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Poll started 10 August 2009: Do you click the ads on Google? When you’re searching whether Google or elsewhere, often “sponsored links” come at the top of the page and along the right hand column. These are adverts, which people pay to put there. Which is closest to your view?
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9 August 2009
Poll Started 4 August 2009: If you were PM... where would you cut back? After the next election, there’s little doubt that whatever the colour of the leading party, radical cutbacks will be necessary to balance the nation's books. This question is designed to give a deliberately stark, big picture choice. Which main area would you wield the financial chopping axe on first? (source HM Treasury)
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3 August 2009
Poll started 27 July 2009: How much do you spend on holiday? Whether it’s a package holiday or DIY cheap flight we spend serious time getting the best price. Yet many lose all budget constraints and just spend when they get there. How much do you spend, PER PERSON, PER WEEK when on holiday?
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26 July 2009
Poll Started 21 July 2009: What’s your biggest money vice? Which of the following do you have the greatest propensity to OVERspend on?
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20 July 2009
Poll Started 14 July 2009: The Good Debt, Bad Debt Game... In the Teen Cash Class I ask a series of questions to explain the difference between good debt and bad debt. Here’s a version of the trickiest... A single dad who’s just been made redundant gets a new job in the country. He lives eight miles from work and his young children go to school ten miles the other way. There’s no public transport, so he needs to get a car or he can’t work. The cheapest possible reliable car is £1,500, but the cheapest debt rate is 12% and the repayments will be tough... is it
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13 July 2009
Properly managing your bank account is crucial; put too much in and you’ll miss out on the interest you could be earning in a Top Savings account, while go heavily overdrawn and you’ll be hit by interest and Bank Charges.
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5 July 2009
It's hot & brains are frazzling, so to help you 'think cool' this week's poll is a bit of fun. Pick your top lolly from the list... (apologies for any missed)
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29 June 2009
Poll started 22 June 2009: Should you go on holiday while in debt? A family with total earnings of £35,000 has nearly £15,000 on a credit card (at 6.8% life of balance). They’re slowly chipping away at it, but are still five years from debt-free status. Yet they haven’t been away for two years and are desperate for the guaranteed sun and a bit of the luxury of a foreign holiday, which would push off substantial repayments for a long time afterwards. What would you suggest they do?
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21 June 2009
Poll Started 15 June 2009: What’s the ultimate luxury possession? Imagine you’d won a contest with a prize that buys one of the following options (inc. all associated expenses) worth roughly £500,000. Which would you choose? You’re not allowed to sell it, or rent it out
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14 June 2009
Poll Started 08 June 2009: Should we withdraw from Europe? From regulations to unlocking trade barriers the European Union (EU) plays a huge part in our economic life. We’ve just had Euro elections and the eurosceptic parties did well, but let's purify the question. Which of these is closest to your view on Europe?
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7 June 2009
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