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Card phone fraudsters target Brits over 60

October 31st, 2011 Kevin Martinez

The generation of Brits over 60 years old is the preferred target for card fraud phone scammers. More than £750,000 has been lost to this type of fraud in 2011.

Card fraud phone scams cost an average of £10,000 per incident. Fraudsters make a tangible profit from this type of scam and are now firmly targeting the over 60s generation of Brits as their potential victims.

How does it work?

The victim receives a call that claims to be from their bank. The fraudster says either that their systems have detected a fraudulent transaction on their card or that their card is due to expire and needs replacing.

The victim trusts that person and believes they could help them. T

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Tags: Brits, Brits 60

Friday Roundup: Speed Interning — Unconventionally Brilliant!

October 29th, 2011 Kevin Martinez

Speed Interning: Unconventionally Brilliant! Employers want to know that you want the job, however, they don’t want to know that you’re willing to take ANY job. Have some self-respect! You can be creative and stand out from the crowd without whoring yourself out. One idea that I caught wind of the other day that I really liked and did not reek of desperation was speed interning. 20 Something Finance

3 Financial Moves to Make Before the End of the Year Max out retirement accounts. The time to find out you need to max out your retirement accounts isn’t in the middle of December. By that time you are covered up with holiday plans and opening and funding a new account is impossible. No Debt Plan

7 Rags To Riches Stories of Inspiring Business Women While a number of families in this country have enjoyed their wealth for generations, certain people have been driven to seek out their own opportunities. Hence, we decided to look into a few rags to riches business stories. Some

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Tags: Brilliant, Speed Interning, Unconventionally Brilliant

Deal to Supress European Debt Crisis Looming – Market Update

October 18th, 2011 Kevin Martinez

The European financial crisis advances, but leaders overseas have implied they are near a debt-containing plan. It is speculated that more time is required to squander the debt that continues to degrade market optimism. The groundwork has been set for a scheduled meeting on October 23, which is designated as the deadline for arriving at a solution.

Whats Up On Wall Street?

The Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 both saw minor increases yesterday at 37.2 and 5.5 respectively. The Nasdaq fell slightly by 5.4 points. Today may be a big day for the stock market as the weekend meeting of European Union leaders begins, thus boosting optimism that the European debt crisis will be solved soon.

Tags: Crisis, Crisis Looming

Dinner With My Family #35: Peanut Butter and Apple Wraps

October 14th, 2011 Kevin Martinez

Each week, I’ll present a low-cost meal (or a meal that demonstrates a lot of options for cutting costs) that my family eats for dinner and enjoys. Many of the recipes will be vegan or vegetarian, with options to add other ingredients for non-vegetarians.

This week’s goal was simple. What sort of healthy lunch can we make with the stuff on hand that’s in the spirit of fall (and has some of the flavors of the season), while still being relatively light, appeals to the kids, is inexpensive and uses a lot of what we had on hand already, and can easily be made in a large batch to pull out of the refrigerator in a day or two for a tight meal?

I think we pulled all of that off with this one. These wraps make for a perfect lunch and can also accompany a stew or soup for the evening meal – in fact, I ate these wraps in both of these settings. They’re a bit sweet (from the peanut butter), but both fall-flavorful and fairly light at the same time.

I’ll give Sarah a lot of credit here. She came up

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Tags: Family, Family 35

Did You Really Think People Would Buy $225,000 College Football Tickets?

September 22nd, 2011 Kevin Martinez

Dear University,

With football season just around the corner, I’m still shaking my head at you.

I was there when it all went down. In the middle of the worst fiscal crisis in your history, the ax came down on every side. To make up for a huge budget deficit, your decision-makers imposed furloughs on great professors, ceased funding to championship athletic teams, and brought on steep tuition hikes. It was the ultimate belt-tightening. But hard choices and sacrifices are made when dealing with debt, and as a personal finance writer, I get that.

Then, it seemed like that ax turned to gold. You moved forward with borrowing $321 million for a massive renovation project of the old football stadium.

I have to be honest; those so-called sacrifices are looking a little sketchy.

As a Credit Advisor, I wouldn’t tell someone in bankruptcy to liquidate their assets so they can buy a bright and shiny Maserati. When dealing with debt and severe budgets, you shave necessary costs—the vacations, premium cable bill, or gym membership—in order to sustain what matters—the mortgage, utility bills, and groceries. I mean, e

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Tags: Football, Football Tickets

Sri Lanka is the top destination where travel money goes further

September 21st, 2011 Kevin Martinez

Brits travelling long haul should consider heading to destinations including Sri Lanka and Thailand, the latest research revealing the best priced countries for travel money shows.

The new ‘Long Haul Report’ by Post Office Travel Money published the conclusions of its latest survey on prices across leading holiday destinations worldwide.

According to its figures, currently the cheapest long haul destination is Sri Lanka, with prices down by a third. The drop in prices has made Sri Lanka 38% cheaper than Thailand, which is its nearest rival on the list of long haul value.

These two Asian countries are closely followed by Vietnam and Mexico, also considered ideal destinations for budget-conscious travellers.

Further drops in value include South Africa’s prices, where prices fell by 27% after the World Cup; and Orlando in the US, which is 29% cheaper than Miami.

European bargain destinations

On top of this, a recently published version of the ‘Fastest Growing Currencies’ report (also from Post Office Travel Money), showed that Croatia has trumped its European rivals for the third year running in the race to attract UK tourists.

Along with Iceland and Switzerland, Croatia’s currency was one of only three ‘hotspot’ European destinations to feature in the June-August 2011 growth top ten.

As the report reveals, the Croatian Kuna sales for June-August 2011 were 54% higher than purchases of the Bulgarian Lev. As a result, Cr

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Tags: Money, Sri Lanka, Travel Money
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