tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72761851735615363142024-03-13T20:53:53.426+00:00Life Blog LouiseA blog about lifestyle advice, a blog about health, a blog expressing my opinions, a blog to inspire, a blog about world news, a blog with financial advice, a blog with money tips, a blog with ideas.L.n.w blogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829096808080829628noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276185173561536314.post-34212590014550401502015-04-30T19:38:00.001+01:002015-04-30T19:42:31.897+01:00Are You Beach Body Ready?<span style="color: #444444;">Recently there has been an advertisement for a weight loss product that has caused outrage. 'Protein World' featured a model on their advertisement campaign in a yellow bikini with the message 'Are you beach body ready?' but despite the model looking healthy and her appearance looking great, many have slammed the advert as they believe it could cause more harm than good. The model on the billboards you would think would be looking gaunt, too skinny, unrealistic looking, right? Well no...the model looked healthy, in proportion and genuinely made me have 'feel good' vibes when I saw the advert in question. It made me think the product was probably quite effective and reputable from the model in the picture selling it. All I thought was surely we should be encouraging this type of advertisement...showing a normal person that has a normal body, without looking unwell or like they have starved themself? I think that it is great to see people in adverts that have taken good care of themselves physically rather than showing people that are dangerously over or underweight. Why should we not celebrate the body of someone that has looked after it? I think 'banning' these type of adverts is a poor decision as the only people that will be offended by them are the people that do not appreciate healthy individuals, which in my view is the wrong message to be sending out in a world where there is far too many people that think having an unhealthy mindset is better than seeing someone that has achieved a great body and done well to do so without doing anything drastic or putting their health at risk.</span><script type="text/javascript">
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<span style="color: purple;">The first thing that I have learnt from reading up on finance is that it is good to apply for credit if you are likely to be approved for the credit that you are applying for. Examples of this would be to choose a credit card for example with a very low spend available if this is your first credit card. You will be more likely to be approved if you ask for very little. The reason for this is that companies do not know if you are a risk yet when you borrow money so they will want to see that you can pay back in full and on time or at least be making the minimum payments. Remember that if you show that you can pay back the money that you borrow then you are likely to also be eligible for an increase in credit. If you are choosing a first credit card, make sure you research 'credit building' credit cards. These usually have a high rate of interest but if you are committed to paying these type of credit card off and are disciplined enough, once you build up a good payment history, you should start to get offered products and services with lower interest rates.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">So if you have got yourself a credit card, whether it be your first card or an existing one or even if you have been using credit cards a long time, there are some rules to stick within to keep your credit score in check. In no particular order try your best to do the following things:-</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">1) Never spend more than you can afford - this is important as if you spend more than you earn you can get quickly drawn into debts building up and you will regret it if you start being unable to pay back the money as your credit score will suffer and could cause you problems being approved for credit, products or services in the future.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">2) If you can, make the payment for the FULL balance on your account each month. This will look good over time as you will have lower interest rates offered to you, better deals on products and services and a good credit score could help you in many ways in the future such as being approved for a mortgage or a loan. If you cannot make the FULL balance payment on your credit card the second best thing to do is pay an amount ABOVE the minimum payment as this will be better than just making the minimum payment or defaulting on payment which are frowned upon - you could risk lenders not wanting to lend to you in future if you cannot meet payments.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">3) It is generally a good rule to try and actually spend between 10-30% of your credit limit on your card. Spending too little is not favourable as the lenders want you to be using the card. If you do not use the card at all, this can lower your credit score as there is no trace of you spending the borrowed money and re-paying it, which is what they want to see. Close any credit accounts that you are not using if you have no intention of using the money available, having an amount of money not being utilised is actually potentially more harmful than not having a credit card at all, the sooner you close the account the better off you are. Also spending too much on a credit card is looked at as a bad thing. If it appears that you are spending near to the credit limit on your credit card, even if you pay this back, it looks like you are relying on this money and you may be seen as a risk.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">4) Remember that you can ask for a credit increase or a credit decrease to keep within the 10-30% spend rule. If you do ask for a credit increase, ask for something small at first, you will be less likely to be declined. It is recommended to ask for a credit increase after at least 6 months of making full re-payments on time. If you do want a credit decrease you may need to explain to the company why this is the case as they will want a reason for changing this for you.