Posts Tagged ‘Budget’


US debt crisis visually demonstrated


Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

Sometimes even countries need a tailored loan solution to help them with their cashflow, maybe the US has taken the 247Moneybox.com route, and helped them avoid a world catastrophe ha ha!

America was fortunately saved when the ticking clock forced Congress into voting through a new borrowing limit. Obama spoke after a bill to cut spending by $2.4 trillion in two stages and raise the US borrowing limit by the same amount passed the Senate by 74 to 26 votes. But made his frustration clear about how this crisis had been artificially manufactured.

Looking to the future Obama said the goal was to “fight for what the American people care most about - new jobs, higher wages and faster economic growth”.

It is incredible to think of what the debt burden is on the US and a viral scale perspective is being bounced around the internet and social network sites at the moment. Showing the US debt burden in $100 bills, similar metaphors have been used, for instance the British debt burden in £50 notes was shown to reach into the atmosphere.

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Oh pleeease Mum!! Pestering children pushing parents into overspending


Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

In an ideal world every child would receive a brand new Buzz Lightyear or Baby Annabell on Christmas morning, but can struggling UK families really pick up the bill for all these extra luxuries?

Here at 247Moneybox.com we found that the new research published today by Saga and Netmums drew some interesting conclusions. It shows that the huge pressure on mothers to buy expensive gifts for their children is felt more strongly by younger mothers, who are much more likely to overspend than are older parents and those of previous generations.

Interestingly, among parents born in the 1930s, 61% said they typically spent less than £50 in total on Christmas presents for their families, while among the youngest parents, born in the 1990s, only 14% spent less than £50 and 22% admitted to spending more than £200. Moreover, 63% of the younger parents admitted that they go without things for themselves in order to buy their children presents at Christmas.

So, great news for children with young parents  you are statistically more likely to receive an expensive Christmas present!

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A budget can help you keep on track in these ‘crunching’ times


Monday, February 16th, 2009

Inflation may not be the beast it once was but it’s still significant given the current Bank of England base rate, and certainly savers around the country are feeling the pinch. With the cost of living still stubbornly high, the last thing needed is to see the value of your savings being slowly eroded. Check out this BBC article which details how inflation has now fallen for four months in a row from a high of 5.2% in September, driven down by falls in energy costs and fuel prices.

There’s never been a better time to get your finances in order and it’s not something to keep putting off. The best way to go about this is to grab a pen and make a list of your income and all your outgoings - essentially a household budget. Once you have done this, analyse the balance and your outgoings in particular. This can help you work out if you can make savings anywhere - either to free up your cash flow, help reduce any outstanding debt or simply to keep for a rainy day (of which there could be several for the next few months).

It’s a great way to get a clear picture of where you stand and can maybe highlight the lumpy nature of your household’s cash flow, i.e. peaking at the end of the month and falling away. If this is the case, a payday loand from 247Moneybox can help. A fast loan from us is easy and straightforward and cash can be advanced very quickly. 247Moneybox.com provides you with quick and easy online loans.

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Christmas spending projected to fall 7%


Monday, December 15th, 2008

Hmmm, not a great start to the festive season with a range of figures and stats out showing the UK, and indeed the rest of the world, is not in great shape financially speaking. We all expected some pain following the economic turmoil of recent months but it is proving a little more painful than was first thought.

Recently released data from accountancy firm Deloitte predict that an overall fall of around 7% is expected in Christmas spending for this year, as shoppers continue to try and cut back on their expenditure. The report shows that the decline will be felt across a wide variety of goods and services such as gifts, food, clothes, entertainment and socialising.

Richard Hyman, strategic advisor to the retail practice at Deloitte, said: ‘I think the main headline is this is the worst Christmas for a generation. But as a nation we’ll be spending £36bn so it’s not a total disaster. Broadly speaking, we believe sales will be flat this Christmas, with a slight fall possible.’

The average spend per adults over Christmas is likely to be around £655, according to the report, and of those polled around 19% planned to spend more on Christmas this year compared to last, despite the difficult financial situation. 24% of consumers plan to spend less this Christmas, but around 57% plan to spend the same as they did last year.

Well, one thing is for certain whatever the Christmas budget - 247Moneybox.com can help you boost it with a short-term payday loan in a sensible, responsible fashion. Buck the doom and gloom and have a super Christmas and New Year from all of us here at the 247Moneybox.com team!

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