Moving home may be something which gets easier with practice, for example, if you’re in the military and have to change homes a lot. It is, however, probably not something many people would class as a whole bundle of fun and in some cases can be the cause of a lot of frustration and stress. […]
Insurance
Ensuring Your Insurance Is Right for You
The blunt reality of insurance is that insurance companies are businesses and as such they aim to make a profit. The onus is therefore on the buyer to get right type of cover and the right level of cover and, of course, to provide the insurance company with any relevant information needed to assess the […]
DIY Disasters
A quick internet search on the term “DIY” will bring up countless results ranging from making your own gifts, to customising shop-bought products, to traditional home-improvement jobs. These last are often the source of comedy gold (think of the programme Home Improvement), but they can have serious consequences if they go wrong. Here are five […]
A Trust Can Make All The Difference
Death itself is fairly straightforward for the deceased, it can, however, be both complicated and distressing for those left behind, even when the death involves an elderly person dying quietly in their sleep. The life of those left behind can be made much simpler by some judicious planning. Here are 7 points to consider. Minimise […]
Why Your Pet Would insure You
Even those who’ve never had a pet and never wanted a pet could probably explain the arguments for having pet insurance, courtesy of the many adverts for the product. Now imagine what would happen if your pet could talk. What would it say about insuring you? If you die, who would look after me? Would […]
Stop Thieves
These days, there is a lot of advice available about how to keep safe online and data-security breaches at major organisations make new headlines. As Kim Kardashian recently demonstrated, however, breaches of physical security can be both frightening and costly (even with insurance). With that in mind, here are three pointers to keeping yourself and […]