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The Curve Card Have you heard of this card??  It’s pretty simple; it basically enables you to use just one card for your purchases rather than searching through your debit cards and credit cards when you want to make a purchase.  The Curve card is an interesting payment method to use and it makes taking advantage of points and air miles significantly easier.  If linked to Visa or MasterCard which earns miles or points you will essentially be earning on debit as well [...]

Here at Comparison we are big fans of saving money. We love big savings which we have covered elsewhere on our blog but we also know that regular smaller savings can add up to significant amounts. In this post we look at some top tips to become a savvier money-saving shopper so that you can make savings every time you shop. Shop Around Walking store to store to maximise savings can be a chore but in the modern age of [...]

September is just around the corner which means all over the country new students are heading off to uni, many of whom are moving away from home. Moving away from home for uni may bring along more freedom in many respects but it also comes with more responsibility. Among those responsibilities is managing your finances which can be difficult if it is something you are not used to. Knowing how to create an effective budget, understanding student finance and everything in between can be [...]

Do you find saving money takes too much time, too many decisions and a lot of will power? If so, this post could be exactly what you need. Fortunately there are ways to save money that avoid all of these drawbacks. Saving money automatically and reducing the amount of decisions you have to make increases your chance of actually saving money - every decision is an opportunity to not save money and no one is perfect so at least some of those opportunities to [...]

We are constantly being told to make our coffee at home rather than going to Starbucks in order to save those couple of pounds and this may not be the unhealthiest thing for your wallet but what about the big expenses – the things that could potentially set us back thousands of pounds if we don’t get a good deal? In this post we look at some of those bigger purchases where you could potentially be over spending by hundreds, if not thousands. Getting [...]

If you are a student and feel like you don’t know the first thing about money, don’t panic you’re not the only one. Many students are in the same situation, in fact many people are not exclusively students. The one advantage of being a student is you are in a great place to start your financial journey the right way and avoid mistakes which take other people years to put right. In this post we offer some food for thought to get you thinking [...]

When it comes to finances almost all of us are making a mistake or two and most of us are making the same mistakes. Money management can be difficult and whilst we may have left school knowing algebra or the works of Shakespeare we didn’t get an education on handling money. In this post we highlight some of the more common mistakes you may be making when it comes to finances so you can start making changes towards a better financial future. Frivolous spending [...]

Your credit score is a reflection of how you have used credit in the past and is used by lenders to determine how much risk you pose to them if they lend you money. In other words, they take a score based on how you have used credit in the past to judge whether you are likely to pay them back in full and on time. A bad credit score shows higher risk and many lenders won’t accept people with poor scores. However, that [...]

Your credit score is a magic little number that can have a surprisingly big impact on your life. Your credit score is a three digit number used by lenders to determine how likely you are to repay them on time if they accept you for a loan or credit card. A poor credit score limits the availability of credit cards and loans leaving only the most expensive options (the ones with the highest interest rates) open to you. The higher your score is the [...]

Summer Sales: Make Sure You Are Actually Getting The Best Price The summer sales are here but this year you are going to be prepared for maximising your summer sale savings. It can be easy for big sale signs to lure you into making bad purchases either in terms of bad value for money or simply something you didn’t really want. So if you want to avoid kicking yourself after your best can’t beat price drops even lower or you walk into the next [...]