Archive for May, 2008

31 May

Vodafone spied on its top bosses

Financial Mail has established that both men were targeted in an operation by the mobile phone giant two years ago that stopped short of listening in on phone calls, but included the building up of a dossier that analysed who the men had spoken to and where they sent text messages.
The case bears close [...]

31 May

Why Asia Remains A Compelling Investment Choice?

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30 May

Investigation: an Ultimate rip-off

It is probably every consumer's worst nightmare: you pay thousands of pounds for a product, it fails to appear, the manufacturers have disappeared and, when you turn up at their offices, their employees are sitting outside – baying for their paychecks.
This happened to a shocked Sunil Kolassery, 36, an IT contractor from Slough, [...]

30 May

Average pension less than minimum wage

An average person will see their income drop by more than 50% on reaching retirement to just £215 per week – which when compared to a 40 hour week is lower than the £5.52 per hour minimum wage.
The findings of the third annual Fidelity Retirement Index showed that total income made up of state [...]

30 May

Beat the property slump with a bungalow

Recent figures from Communities and Local Government (CLG) show that where semi-detached houses have fallen in value by 1.5% and flats by 2.9%, bungalows have fallen a mere 0.6%.
In a challenging market, it's properties in short supply which hold their value - and that's where the bungalow comes into its own.
'Bungalows are rare, and [...]

30 May

Don’t Greenwash Your Holiday

By David DeFranza

30 May

Is It the End of 6% Real Estate Commissions?

By Xin Lu

30 May

High School Money Book - Book Review


30 May

Cheap Way to Get Rid of Plastic Baby Bottles

By Carrie Kirby

29 May

Quality of Life

By Nora Dunn

Travel is amazing for helping you realize even more about your own country, culture, and home life. And despite cultural differences, language barriers, and economical disparities, we all seem to be fighting the same demons and striving for the same goals.
I’d like to share a story about a man named Joe (a [...]

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