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">5) Do not apply for lots of different financial products around the same time. When you have a new financial product such as a loan or a credit card, having these open for a long period of time whilst demonstrating that you can pay the money back is the perfect way to increase your chances of being approved for other products. If you apply for too many products within a short space of time this looks like you are desperate for money and financially unstable and you risk being rejected.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">6) If you have been rejected for credit do not apply for credit again in quick succession of being rejected. You may need to build your credit score up further before you can get approved. Some companies have different criteria for approving lending credit but it is important to remember to apply for products that you are likely to be accepted for. Applying for a 0% interest credit card or loan would be a big gamble if you have not borrowed money before. There are some websites that can make recommendations for you with this based on your income, your level of previous borrowing and your history of payments.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">7) Put yourself on the Electoral Roll. Even if you have no intention of voting, being on the Electoral Roll gives your potential lender an insight into that you are living at an address permanently at that point in time. Make sure all of your financial products are registered to the same address too. If you have all of your financial products signed up to one address you look less of a threat than someone that is constantly moving around or registering products to multiple address (which to be fair looks suspicious!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">8) Look at your credit report online. Check for any inaccuracies and disputes that you have. If an address is incorrect or a company has indicated that you have made a late payment when this was not the case, then you need to sort out these anomalies or your future credit score could be in jeopardy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I hope that you have learnt something from these tips. I shall probably update this page as I am bound to think of more things to add at some point. The higher your credit score, the more benefits you could have in the future (better interest rates on mortgages, cheaper car insurance prices, etc.) Get cracking today to build your credit picture for tomorrow.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I found out something great this week. Some websites that give you a free credit report, you can actually get cashback by signing up for this. You would need to go via a cashback website first such as Quidco and you could choose a company such as Equifax to show you your credit score and credit report. Please note though, some of these credit report websites lure you in by offering you a 'free trial' but a lot of them ask for your card details so they can take out money once your free trial is over. You will need to remember to cancel before the free trial ends or otherwise you may get charged. I have just earned £6 cashback for going via Quidco and signing up to Equifax.</span><br />
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L.n.w blogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829096808080829628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276185173561536314.post-70622369373528068432014-02-17T22:07:00.000+00:002015-04-30T19:07:34.333+01:00Worldwide Drinking Game Neknomination Kills<span style="color: magenta;">A worldwide drinking game craze has become a sensation. For all the wrong reasons, people are believing that this is an innocent game that has become a phenomenon, for being a 'fun' thing to do. Neknomination, the name for the drinking game, is seemingly just a drinking game where friends nominate someone via social media to do a 'drinking dare'. </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Neknomination is believed to be a game that was invented with the concept of downing one pint of some kind of alcohol very quickly and posting the video for others to view. Neknomination appears to have started off as a game to play for a fun challenge but it has escalated into some dangerous activities going on throughout the world. </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">In the news recently there have been a few stories reported of those that have risked their lives by doing a Neknomination drinking dare and the consequences have sadly proved fatal. The 'challenges' and 'dares' are widespread becoming more dangerous and some have now even been lethal and resulted in deaths.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">The focus on this drinking game has radically turned into extreme risks that people are taking (some oblivious to the reality of what they are doing). In some instances, alcohol has been used with shockingly high content and usually spirits that are not mixed with anything. The speed at which people are drinking large quantities of high percentage ABV and other substances that should not be swallowed (mouthwash or laundry detergent anyone??) is putting health and life at risk.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Further news has been announced that those people that 'nominate' a friend to do a drinking dare (with their friend ending up dead as a result of the dare in question) could find themselves potentially up for a charge of manslaughter as a result of the death.
Now don't get me wrong, I do like to enjoy socialising and consuming a drink or two for a good time but I feel that people need to be informed of this information to prevent anymore deaths from occurring unnecessarily.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Neknomination in my opinion is as bad as drinking a bottle of bleach, swallowing bottles full of pills or putting a gun to your head. People need to wake up and say no to this trend that will devastate the families and friends of the next victim.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I shall be contributing more blog posts shortly so keep checking back or if you would like updates then please subscribe to follow my blog where you will be notified as and when I post a new topic. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, I would like to start posting some topics that readers can comment on and get involved with sharing their opinions on so contributors are highly welcomed. Comments will be previewed before they are approved but as long as comments are not offensive or disrespectful, they shall be approved. Thank you Louise.
