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Personal Finance > Smart Spending How to save money on a wedding ceremony: 1 of 4
There is a huge wedding industry designed to make people spend as much as possible on their big day, with the result that people are spending more on their weddings than they put down as a deposit on a house. And the strain of paying for it all afterwards means that the marriage doesn't get off to the most ideal start. Most ... More..
Business > Small & Home Business Ways to generate extra income online: 5 of 18
It's the holy grail of all housewives and others who want to work from home: find out a way of earning money online. The first thing to understand about making money online is that there are no barriers to entry, which means you are literally competing with people from all over the planet who have access to a computer and wh... More..
Business > Website Marketing & SEO Selecting keywords to raise your website on searches: 2 of 7
Keyword selection is crucial to getting to your website featured in search results and this generating traffic to your website. This much everyone knows by now. But where webmasters go wrong is selecting keywords they have no chance of ever getting ranked for. One small businessman confided that he spent a small fortune on S... More..
Business > Website Marketing & SEO A look at the most useful free online SEO tools: 1 of 3
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), is all about optimising your website or blog so that when someone searches certain phrases connected to your business, your website shows up on the first page of the search results in popular search engines such as Google, Yahoo, MSN and Ask. It's possible to do very effective search engine ... More..
Personal Finance > Investing Basics Book reviews: Recommended investment books: 1 of 3
I've been investing for more than a decade and have read literally hundreds of investment books. Most don't offer any real insight into the mysterious art of choosing profitable investments (and some are downright misleading), but occasionally you come across a book that really does explain how to invest successfully. Here a... More..
Personal Finance > Personal Finance (Other) How to get free money with R points: 1 of 3
RPoints is a UK cash back website, that gives you cashback if you click through to a retailer from their website, and purchase something from them. Essentially they are sharing with you some of the commission they make from introducing customers. Because of this, it is economical to use the site when you are buying online. J... More..
Personal Finance > Managing Debt How to get out of debt: 27 of 69
Debt creeps up by stealth on people. Most people in debt are in denial about their problems, and try and carry on as though nothing was untoward, which is how they got into trouble in the first place. The first step to getting out of debt is facing the problem, hence it's a very good sign that you are reading this article. S... More..
Personal Finance > Smart Spending Money-saving tips: How to lower your electric bill: 18 of 45
Start off with the biggest potential savings first: switch your electricity supplier to one who has lower tariffs. Most people stay with their existing supplier simply from inertia, but there are now price comparison sites available to cut the leg work out (if you live in Europe, head for you local electricity regulator's we... More..
Personal Finance > Managing Credit Free credit repair: Real ways to repair credit scores for free: 2 of 5
It is possible to repair credit scores for free, by doing it yourself. And you are likely to have better results than by using so-called credit repair companies, who are mostly no better than scam artists preying on desperate people. But be under no illusion, repairing credit scores is hard. And if you are temperamentally in... More..
Arts & Humanities > European History Biography: Christopher Columbus: 2 of 5
Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa Italy. His brother Bartolomeu got a job as a mapmaker in Lisbon, Portugal, which was at the centre of the efforts to find a sea route to India, and Christopher, a sailor, joined him there, hoping to get a job in the new industry of exploration. Portugal's navigator prince, Princ... More..