http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/ Britain's top financial journalists - from This is Money, the Mail on Sunday and the Daily Mail - lift the lid on making and saving money. en-GB Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:32:19 +0100 http://www.typepad.com/ http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2008/11/industry-outrag.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2008/11/industry-outrag.html The financial services industry has various euphemisms to deploy when it wishes to display its displeasure at some new regulatory constraint thrown its way. Usually, when a trade body expresses 'surprise' at some proposal that could hit its members' pockets,... Author: Ed Monk Credit cards & loans Insider's view Insurance ANM Blog Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:44:57 +0000 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2007/10/a-wolf-in-sheep.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2007/10/a-wolf-in-sheep.html Clued-up consumers have one more weapon in their armoury when they’re looking for insurance. But should they trust it? Zuzzid.co.uk is a site that lets the public rate, and slate, insurance companies. Blurb on the site explains that ‘Zuzzid’s community... Author: Ed Monk Consumer rage Insider's view ANM Blog Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:28:37 +0100 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2007/08/the-problems-of.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2007/08/the-problems-of.html I was recently lucky enough to spend a few days at the holiday home of friends in rural France. They have pursued a path that many Brits feel will provide the lifestyle, and wealth, they want in retirement. While by... Author: Ed Monk Mortgages & house prices Team: This is Money ANM Blog Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:18:54 +0100 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2007/07/ive-always-thou.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2007/07/ive-always-thou.html I’ve always thought a good name never does a business any harm, and in some cases can be its making. For years I used to get my haircut in Maidstone in a shop called ‘The Bas***d Barber’. I believe it’s... Author: Ed Monk Funny money Team: This is Money ANM Blog Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:04:51 +0100 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2007/06/pink_with_embar.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2007/06/pink_with_embar.html Ten days holiday in Florida has left me pink. Mr Pink to be exact. Remember that scene from Reservoir Dogs when Steve Buscemi – as Mr Pink - argues with his fellow gangsters about why he won’t tip the waitress?... Author: Ed Monk Money savers Team: This is Money ANM Blog Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:49:52 +0100 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2007/02/our_fuel_bills_.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2007/02/our_fuel_bills_.html Just a quick note about a new feature here at This is Money – our interactive fuel bills map. We have always published the latest prices from the different gas and electricity suppliers and have written about the importance of... Author: Ed Monk Money savers Team: This is Money ANM Blog Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:10:06 +0000 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2007/02/one_story_this_.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2007/02/one_story_this_.html One story this week betrayed the lengths some firms will go to save face when they are exposed for treating their customers shabbily. On Tuesday we reported on the £610,000 fine dished out to GE Capital Bank for failing to... Author: Ed Monk Consumer rage Insider's view ANM Blog Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:35:19 +0000 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2006/11/the_estate_agen.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2006/11/the_estate_agen.html I recently wrote about my success in negotiating with my estate agents for a lower rent on my new flat. Now I know that the agents were still to play their trump card. It was only with the weekly rent... Author: Ed Monk Consumer rage Mortgages & house prices Team: This is Money ANM Blog Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:11:35 +0000 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2006/10/estate_agents_t.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2006/10/estate_agents_t.html Despite their reputation, I’ve always felt an affinity with estate agents. The reason being that both theirs and my jobs will regularly appear near the top of those ‘most despised professions’ lists that are reported in the papers. Like the... Author: Ed Monk Consumer rage Mortgages & house prices ANM Blog Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:23:25 +0100 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2006/09/no_escape_from_.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2006/09/no_escape_from_.html News arrives this week that the dreaded ‘chuggers’ are adopting new guerrilla tactics to prise our bank details from us in the name of the less fortunate. It seems we won’t even be safe in our own homes now the... Author: Ed Monk Funny money Team: This is Money ANM Blog Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:23:34 +0100