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started my blog in the first place. Well, I realised that these days most
people are communicating electronically and looking for information that could
give them a real boost, support or that they can gain knowledge from. I wanted
to host a wealth of useful tips, advice, guidance, news, opinions, stories,
recommendations, etc, and give a few insights into things that I have learnt in
my life that may help other people. To give a bit more background as to why I
started blogging I will fill you in, with greater detail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was a time, a little while ago when I first got
diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Many of my friends and even some of my
family to this day did not know of the struggles that I had (and often still
have to this day) and some did not or do not even know of my diagnosis either!
I struggled hard though! I am talking; constantly feeling run down, sluggish,
tired, un-motivated, bored, fed up, ill and much more. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
is often a misunderstood illness as it is invisible to others, in that others
cannot see your headaches, nausea, chronic tiredness, pain and so on. I was
actually sleeping for sometimes 15 hours in a day and still not feeling
refreshed when I woke up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I knew something had to be done. I had countless trips to
the local hospital where I received some amazing support and advice, which I
took away with me and still use to this day. I had gone from having 4 jobs,
down to just 1 and even now I work less hours than most people would. Some may
say that I should work more hours, some may say that I should work less. The
hospital said I shouldn’t work at all! But no, if there is one thing that I am,
that is determined. I would fight to recover my body and fight to recover my
mind I thought to myself. Some days my biggest achievement was getting out of
bed, other days my biggest achievement was getting less than 12 hours sleep and
still being able to function adequately enough to make it through the day. My
concentration was poor, I would struggle to keep my eyes open, socialising
became more and more infrequent and I was lucky if I made it through work or
seeing friends and family without yawning every 5 minutes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Slowly, with the help of the hospital, I started to
re-prioritise things in my life. “Say no to more” was a quote used by the
hospital. I had kept a diary of my life after I had gotten ill and been
diagnosed with CFS, which was to keep track of where my time was spent. I was a
busy, busy girl let’s put it that way! At first, I did not understand what “say
no to more” actually meant and why it would help me with my illness but I was
burning the candle at both ends (and more!) So I started to say no to more.
Less setting myself impossible goals with unrealistic time frames to achieve
them in, less socialising by limiting how often I saw friends or family and trying
to meet up with more people together at the same time rather than seeing
individuals on their own on several different nights, doing several different
things. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of these things were
draining. Having 4 jobs was also a massive no-no, believe me if you pick money
over health, you have the wrong mind set, as you will eventually make yourself
ill anyway and spend money on prescriptions, health care & vitamins!
Balance keeps the body in harmony. You will know as an individual whether you
are doing too much so it is best to evaluate your life if you do feel stressed,
run down or exhausted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, what happened to me was that I did eventually learn
to stop sleeping for 15 hours a day you will be pleased to learn. I got my life
back on track. I felt able to concentrate better, able to work at my job
without feeling overwhelmed, able to get out of bed in the mornings and I am a
lot better nowadays. Although I still have CFS and it probably won’t ever
completely go away (I still have my good days and my bad days) things are
looking a lot better for me. Now though, all this has made me realise I have
achieved so much. Simple things that would have meant nothing to your normal
everyday person were big accomplishments to me but it made me appreciate my
life a lot more and I really do thank my lucky stars when I wake up without a
headache or other more severe and daunting symptoms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For this reason, I decided to start writing. I realised when
I was suffering hard with my illness that I may not ever be able to work (I had
certainly been advised by many doctors and health professionals not to work at
all) and just claim disability benefits. But I do not see CFS as a disability.
