Betting on Football

Man, I love football. I don’t actually like the game itself, I mean I would rather watch a game of Rugby or Cricket but what I love is the gradual shifts of power which take place over a season. Any football lover who does not appreciate a test match should...

First Time Buyer on a Slippery Slope

Now I have been in the market for a mortgage for a few years now. I have been working hard to get my foot upon that elusive first rung of the housing ladder. My income has increased greater than the rate of inflation, which should be a good thing, but still the bottom...

Nokia Buys the Worlds Maps

In a mobile, connected world, maps are becoming a hugely strategic asset. All kinds of burgeoning digital revenue streams are being created on the backs of maps: local search, friend finders, family tracking, location-aware advertising and turn-by-turn navigation. If...

Mortgages, a bubble waiting to burst

You may have heard me go on about mortgages plenty of times. It is a pet subject of mine. I am a first time buyer, at least I want to be but I appear to have been completely shifted off the market. Now I am a professional on a reasonable wage but this no longer...

bad credit mortgages

Now I have been described in certain quarters as a bit lackadaisical, sometimes irresponsible and even just plain stupid.Now all of these descriptions refer to by financial dealings. Though I say it myself, in nearly all other areas of my life I conduct myself...

motor insurance quote

Now I have had my share of car problems of late, I have had blowouts, flat batteries and break ins and my poor wee ford fiesta is still struggling along. My current insurance company have looked after me quite well but I have been increasingly aware that I should look...