Rule one: Do not act incautiously when confronting little bald wrinkly smiling men.
Posted in financial on May 19th, 2008
As the “credit crunch” continues to bite, and the daily news carries stories of apparently wealthy, middle class professionals turning to debt advisor’s in their droves, we are surrounded by advertising from all manner of financial institutions asking us to hand over our money.
The four banks that come most readily to mind are Halifax, ING […]
Posted in financial on Nov 5th, 2007
I don’t have time to blog about the predatory lending practices, that have left both the US and global financial market in such a poor and unstable state. However, while reading a news story at the BBC I came across a term describing these ’sub-prime’ loans:
Ninja loans
No Income No Job no Assets
I have just listened to a pension presentation regarding my employers stakeholder pension scheme. This has drawn may attention to the fact that, like many 30-somethings today, I do not have a pension. I also do not own a property, nor can I currently afford to buy one.
The average property price for a semi-detached house […]
Posted in financial on Jan 28th, 2007
There have been a number of occasions lately where I have been asked to supply a passed, for an on-line service, only to be told that my secure password could not be accepted. Perhaps my password is too short, to simple? No, in each case it was because I had used special characters, such as […]