I see it as an opportunity. My brainwave came when I realised I could write
when I wanted despite having an illness. Some days, as I said, I could not get
myself out of bed or I would sleep through my alarm clock. Other days I had
moments of ‘can do’ attitude and creative thinking. So that is why I decided to
start blogging. I want to prove to others that you can overcome illness
(whether mental, physical or invisible to others). Do what you can to make
yourself happy. Be proud of the smallest accomplishments. I would like to be a
published author and I see this as a long term goal as I would like to do it as
a career so CFS was my motivation to start this blog and follow my dreams on my
path to my future writing career.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Love Food Hate Waste is an exceptional website which gives a real insight into the way that we can reduce food waste and help the environment. The website itself is full of useful tips on how we can help the global issue of food waste that costs us a fortune, as well as it being harmful to the environment to throw things out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To get an overview of this wonderful website it offers; recipes, tips, facts, advice, money-saving ideas and is full of important statistics and news relating to food. The purpose of detailing these areas is to get people to re-think their own habits in regards to how much food that they buy, cook, store or throw away. We waste a lot of food and money and we do not even realise how much sometimes or realise the significant impact it has on our purse as well as our planet! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a place that offers nifty tips and educates you into knowing the best ways to purchase foods smartly, helpful ways to store foods correctly to stay fresh for a long time, you can learn how to use foods up that are left over or running out of date and also you can find out what can be recycled from left-over food or empty packaging.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This website is only a good thing in my book and I do highly recommend it! </span><br />
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<span class="url" id="yui_3_3_0_1_136924593737652"><a href="http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com</span></a> </span>
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difficult decision to have her breasts surgically removed after discovering one
of her genes had developed a fault that has been linked to breast cancer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It must be very difficult for a person to decide to have a
mastectomy (the removal of one or both breasts surgically) after discovering
that they have a faulty gene which could lead to breast cancer. It is important
for people not to feel alone when faced with a decision like this.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think that surgery has been a positive decision for Angelina
and her family and she will break down barriers by having put her health before
vanity when it came to making the tough decision she faced having permanent imperfections
on her body as a result of her undertaking surgery, rather than risk developing
breast cancer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I, for one, salute Angelina for doing this and I am very
pleased that she decided to go public with this story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The cashback websites often work by providing affiliate links to websites that have products or services that you can purchase online. When you go on to spend money by using these affiliate links you get paid as the company are happy to pay the cashback website some commission by getting the introduction of a sale or custom from the cashback website. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 cashback websites that I recommend are:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quidco - </span><a href="http://www.quidco.com/user/1851929/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.quidco.com/user/1851929/</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (Click on this unique link to sign up)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cashbackshopper - </span><a href="http://www.cashbackshopper.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.cashbackshopper.co.uk</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cashback websites also often offer discount codes that you can enter at the checkout or free delivery on some retailers, have a look at a cashback website to search for your favourite retailers before you spend and you will not be sorry!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tip - Do not ever sign up to a cashback website that asks you for a fee or payment to them upfront before you get your cashback, some can be scams so be very wary. Although most cashback websites are free of charge to register, some websites such as Quidco do offer that you can upgrade your account by paying for a higher membership that will give you extra perks such as faster payments, which is totally your own choice if you want money quicker but this is quite different from a non-reputable company trying to run away with your money without paying you any cashback by asking for a fee!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remember - cashback websites may not pay you immediately, in fact most of them (if not all) will get you to accumulate a certain amount of money before you can choose how you will receive your payment but it is nice when you finally reach the amount of money needed for when you can get paid just for shopping online.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I fully support this petition as I think that lending should be done in a responsible and thought out process. Most people at some point in their lives know what it feels like to struggle to make ends meet or paying bills to keep a roof over their heads or family fed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To be supporting this petition by having signed it myself I hope that it will have a positive impact on the world of lending and lenders.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There has already been progress on the petition that the Government have had to rewrite a part of the Financial Services Bill to allow a cap to be imposed on the interest rates charged for payday loans, which is great news for the 2 people that started the petition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To find out more and sign the petition please visit </span><a href="https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/members-of-the-house-of-lords-support-an-interest-cap-on-pay-day-loans" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/members-of-the-house-of-lords-support-an-interest-cap-on-pay-day-loans</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Magazine Subscription(s) – Do you have the funds to renew your subscription(s)? Sometimes it is cheaper to buy 2 years rather than 1. Have a look around on different websites, some offer cheaper subscriptions (tip - travel size ones are often cheaper when you do not get the free gifts included with the magazine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Breakdown Cover – Review this annually, check if it is worth including breakdown cover on to your insurance policy rather than separately to make any savings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Driving License – It is worth checking that your driving license is not going to expire, as these need replacing when they have expired. Driving without a valid driving licence can result in a fine of up to £1,000, and between three and six penalty points on your licence with the potential of your car also being seized and crushed so it is a must do and it is free to renew your license! