In today’s economic state the consumer wants more for his pound, which includes being rewarded for consistently buying at a certain shop or chain store. The customer and consumer both want as much as they can get, because a lot of people are getting fired and it is unclear whether they will have enough income to help them through the bad times – through unemployment.
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Credit cards are useful things, but what should you do with them when they expire?
Don’t just cut them up and throw them away!
We live in a world where recycling is encouraged so why not re-use your credit cards! Read the rest of this entry »
As the unemployment rate continues to climb and as the cost of imports, especially food, continues to rise at an alarming rate, what is happening to household budgets?
The jobs being lost to the economy today or in three main sectors. The service sector, which accounts for 70% of the economy is suffering badly at the same time as financial services goes into reverse and construction grinds to a virtual halt.
1. Always keep your credit card data secure and check your credit card statement regularly. Doing silly things like keeping your pin number near to to your cards in your wallet has caused more people more stress than any other type of fraud. If a fraudster pickpockets your wallet or finds it lying in the street and there is a four digit number embedded somewhere in your wallet, they’re going to try withdraw money from a cash machine. Under this scenario, your bank will not protect you because their terms and conditions tell you to keep your pin number and your cards separate.