05th September 2008
An individual savings account or ISA allows you to save up to £7,200 in total tax free in any one tax year. There are two types of ISA and these are cash ISAs and a stocks and shares ISA and the amount of £7,200 applies to the total of these two ISAs co...
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01st September 2008
A building society is a financial institution much like a bank, except that it is owned by its members and not by shareholders. Apart from that there are very little obvious differences between them, especially these days.
Originally, building societie...
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25th August 2008
Anyone who has ever been out and about with a baby in public will know how stressful it can be to attend to the baby when he or she needs a nappy change and there is no suitable place to do it. Although many larger establishments and retailers already hav...
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24th July 2008
When it comes to heating our homes and offices we want solutions that are economical to run as well as functional and efficient. Ideally, would like to be able to control when we have heat. We do not want a heater that spoils the look of our room, nor do ...
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07th July 2008
These days we have come to expect a certain standard of living as the norm. It is somewhat understandable that we take modern appliances and the advances in technology for granted as we have seen so many dramatic changes in the last decade never mind the ...
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20th June 2008
History of Tea
Tea drinking originates from China several thousand years ago and the story goes that a few leaves of the Camellia plant accidentally fell into some boiling water. The resulting infusion was then drunk by the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung wh...
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20th June 2008
Sitting in front of a computer in a stuffy office on a hot summer's day is not exactly conducive to productive working or to good mental and physical health. It's bad enough as it is trying to work when the weather is hot but a computer also gives off a l...
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