency, travel and new developments.
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| Are You Into Online Banking? | A few years ago the idea of doing our banking in any other way than going into our local branch would have been unthinkable. That was when there simply was no other way to do it though, and things have certainly changed since then. | |
| Be Savvy With Your Savings | If you are in a good position financially then there is no better time to think about saving money. Unfortunately many people don’t consider this and tend to live for the moment rather than making firm plans for the future. | |
| Buried And Mutilated Currency | There is something about the idea of buried treasure that appeals to us all. And if there is money involved – especially that of a bygone age – then our attention is piqued even more. | |
| Buying Goods From Abroad – Is It Worth It? | That might seem like a strange question – after all, if you want to buy something you buy it in your own country. Don’t you? | |
| Buying Property Abroad | When people talk about the possibility of buying property in another country, our first thought is probably that they are looking for somewhere nice that they can retreat to when they go on holiday each year. | |
| Can You Live Below Your Means? | Living below your means is the way we should all be living. The basic idea is simple – spend less than you earn – but the actual reality of it seems to be something we are not really that familiar with. | |
| Charities And Collection Boxes | Most of us give at least some money to charity every now and again, whether it’s in the form of a regular direct debit going straight out of our bank account, or a few coins from our spare change dropped into a collecting tin held by someone that we see while we are out shopping. | |
| Could Your Business Start Importing Foreign Goods? | Virtually every business is always looking to increase profits in some way, and sometimes the best way to do that is to start looking further afield for solutions. | |
| Credit Card Debt Problems In Different Countries | It is well known that credit card debt in Britain is very high. The economy was very buoyant for a long time, which led people into an inevitable false sense of security. | |
| Currency Stories And Their Effect On Our Lives | Currency is something that has a profound impact on all our lives. You only need to go onto Google, Yahoo or any other search engine and look for ‘currency stories’ to find all kinds of results leading you to current news stories on the economy, the latest changes to world currencies and much more besides. | |
| Do Currencies Matter For Internet Businesses? | Doing business between countries used to be something of a pain for the businesses involved – and while some aspects of it are still tricky, the introduction of the internet has made it possible for even the smallest, one man band businesses to trade profitably with people on the other side of the world. | |
| Facts About The Single Global Currency Organisation | If you are familiar with any aspects of the currency markets, or you keep up with the news about financial topics on a regular basis, you may just have heard about the Single Global Currency Organisation. | |
| Finding The Finance To Start A Business | More and more people are thinking of giving up the idea of being employed by someone else and going into business for themselves instead. | |
| He Said What? Quotes About Money And Currency | You can tell a lot about a person by what they say. Similarly you can find out a lot about a particular subject by what people say about it. | |
| How Good Are Premium Bonds? | Plenty of people in the UK have got at least some Premium Bonds tucked away somewhere. | |
| How To Budget Effectively | How good are you at budgeting? Do you know where every penny goes each day? Do you have a rough idea how much money you have in each of your accounts? | |
| How To Choose The Right Mortgage | Unless you have vast amounts of cash sitting around that you can use, you’ll need to get a mortgage if you want to buy a house. | |
| How To Save Money On Your Holiday Currency | Everyone looks forward to going on their annual summer holiday but the whole process of booking it and arranging your holiday currency can take some time to get through. | |
| How Would A Recession Affect You? | You cannot have failed to hear, read or see something concerning the possibility of a recession in recent months. | |
| Is Investing In The Stock Market Right For You? | Everyone would love to earn more money but wanting it and knowing how to get it are two different things. | |
| It’s All Change To New Designs In The UK | If you live in the UK you will probably have heard about the brand new designs for our loose change by now. They were announced in early April after being unveiled by the Royal Mint. | |
| Kids And Currency | Kids have a very limited exposure to money and what it means in its broadest terms, but that is not to say they don’t know anything about it at all. | |
| Making Money In Forex With A Positive Outlook | So what is Forex all about anyway? If you are new to the subject you will probably know that it is all about making money from money, essentially. | |
| Moneygami – A New Way Of Looking At Banknotes | Whatever you think about the currency in use in your particular country, we all know those paper banknotes are worth less with each day that passes. | |
| No More Cheques? | The whole subject of money and currency is a fascinating one, especially the changes that have occurred through the years as our lives have changed and we have demanded more and better ways to be able to pay for anything we buy. | |
| Offset Mortgages – Are They Right For You? | While you have probably now heard about offset mortgages, you might not realise exactly what they entail. | |
| Online Work Opportunities In Foreign Countries | It’s a nice idea to think that you could hop on the internet for an hour or so, visit a few websites and make some money as a result. | |
