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There may be a forgotten bank account, workplace pension or Premium Bond prize with your name on it. This GopherMoney walkthrough covers the free official tracing routes, what you can realistically reclaim and how to avoid paying a claims firm for something you can do yourself.
We judge kitchen gadgets on the shelf, not in the sink. Once you divide the purchase price by the number of meals it actually produces and add the electricity, the shiny £300 machine often loses to the boring £30 one. Here's the maths, done properly.
Non-uniform days, Secret Santa, the second food shop, the taxi home at midnight — none of it feels expensive at the time. Add it up from last December's statement and you'll get a number. That number is your Creep Number, and knowing it is the whole trick.
Insurers, broadband giants and mobile networks still make their best offers to people walking out the door. Here's how to spot the nine most common loyalty traps in your own home, what to say on the retention call, and which renewal dates to diary before January.
Christmas has a habit of arriving before your bank balance is ready. These nine boring admin jobs each take under half an hour and, stacked together, could build a useful festive buffer without a single side hustle.