Why I like my bank

It's official, I can't deny it any more, I like my bank.

There, I've said it. I like HSBC.

Accident, Illness and Redundancy cover

I am now just over 26 weeks pregnant, so starting to think about all of the dull and boring things that would make my and my families lives easier in case of emergency.  My husband and I are in the process of making wills, have the drafts back and just need to get the documents witnessed.

Inflation rates.

The target inflation figure of 2%, like many other targets of this Government, is a figure plucked out of the deep blue sky.

It is preposterous to think that if inflation in the rest of the world increases that somehow the United Kingdom will not be affected because the former Chancellor in his great wisdom has decreed that it should not rise above 2%.

The true cost of running a freezer

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Nationwide Building Society equals poor customer service

I am so glad of this opportunity to warn all moneywise users TO STEER CLEAR OF NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY!!

 I have been with the society for many years however since they merged with Portman the customer service has been non existant!

Phone rage - the new road rage?

I am officially a grumpy old woman - classic signs include entering competitions to vent my irritation with the chance of a prize for the privilege.

I am not a stranger to other types of rage, but for me, phone rage is rapidly taking over.

Is it possible to ring a financial institution and get through to a person without cracking the da Vinci code first?

Mary Poppins and the Fraudsters