How times change!
Have you heard or are you familiar with the “inflation basket?” If you haven’t heard of this, then let me enlighten you. The “inflation BASKET” is a basket of goods relating to a fixed set of consumer ...
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What do the financial prospects for 2018 look like?
A new year and a new start – that’s what we are always told. It’s a time to look forward at the challenges ahead and to reflect on those we have faced in the previous year. But should we look forward ...
Our shopping habits are changing: A 10 year trip down high-street history
The ONS has updated the basket of goods it uses to calculate price inflation . Every month, 180,000 local prices are collected on a basket of 700 items. This is done to identify if prices are rising o ...
Older people’s standard of living set to fall
Older people are facing a further crunch on their already stretched incomes over coming years as inflation starts to rise and income levels come under pressure. We all know that the pound has come un ...