Men are the best at budgeting while women are actually more thrifty, a study into household finances has revealed. A detailed study has found that despite women traditionally holding the purse strings, it’s men who have better control of their cash. The research found men are more likely to live within their means, putting money [...]
More than half the working population would be ‘completely stuffed’ if they lost their job tomorrow, it emerged. Researchers who carried out a detailed study into the financial commitments of 2,000 adults revealed a worryingly high percentage are living ‘hand to mouth’ and have no savings to fall back on. Most of those blamed the [...]
The Age of Austerity has officially made penny pinching ‘cool’- research revealed that money-saving methods such as using discount vouchers, collecting reward points and bartering in shops are now considered en vogue. The study also found many of the modern day cost-cutting exercises were considered ‘shameful’ as little as five years ago. The report, which [...]
Brit’s have officially kept their Christmas spending conservative this year- with the big day just creeping it’s way around the corner, research has revealed that a third of Brits are spending less this festive season, with the rest sticking to the same budget as last year. In fact, a third of frugal Brits will be [...]
With the recession still biting, research has shown that one in ten people are now working a second job in addition to their main career. The study also found that those who take on secondary work reap the benefits of, on average, an extra £6347 a year. A massive half of all Brits are considering [...]
The recession is clearly not quite over- one in ten Brits would pose nude to earn extra cash, a study has revealed. Researchers found that three quarters of us have considered unorthodox ways of earning extra cash as the downturn continues to bite. Despite our emergence out of the recession, around four out of ten [...]
The average British family now needs to bring home £24,801.51 a year – just to break even, research has revealed. The figure is an increase of £129.35 on last year’s cost of living, which came in at an already staggering £24,672.16. The study of 2,000 adults shows families are forking out an extra £215.28 a [...]
Millions of Brits rank money more highly than friendship, health – and even their families, a study has revealed. Researchers, who polled 2,000 Brits to find out where money fits into their list of priorities, found many put cash above everything else in their life. Three out of ten said money was more important to [...]
Daughters have more spent on their wardrobes than their brothers, a study has revealed. Researchers found that mums will spend more than £1,338 on new clothes, accessories and school uniform for their little girls – £126 more than they do on their sons. Over the course of 18 years, that amounts to a total of [...]
British holidaymakers run out of cash five days into their seven day break, according to new research. A study of 2,750 people who holiday abroad shows most blow the £621.91 they have spent five months saving two days before they are due to fly home. And a third racks up a further £218.70 on the [...]