| Our Concept Of Currency | No matter what country you live in or what currency you happen to use, everyone has a different opinion of what their currency is worth and what it can do for them. | |
| Saving Money On A Daily Basis | If you feel as though your money disappears on you every month, you are not alone. | |
| Sending Money Abroad | There are plenty of ways to move money nowadays. In fact it’s easier than ever before to make payments using any one of several different means. | |
| Six Things To Do With Your Coppers | Coppers, as they are referred to in Britain, are those small one pence and two pence coins that none of us like carrying around in our pockets. | |
| It’s A Bull Market: Slang Terms Involving Currency | Every corner of life tends to have a number of slang terms and colloquialisms relating to it, so it should come as no surprise that the world of currency is the same. | |
| So How Long Do Banknotes And Coins Last Anyway? | That’s a very good question – the most any of us think about how long our money lasts is how long we can hold onto it after we get paid, until we have to start giving it to other people for our mortgage payments, loans, food, necessities… and so it goes on. | |
| The Cost Of Promotion | The current credit crisis is causing problems in many countries all around the world. | |
| The Dangers Of Overextending Yourself | The global credit crunch has illustrated better than anything else could that it’s never a good idea to borrow up to your limit – let alone beyond it. | |
| The Idea Behind Reserve Currencies | Until recently you may not have heard too much about the concept of reserve currencies, but thanks to the current market turmoil around the world and the wobbliness of the dollar it has become a rather more common phrase. | |
| The New Quid? | While some people are starting to think seriously about the idea of a single currency for the whole world, it seems that a small group of earthlings are looking slightly further afield when it comes to creating a whole new currency. | |
| The Problem Of The Penny | You might already be aware that Americans have a bit of an aversion against the single dollar coin, preferring the ‘single’ or the ‘greenback’ banknote instead. | |
| The Pros And Cons Of Working Abroad | Most of us will only ever work in our own country, but the idea of working abroad is one that appeals to a lot of people for very different reasons. | |
| The Rise Of Online Gambling | Since the internet first came into our lives, there have been several subject areas that seem to have really taken off. | |
| The Roman Empire According To Coinage | Certain periods of history always tend to grab our attention more than others. One good example of this is the time of the Romans, and more specifically the Roman Empire. | |
| The Strange Case Of Barings Bank | If a bank has been around for a couple of hundred years you would expect it to be a pretty safe organisation. | |
| The Strange Things We Do With Money | Some people would say the fact that we put such value on banknotes which are essentially worthless is a pretty strange thing to do, but there are even stranger facts and quirky things we do with currency which say a lot about the kind of people we are. | |
| The US Presidential Coin Series | If you know anything at all about American currency, you’ll probably have heard that the Americans are not the most ardent fans of the dollar coin. | |
| Tips For Regular Travellers | While most of us restrict our foreign travel to once or perhaps twice a year when we go on holiday, some people are flying backwards and forwards into and out of other countries on a regular basis. | |
| Using Credit Cards While On Holiday | Although we all still queue up at the Bureau de Change to change our own cash into the currency of the country we will be visiting this year on our annual break, it’s still necessary to make sure we have other means of paying for goods and services while we are away. | |
| Ways To Bring In More Money | Not everyone is happy with the amount of money they earn. Some people actually struggle to survive from day to day even on the most basic level. | |
| Ways To Learn About Different Currencies | Learning about the world of currencies can be a fascinating topic to delve into. It may also come in extremely handy in a number of ways. | |
| What Are Your Money Habits Like? | From the moment you first got a shiny new coin in return for a tooth falling out, you started to form ideas and opinions about money, whether you realised it or not. | |
| What Do Interest Rates Mean To You? | If you tend to keep up with what’s going on in the world, you may well be one of those people who get a little worried when the talk on the television turns to one of interest rates. | |
| What Do You Do With Your Money? | No matter what country you live in or what type of currency you use, we all have different ways of handling our money. | |
| What Does The Word Economy Actually Mean? | Economy is a word that most of us who actually pay attention to the news will hear or read virtually every day. But what do we really make of that word? | |
| What Monopoly Can Teach Our Children | Monopoly ranks as one of the most popular games in the world, and its charm has captivated both children and adults alike for decades. | |
| What Would You Do With A Huge Lottery Win? | We’re not just talking about a few thousand pounds here – we’re talking about millions. Maybe nineteen or twenty million pounds. | |
| What’s On Your Banknotes? | If you were to take a banknote out of your pocket, wallet or purse, it would no doubt look much like all the other banknotes you’ve ever handled. | |
| Which Is The Best Credit Card For You? | People decide to choose a new credit card for lots of different reasons. | |
| Why You Should Think About Earning Multiple Streams Of Income | It seems as though we’ve gone from having a strong economy to one that is teetering on the verge of causing us all sorts of problems. | |
| World Currencies – JSG Boggs’ Style | What do you do when you visit a restaurant and the time comes to pay the bill? | |
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