youthmoney

Here’s some sound advice – from a column on the BBC website called How to money spin.
Make a budget and stick to it. Putting the numbers down on paper will show you just where all the money is going. Set a limit on how much you are going to spend and stick to it

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British beer drinkers are the most generous in Europe when it comes to buying rounds.
So said the Sun this morning. It reported that many pub goers are “happy to buy up to six drinks without getting one back”.
Young people’s money-handling skills need to cover the complex etiquette of round buying. A study reported in the [...]

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Official inflation figures can be deceptive. They may not reflect what is happening in young people’s financial life.
This becomes obvious when you think about what is being measured in the basket of goods and services. Cigars? Wallpaper paste? Private school fees? Unit trust fees and commissions? Just how relevant is this?
Young people’s personal inflation rate [...]

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