Author: Gabriella
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A Beginner’s Guide to Savings
A key part of financial management is to keep regular savings either for a rainy day, to save up for something important or just to set some money aside for you to enjoy yourself. Although savings is always a good thing, there are different ways to save that can bring more benefits to your personal…
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Finance Quiz of the Year
The end of 2023 is fast approaching so amongst the festivities it is also a time to reflect on the year and here’s a perfect way to do so. I’ve compiled a 2023 business and personal finance quiz of the year to see how much you remember…best of luck! 2023 has been a brilliant but…
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Consumer Rights Mythbusting
Consumer rights are one of the most important parts of your personal finance arsenal in that they protect you when things go wrong with any purchases. However, for some reason, there are a crazy number of widespread myths about consumer rights that are either just plain wrong or used to be true (but aren’t anymore).…
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Spotify: Wrapped up in their problems?
Spotify are by far the biggest player in the music streaming market with over 574 million users but have a massive problem: they’ve only ever made a profit once. Since its formation in 2006, Spotify has had a meteoric rise to near ubiquity and being the most popular way to access music, practically causing the…
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What does the Autumn Statement mean for your personal finances?
Earlier today, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivered his Autumn Statement to the Commons and among the political spiel and economic updates there were some key points that have a real impact on our personal finances. An awful lot was covered in Hunt’s speech (I made 6 pages of notes) and I haven’t included…
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Which are the best and worst Christmas adverts of 2023?
It’s that time of year when businesses bring out their Christmas cheer in an attempt to make people spend more money through the medium of cute, fluffy animals and sappy songs in their big-budget Christmas adverts. This flurry of festive promotion is something I find particularly fascinating as not only are they make or break…
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Bank of England holds base rate at 5.25%
The Bank of England has voted for the second time to hold the base rate at 5.25% in response to the recent slight fall in inflation. The Monetary Policy Committee voted 6-3 to hold the rates at 5.25% (the same decision as last meeting) thus putting an end to the frequent rate rises we have…
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Is it all over for Perez?
It’s been a rough ride for Sergio Perez in 2023 as despite being second in the standings his future at F1’s top team has come under question. Perez has had a tumultuous season at Red Bull as despite his team-mate dominating the field and securing the world championship the Mexican’s performances in the same car…
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Was F1 Academy’s first season a success?
The all-female racing series’ inaugural campaign has reached its conclusion with Marta García becoming F1 Academy’s first champion. However, since the chequered flag fell after Sunday’s race, questions have been raised as to whether F1 Academy is set to achieve its objective of promoting women in motorsport ultimately leading to a woman in Formula One.…
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TV Review: Britain’s Housing Crisis – What went wrong?
Britain is in the grip of a housing crisis and has been for more than a decade with solving it a challenge that no government from neither side of the political spectrum has been able to truly solve. The housing market is somewhat of a political hot potato as a large core of the UK…
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