Here are some of my finance-related articles:
Finance options for parents:
What is the Child Trust Fund: Before the Labour government introduced the Child Trust Fund, just 1 in 5 parents put aside any savings for their children. By 2010, that figure had risen to 3 in 5.
http://www.helium.com/items/1816800-child-savings-trust-fund
Understanding your tax-free Child Trust Fund options: Find out what the three CTF options are and which may best meet your needs: http://www.helium.com/items/1817886-child-trust-fund-investment-options
How to open a pension for your child: It's becoming increasingly popular for parents to open a stakeholder pension for their child, thus beginning the process of safeguarding their financial future, http://www.helium.com/items/1819991-open-a-pension-for-your-child
Tax-free savings:
More changes to the tax-free ISA savings limits were announced in Alistair Darling's March 2010 budget, and will effect ISAs from the 2010/11 financial year. Check out this article for all the details, http://www.helium.com/items/1786984-changes-to-the-isa-tax-free-limits-201011
Debt and cost savings:
In this recession-hit era, people are rediscovering the value of cost cutting. This article looks at some simple ways that people can achieve their goal of saving more without having to sacrifice their lifestyle:
http://www.helium.com/items/1690352-how-to-make-saving-money-simple
Top five mistakes first time home-buyers make: http://www.helium.com/items/1644662-mistakes-home-buyers-should-avoid
Why saving pennies paves the way to financial freedom: "It's usually the case in life that to achieve something monumental we have to start with achieving something small. To illustrate this, if you set out to eat an elephant, you'd have to start with one small mouthful." Read the rest of this article here to find out what eating an elephant has got to do with saving pennies! http://www.helium.com/items/1526317-achieving-financial-freedom
How to cut down on living expenses: Whether you're dealing with the consequences of the credit crunch or just want to maximise your disposable income, a good starting point is often to cut your living expenses. In "Five steps to killing your living expenses", I have outlined some straightforward steps that you can take to free up more money, http://www.helium.com/items/1485336-five-steps-to-killing-your-living-expenses
How to get out of debt. Debt can cripple our finances and sap our morale. There are some steps that you can take, however, to get out of debt as this article explores. http://www.helium.com/items/1348043-how-to-pay-off-debt-and-become-debt-free
It's tempting to overspend at Christmas or when on holiday but this can leave us with a nasty financial headache, when the time comes to pay off the credit card or overdraft. Here's an article, then, about how to manage holiday debt, http://www.helium.com/items/1278551-how-to-repay-christmas-and-holiday-debt
Finding ways of saving money is always appreciated, so an article listing 7 great ways to save money will hopefully be of interest to many of you. The last time I checked, there were 137 articles on this theme (so plenty to choose from!) and mine was ranked top, which is nice. http://www.helium.com/items/1254851-how-to-save-money-and-reduce-bills-and-costs
With the current economic malaise showing little sign of ending, many people are asking themselves how they can cope with the challenges that it is presenting? Here's an article that provides some views on how individuals can prepare for and mitigate the worst effects of the economic crunch, http://www.helium.com/items/1239180-how-to-survive-an-economic-recession
What to look for in a mortgage - http://www.helium.com/items/1151472-what-features-to-consider-when-applying-for-a-mortgage
Determining how much of a mortgage you can afford - http://www.helium.com/items/1123169-calculating-how-much-of-a-mortgage-you-can-afford
'Neither a borrower nor a lender be'. Does this adage still hold true? http://www.helium.com/items/651885-reflections-neither-a-borrower-nor-a-lender-be