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It was just over a year ago that I last counted the penny jar so I thought I had better count it up and get it to the bank again. I wasn’t expecting there to be much in there this time so was pleasantly surprised to find £57. Most of it was pound coins which I wasn’t expecting. I can only assume its from where I have been out drinking only to return with pockets full of change (why I can only pay for drinks with notes is still a mystery!).
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A visit to the gym today reminded me just how challenging it can be to stick to new years resolutions. Just a few months ago it would only have been me and a few others in an otherwise deserted gym on a Sunday morning, but because it’s January there was probably ten times that amount this morning.
Wow… what a week it has been for the markets. The term ‘Credit Crisis’ can now takes its place amongst the ‘Dot.Com bubble’, the ’1987 crash’ and ‘Black Thursday’ as it will be a long time before the markets forget this week (or indeed the events that may still be to come).
Two weeks after I wrote an article here about Student Loans the Metro has a front page article titled “Double-dealing on student loans” detailing why graduates are furious at the discrepancy between the CPI and RPI rates of inflation which leave them worse off.
The only thing the article really adds to the debate is a comment from the Government “We think it’s important to use the same measure across the years” – something which I’ll be sure to remember when they try and justify increased council tax bills in the coming months!
About two months ago I received an email from the eBay Research Department offering me £5 if I took an online survey. My first reaction was that this was one of those phishing scams but I cautiously took a look anyway.
There were no questions asking for any personal details, just questions about my experience of using eBay which took less than 5 minute to complete so I went ahead and sent my feedback. I had forgotten all about this survey until I received a cheque in the post for £5 as promised. So it just goes to prove that not all things that seem too good to be true turn out not to be true.
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