Divorce is expensive

We all know that as a woman when you walk down that aisle the last thing on your mind is divorce, but as years go by and things you expected to change don’t or circumstances change and you can not take it anymore, the only option available is divorce. There are many couples that get [...]

Positive economic trends for 2013

Even though most of the world is preparing for recession and economists are warning that things are going to get tougher before they become easier, I read this article which has a positive spin on some of the things we can look forward to in 2013. The economy in the USA is seen as a [...]

The Eurozone would be worse for the British

What austerity would be like in Britain

I recently read an article where British ‘austerity’ is compared to that of countries in the Eurozone. With the current economic crisis across the Eurozone and the UK it is amazing that many economists are applying one set of rules to countries in the Eurozone and another to Britain. Countries such as Greece are being [...]

Be your own boss trends

  There are lots of people all over the world that want to work for themselves or have ‘flexi-hours’ so that they can attend family functions or even miss peak hour traffic. A recent study conducted by Intuit reported that by 2020 more than 40% of the American workforce will be freelancers, contractors and temp [...]

Unemployment for the Entrepreneur

What austerity would be like in Britain

Can you claim unemployment and start your own business? As an employee of a company every month a deduction from your gross salary goes towards unemployment insurance, although the company does pay a portion to the same fund for you, essentially that money is your own money which is made available to you once you [...]

An Introduction to Bitcoin Mining

  Bitcoins are a type of online, digital currency that first emerged in 2009. Since they are not physical, tangible objects, Bitcoins must be generated and this is done using a process known as ‘mining’. With this alternative, electronic money gaining more attention as of late, interest in mining has peaked but many people are still [...]

Individual Savings Account (ISA) in a nutshell

While browsing the internet I came across this post which gives a general breakdown on what an Individual Savings Account (ISA) is all about. Some of it is general knowledge to most people who invest their money regularly or try and save on a monthly basis, other snippets were more interesting. Did you know that [...]

Brits set to get less from Savings

With the rising inflation and the FFL (Funding for Lending Scheme) interest rates have taken a nose dive and it does not look like they going to be recovering anytime soon. Many people who are reliant on the monthly dividends from their savings are going to be forced to look at higher risk assets so [...]

How Valuable Are Diamonds?

A lot of women still believe that the best engagement present is the diamond ring that her fiancé places on her left hand ring finger as a symbol of her belonging to him and their commitment to one another. Although there are many women who want to be different, they tell their boyfriends that they [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to Bitcoins

‘Bitcoins’ is a term cropping up more and more in the world of business and finance but a lot of people are still unaware of it or are yet to know what it actually is or how it works. With their growing prominence and importance; hopefully this will make things a little clearer. What is [...]