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. European Health Insurance Card – One of these cards is a great item to have and the expiry date needs to be noted so you can make sure you get the benefits, if the card has expired you will be unable to use it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Passport – vital to check that your passport is in date as you will be unable to travel if you do not have a valid passport. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Car Insurance – use comparison websites to get great deals on car insurance. Research is key when looking around for the right company to get a cheaper quote. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Home Insurance – look at policies that suit your needs. Make sure you are honest with your home insurance company so that they can give you the correct cover for the right price. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Phone Insurance – this could actually not be needed. Check if your home insurance policy covers your mobile phone or look at getting gadget insurance if you have lots of gadgets as it can work out very worthwhile. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Credit Card Rate – if you have any credit cards, keep track of any introductory rates of 0% on balance transfers or 0% on purchases for example as if the rates are running out you could be stung with penalty fees or high interest charges to pay. Review better credit cards on offer to you if you are in a position to switch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11. Bank Account – see what bank accounts are available other than the one that you currently use. Some bank accounts these days have offers that you do not want to miss e.g. banks that pay for you to switch account, or bank accounts that double as a savings account and pay you interest for keeping money paid into them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12. Savings Interest Rate – savings rates can rise (and also plummet at the best of times). It can be worth switching to other savings accounts with new customer offers or looking at how much you can invest and for how long, can be a way to get a better savings account tailored to your circumstances. Look at an ISA if you are financially stable and can invest a fair amount. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13. Food items in your cupboard – check annually that you do not have anything lurking in your cupboards that could be out of date or use up anything going out of date soon. It is amazing how many of us will have items we had forgotten about. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14. Vehicle tires – check that your tires have not worn down to below the legal limit. Replace tires when they are getting to near the legal limit, for your safety and to comply with legal requirements. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15. Clothing clearance – choose a clothing company to get rid of unwanted clothing. Some will pay you for your unwanted goods, some companies give your clothes to charity and some give your clothes to charity and pay you! It is worth having a little look for a bit of extra income. See </span><a href="http://www.clothesforcash.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.clothesforcash.com</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16. Phone contract – check out the best tariffs and deals, look on the internet, ask your phone provider, compare deals and if you do not ask you do not get so see what suits you and try to obtain a good deal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17. TV, broadband & landline – see if any new offers have come out, it can be cheaper to bundle these products together or you may wish to downgrade a few of your services to save cash, either way review it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18. Medication expiry dates – check to see if any medicine that you have is still in date as it can be dangerous to take medication that is no longer in date. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">19. Travel Insurance – look at travel insurance policies, if you are travelling a few times a year, you can be better off getting an annual policy rather than a single policy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">20. Car Tax – make sure your car is taxed or you could be in trouble with the police. It is simple to check online if your car is taxed if you have the vehicle registration number. Taxing the vehicle for a whole year is cheaper than doing so monthly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2)Loyalty cards – there are loads of different loyalty cards out there for you to generally pick up for free in stores and they save you money in the long run (what is not to love?!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3)Haggle – haggling is becoming more the norm these days especially as times have become tough. If you see an item in a clothes shop that has a stain or a broken zip, ask the cashier to reduce the price for you (it is best to do this when it is quiet to get a better chance of success). If you buy food items at a market, the stall holders often expect you to barter the price down but always walk away if you do not get the price that you want. Sometimes market stall holders will call you back and re-consider your offer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4)Group discount – some places will offer you a better deal if there are a group of you. Train tickets can be cheaper in this way, food and drink deals, the list goes on! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5)Student discount – it is worth purchasing student discount cards more often than not as they are likely to save you a fortune on the retailers and businesses that you can get money off from. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6)Coupons – companies love to send their customers coupons to spend more money in their stores. Use coupons wisely, only buy these discounted items that you would usually buy anyway or use free coupons to pick up something for nothing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7)Recommend a friend – if you recommend a friend to a hair salon or for a gym membership you or your friend are likely to be rewarded for this with a discount or something for free in return for your introduction. It pays to ask these places whether they do anything for recommending a friend or if they do not, you could always suggest it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8)Store cards – if you have a good credit rating and you are a reliable payer, you may be eligible to apply for a store card. Store cards can give you usually around 10% off purchases or they can include an offer to pay for your purchases at a later date. This option is good for people that have enough money to pay off their card in full by the due date. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9)Letter writing – if you have been disappointed with a product or service and not satisfied, a good way to get your point across is in a letter (or email if you want to be a bit more environmentally and purse friendly). Usually if a company has seen that you have had a bad experience they will want to put it right. They may offer you a discount off your next shopping purchase or perhaps even some freebies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10)Offers – why not ask some of the places that you go to if they have any offers, you may find out that they had an offer that was not advertised or not obvious to see or they may do you a special unique offer if you ask nicely. </span><br />
