Graeme Knights

Make Your Holiday A European Cruise This Year

If you are planning to go on a cruise this year, or if you have never been on one, then it is time to seriously consider a European cruise vacation! There are many reasons for this: The first and obvious reason is the choice of incredible destinations... Read >

Effective Ways to Handle Seasonal Allergies

Ker-choo! Seasonal allergies show up every summer like clockwork. But suffering itchy, watering eyes and a running nose among other ailments is simply no way to spend an enjoyable summer. Seasonal allergies can make an individual feel tired, irritable and... Read >

Will video kill the display advertisement?

Anyone who has been an internet user over the last few years will have noticed the more and more ubiquitous showing of the online video advertisement. From TV show clips, movie trailers and ‘funny’ videos, to CEO’s giving motivation to their staff or tell... Read >

Breaking bad habits and making savings habits!

I'll never forget that look my father gave me. His lips pursed in frustration, eyes aflame, brow creased like a rusted piece of corrugated iron in ridges of displeasure. And that finger, shaking with rage, levelled at me. "No son of mine is going to be... Read >

House Love? Finding your perfect mortgage match

Finding the right mortgage is much like finding the perfect partner. There are certain attributes or traits in a prospective partner or mortgage that makes compatibility more likely. A financial comparison website therefore, is much like an internet d... Read >

Your first time? Buying a house of course...

"I remember my first time…" Granddad began. I nearly choked on Granny's rock cake. Mercifully it transpired that Granddad was recollecting the purchase of his first house and not anything more salacious (such as his little-known but critically-acclai... Read >

Lo-an behold, should I be borrowing?

I remember getting my first loan. It was to pay for a then little-known experimental procedure called moustacheplasty. My friends warned me not to, but I just knew that I'd love the way the wind would feel through the bristles (which, as an impulsive y... Read >

Play your 'credit' card right

They're so easy aren't they: credit cards? It lands on your doormat, 85.60 x 53.98mm of pure spending power, emblazoned with your chosen design of a Capybara set against the inimitably imposing landscape of the Amazonian rainforest. The reason you got... Read >

Spring 'ISA' here!

A couple of days of fine weather and I've called it: spring is here. The shorts are out, my tan's coming on a treat and the barbeque is prepped and ready to grill. But wait, spring is here: what about my ISA, I need to invest by 5 April! I can scarcel... Read >

Saving money by paying your mortgage off early

Let's face it, mortgages are a daunting subject. For many they are a proverbial "ball and chain", destined to be repaid for the next few millennia, with no discernable end to the misery of seeing your monthly pay packet decimated by that merciless Direct ... Read >

No excuse not to bank online

Online banking has often been described as the future for personal finance, bringing as it does a simplicity, immediateness and speed that traditional alternatives struggle to match. It is for this reason that it should also be considered the present. If ... Read >

Rate falls point to a more positive 2010 for mortgages

Homeowners, house hunters and estate agents alike will be hoping that a new year represents a new start in the mortgage market. If rises in house prices point to a recovering economy - and there is some argument that it doesn't as first time buyers find i... Read >

Savers splash out for Christmas

After a year of scrimping and saving as households absorbed the impact of the recession, it appears Christmas is set to see the purse strings loosened once more. Recent research suggests each adult in the UK will spend around £300 on presents this yea... Read >

Insure against heartache at home this Christmas

With less than 2 weeks before 25 December, even the biggest Bah Humbug would struggle to deny that we are now very much in the midst of the festive season. Having already dispatched their wish lists to parents and stand-in Santas up and down the land, chi... Read >

Play the percentage game this Christmas

It is understandable that at this time of year, more than any other, people stretch themselves financially to cover their costs over the festive period. UK households will spend hundreds of pounds on presents and food this year, despite the uncertain econ... Read >