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Category : Current financial events
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
Mindful Money
I seem to be getting asked for a lot of interviews lately, so I’ve neglected the site a bit. If you want to see what I’ve been up to, there are a few articles on a site I’m … Continue reading
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Jobs and stress
I was recently asked to comment on some new research by Everyman about the stressors in life. The reason it got to me was that Terri Bodell, Deputy Chairman of the National Association of Counsellors, Hypnotherapists and psychotherapists, noted “money … Continue reading
Once in a lifetime
Are you going to the Olympics? I have to say I’m not that bothered for myself. But I’ve got friends who have gone for the maximum value of tickets they can afford (and sometimes rather more!) And I’m surprised that … Continue reading
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Mum, dad and Wayne Rooney
There was a nice article in the Mail today that quoted me fairly extensively (and mentioned the book), on the lengths parents go to in funding their adult children, with weddings etc. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1388478/Will-cosseted-new-generation-break-Bank-Mum-Dad.html I also did an interview on Tuesday, … Continue reading
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Consumer Confidence
There was a nice illustration of some of the basics points that I keep making on the BBC last week. One is the habit economists have of simplifying everything to the point that they can understand it, which … Continue reading
