First and second class standard stamp prices are to rise by 14p from next month to record highs of 60p and 50p respectively, Royal Mail announced today. You can beat the hikes by buying now.
Smokers will be hit by higher prices as the Chancellor announced increases in tobacco duty in today's Budget. Meanwhile, the price of alcohol will rise next week.
Nearly a quarter of above-average income earners in their 40s and 50s have been forced to switch to buying value or own-label brands to make ends meet, a study suggested today.
Shoppers with gift cards and reward points for gaming retailers Game and Gamestation should consider using them as soon as possible, after their owner admitted it is in financial trouble.
About 500 consumers who sold old CDs, DVDs and computer games to gadget buying firm TurnIntoCash.com have been told they should get their missing money in the next few weeks.