<br />L.n.w blogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12829096808080829628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276185173561536314.post-23440175999144920702013-04-15T18:16:00.002+01:002013-09-28T17:44:57.397+01:0010 Ways To Make Money When You Have No Job<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) Babysitting – this is a great way to make some extra cash and help out family or friends as people often need babysitters and have to stay in when they cannot find an affordable babysitter.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) Bake cakes – if you are good at baking it is worth offering to bake a cake for friends or family and charge them accordingly as you would if you were going to sell in a real shop.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3) Car washing – good old fashioned hand car washing can be a quick way to gain a little bit of money for doing something good for someone else. There must be someone local that always wants their car washed (and they should have a bucket and sponge too). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4) Ebay – you may want to sell your unwanted DVD’s, games, CD’s etc. Ebay from time to time do promotional free listing weekends where you can put your items on the site for free with no charges if they do not sell.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5) Surveys online – companies pay to hear your valuable opinions on their products and services and you can get rewarded in vouchers, cheque, bank transfer etc.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6) Gardening – if you are good at gardening, there could be opportunities to help out neighbours in the area do a few jobs that they haven’t got round to doing yet and by doing this, you can form a new relationship and become closer with your neighbours.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7) Sell photographs – if you have an eye for a good photograph you could sell your photographs for money, there are companies that will pay to own your photographs and sell them on.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8) DIY jobs – painting or fixing items or other odd jobs that need doing will always be on someone’s radar that they have been putting off. Get out there and find out if anyone needs some handiwork done.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9) Car boot sale – if you do not want to go online to sell your things then you could try a car boot sale to clear out your old junk.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10) Dog walking – when people need someone to look after their pets, they would love to have someone able to come round and help them out in times of urgent need.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Make sure your room is at a good temperature.
Too hot and you will be waking up sweating, too cold and you will wake up all
stiff or aching and not want to leave your bed. A good room temperature will
ensure that you find it more comfortable to sleep with ease.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Ban caffeine/stimulants/alcohol late in the
evening. I find it really helps if you try to have your caffeine fix in the
morning as caffeine can take a long time to leave the body, which will result
in tossing and turning and being too alert to head into a deep, uninterrupted
sleep if you have too much in the evening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Invest in comfortable bedding such as decent
pillows, duvets, blankets, cushions, memory foam mattress - whatever takes your
fancy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Blackout blinds can really help to shut out
unwanted light from the outside and will help if you go to sleep at different
times of the day or night regularly. If you cannot afford blackout blinds you
could try an eye mask to block out the unwanted light.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Have a bedtime routine that suits you as an
individual, think back to when you were getting a good amount of sleep and what
made it easy for you to drift off. This could be reading before bed or getting
your morning tasks done the night before so that you are more relaxed and will
have less on your mind. A busy mind causes too much over-thinking when you
should be at your most switched off state.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>If you go to bed early when you are not already
tired you could be sat there for hours. Sometimes it is easier to go to sleep
when you are really sleepy as you are more likely to fall asleep quicker. Think
about doing some extra exercise in the daytime if you do not feel tired at all
around your bed time or do consider making your bed time a little later as an
experiment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>If you are in bed and you have been sat there
for a while unable to sleep, it can be a good idea to get up, make sure you go
to the toilet if you need to, get a small glass of water if your throat is dry
or do something relaxing like reading for a bit before you get back into bed.
This usually works by breaking the “I can’t sleep” voices whirring around in
your head and then your mind is a lot more cleared of negative thoughts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Keep a notepad by your bed, write down anything
that is on your mind that you think may trouble you or that you need to do then
leave the notepad alone. You can then look at this first thing in the morning
when you have had a good night’s sleep and feel refreshed and alert.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Try not to do anything too energetic late in the
evening. If phones, the internet and TV etc keep you awake for hours then try
to limit the usage and the time that you use these electronic devices.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Make sure you plan ahead way before you go to
bed. Do get that pile of washing that you need to get done hung up and ready to
dry, do make that sandwich ready for work the next day, do finish that essay
that is due in for college. You will feel loads better if you are on top of
things and have less to worry about during the night.</span></div>
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