It may be pretty obvious that the more holidays we take, the happier we are - but do you know on average how many holidays the Brits take every year, who the big spenders are and who are the big savers? Sun Life recently created this fun infographic with research conducted by Charterhouse Research to bring us these answers, so take a look below and get ready to plan your next … [Read more...] about Holidays make us Brits happy [Infographic]
Travelling
Travel the world for $50 a day
This sounds impossible, especially when Nomadic Matt is referring to places like Paris, Hong Kong and New York City, but with the tips that he provides it suddenly becomes possible! The greatest thing is that his basic tips can be applied to any destination in the world. Anyone who has traveled overseas knows that the two most expensive parts of the holiday is your … [Read more...] about Travel the world for $50 a day
Being polite gets you money back
We all know how frustrating it can be to have to cancel plans at the last minute due to unforeseen circumstances, and although there are fees that companies like the airlines will charge for the cancellation, if you are polite and ask you could have those fees waivered. There are other companies and circumstances where you are also charged a variety of fees for various … [Read more...] about Being polite gets you money back
Save money while travelling
We all know that we need to save costs on daily living as much as possible, and many daily commuters travel by train to work and back or even to meetings and friends. Here is a video where Patrick Collinson, the money editor for the Guardian, gives us some great tips on how to save on rail costs. Source: The Guardian … [Read more...] about Save money while travelling