BT announces price hikes for landline and broadband customers

Edit Belfast Telegraph 29 Apr 2016
BT has announced price increases for millions of households signed up to its landline and broadband services ... Share Go To. Broadband prices are going up in most cases ... BT Sport is also going up by £1 a month to £6 ... He said ... "And we continue to highlight money-saving options for all customers, including those who just want a great value package of a line and calls, such as Home Phone Saver 2019 ... ....

Abbott/Turnbull government’s environmental record ‘more bad than good’ (ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Apr 2016
(Source. ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation). 'It is very disappointing to look back at this government's environmental record and see so many poor choices, short-sighted decisions and missed opportunities,' said the Australian Conservation Foundation's CEO Kelly O'Shanassy ... 'In the midst of a climate crisis and an extinction crisis, we need a visionary government ... ✘ 1 ... Scrapped the popular and effective Home Energy Saver scheme....

Why Canada’s Oil Industry May Never Be the Same

Edit Oil Price 29 Apr 2016
... which a central bank purchases government securities or other securities from the market in order to lower interest rates and increase the money supply.” This has now been expanded in some countries to include experimental negative interest rates where banks and, ultimately, savers are penalized for holding cash and not spending their money....

Record-breaking season for surf life savers

Edit NZ Herald 28 Apr 2016
Surf life savers on beaches in the northern region have completed another record-breaking season.Lifeguards made 581 rescues at beaches between Ahipara in the Far North and Raglan in the Waikato, a 28 per cent increase on the previous... ....

Annual tax haul from savers breaching lifetime pension limit rises 153%

Edit The Daily Mail 28 Apr 2016
Swingeing cuts to the amount savers can put into a pension tax-free over a lifetime has led to a massive jump in annual takings from those busting the limit ... ....

Hey, big spender! You’re outnumbered by savers

Edit Business Journal 28 Apr 2016
The share of Americans who say they prefer saving to spending has reached 65 percent, an all-time high, according to a Gallup poll. Savers outstripping spenders has been a post-recession trend; the two groups were equally matched in the early 2000s. Those who prefer saving span all generations, including 66 percent of those aged 18 to 29 ... “Americans are considerably… ... ....

Savers Just Outnumber Fun-lovers, Internationally

Edit PR Newswire 28 Apr 2016
NUREMBERG, Germany, April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Internationally, people with a 'save now' mindset just outnumber people with a 'have fun now' mindset.   GfK asked 27,000 internet users across 22 countries to say how strongly they agree or disagree with the statement "I want to... ....

10 Smart Money Moves From Superstar Savers

Edit Forbes 28 Apr 2016
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Here's how much the raging bull market helped retirement savers

Edit CNBC 28 Apr 2016
Retirement savings have bounced back with the bull market since 2009, but most Americans still fall short ... ....

Progressive Building Society sets a new profit record

Edit Belfast Telegraph 28 Apr 2016
Progressive Building Society has once again broken its own records, posting a £14m pre-tax profit in 2015 as mortgage lending soared by a fifth in one year ... Share Go To ... Ms Armstrong said ... We need activity at all stages ... "For our savers, we ensured we provided a strong rate for our savers ... But she added that she doesn't have any concerns that savers and those buying new homes will be affected by the vote on June 23 ... ....

For rent: tiny 'twodios' for £1,100 a month, and sellers beware eBay scammers

Edit The Guardian 28 Apr 2016
Also, 250,000 savers take advantage of pension freedom; nuisance calls companies fined £2m; and where best to buy plants and seeds. Hello and welcome to this week’s Money Talks – a roundup of the week’s biggest stories and some things you may have missed. Money news ... Twitter. Quarter of a million savers take advantage of pension freedom ... ....

Sens. Burr, Casey Introduce Bill to Make College More Affordable by Helping Families Save (Richard Burr)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016
Letting low- and middle-income families take advantage of the Saver's Credit for the savings they put away for college. Low- and middle-income families can currently use the Saver's Credit for contributions to retirement accounts ... The Saver's Credit is a nonrefundable tax credit that provides a savings match of as much as $1,000 for single filers and $2,000 for joint filers for retirement....

Winning moves in the air miles awards game

Edit Stars and Stripes 28 Apr 2016
Question ...Jim Mitchell, Long Beach, Calif.  . Answer ... "If you are within six months of traveling, if you see a 'saver' ticket (one that requires fewer miles), book it," Warren Chang, a vice president for Fly.com, part of Travelzoo, said in an email. "Once all saver award tickets have been reserved by other travelers, it's unlikely that more saver awards will become available." ... — Get the most for your miles ... ....
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