How To Avoid Falling Into The 60% Income Tax Trap

July 10, 2014

George Osborne has always prided himself on being a low tax Conservative chancellor and, to his credit, he has done much to reduce the Income Tax burden on the lower paid despite a continuing fiscal straitjacket. However, much has recently been talked about the squeezed middle who, rather than benefiting from the decline in Personal […]

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Turn Your Hobby into a Job: How Your Art Can Pay Your Bills

July 9, 2014

If you enjoy painting, you might think about how expensive it is to purchase all of your materials. In fact, all art can get pretty expensive when all the money you’re spending is a one way street. Luckily, if you’re any good, you can start selling your artwork and making a good living in the […]

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PPI Advice – What You Need to Know

July 8, 2014

Some major UK news of late centers around the 18 Billion Pound PPI Claims Provision whereby several of the most prominent British financial institutions have agreed to repay customers for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance.  Similar to what we’ve seen in other countries with major settlements like the US housing crisis and gulf oil spill claims, […]

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Essential Rules to Video Conferencing

June 29, 2014

When you’re looking to speak to people through video conferencing, it can be a little difficult. You’re not in the same room as the person you’re talking to, so you don’t have that physical presence you would normally have in a meeting. The etiquette for phone conference calls don’t apply, so it can leave some […]

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Buying Property in India: Do’s and Dont’s

June 27, 2014

I wrote about my trip to India a while back and I continue to be amazed by the economy and prospects there.  Buying property in India has always been auspicious. In fact, buying your own home is a dream for every middle-class and lower middle-class man or woman. Most of them work extremely hard and […]

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Bitcoins – worth considering?

June 27, 2014

People are slowly becoming more aware of bitcoins. Since their inception in 2009 they have grown to become the first real digital currency. The US Treasury view bitcoin as a decentralised virtual currency. In essence, bitcoins are used for online peer-to-peer trading between client and provider. In the upcoming months, bitcoin is going to become […]

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