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Category : Current financial events
If borrowing is the answer
II did a piece about people in debt a while ago. One of the things that caused the physical problems I mentioned is that people have chronic debt. That’s, chronic, not in the sense of bad, but of … Continue reading
Where does the money go?
I was asked recently to say what would happen with the hundreds of millions (billions?) of pounds being refunded for mis-sold insurance policies. A twenty minute conversation became (as these things do) a single line in the Financial Mail … Continue reading
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Couples and finance at Christmas
I’ve been on radio a bit lately. I was on BBC Newcastle about people spending on their children, and on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire about the rise in buying tokens rather than spending money. This was on … Continue reading
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Why don’t they listen?
I’ve said several times that it would be really handy if the UK Government actually bothered to ask what to do in specialist areas instead of going their own way. But what do they do? They decide to ask their political … Continue reading
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Obesity epidemic
I’ve seen headlines about the obesity epidemic recently (e.g. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-301419/Fat-Britain-Tackling-obesity-epidemic.html). I’m surprised by the incredulity people show that so many are obese. Why do you think we evolved to have the taste buds we do, to taste sweet, … Continue reading
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Radio interviews
I did a series of radio interviews yesterday. It’s for a site named Cash is Cool which, as the name suggests is pro-cash as opposed to credit cards. Although in theory people can use credit free (if they handle … Continue reading
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BBC News 24
I’m on TV – BBC News just called about doing a brief interview at 8 PM this evening about the economic news from a psychological angle. It’s based in part on my comments about the Double dip depression at (http://www.mindfulmoney.co.uk/6610/investing-strategy/will-there-be-a-doubledip-recession-we-ask-the-experts.html). … Continue reading
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Another blog
I’ve been asked to write a blog for the Mindful Money site, which will allow me to do a lot of things that don’t really fit on this site very well. That’s going to be coming up soon, … Continue reading
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The happiness survey
There are reports in the press today about the Happiness survey. The comments made in the press – this is all obvious and a waste of money - are both fair and unfair. They’re fair because, as I’ve said … Continue reading
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Want what you’ve got or get what you want?
I did a brief radio interview on BBC Radio Birmingham yesterday. It was about the couple who won £161 million on the Euro lottery, and had to go into hiding from all the begging letters. The presenter, Tammy … Continue reading
