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Over 50s MoneySaving
Archives for August 2004
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Pay lump sum off mortgage or not?
Am wondering whether to pay a lump sum of £15k off my £45k mortgage. The £15k is with Cahoot (5.5%), the repayment mortgage fixed rate of 4.25% for 2 years and in it's first year. Now I realise that I'll be paying more mortgage interest than I'll receive in savings interest so it probably makes sense to pay off a chunk.…
Moat House discount
for over 50's; if you get a Vitality card from Moat house hotels - free, apply on their web site, you can get 30% off leisure breaks and 25% off food and drink in their hotels.
Mobility Scooters & 0% Loans
Having recently heard the money saving expert talking to a lady on Radio2 re how she could get a loan to purchase a wheelchair for a member of her family, I thought I would like to tell people about a company in Hampshire which can provide 0% loans for such items. The Company is "Your Freedom" and they can be contacted on…
Theres got to be more to the over 50's
Blimey guys.... Just read this section of the board and wondering if I am really over 50!! Surely there is more to being "our" age than talking about homes and pensions! We still like to go out like the "youngsters". We have snazzy mobile phones and all the bits and pieces that our kids have. Mrs Rumour still uses makeup…
Foreign holidays for a month or more?
Hi there, this is my first post and my wife and I were wondering how you find out about all these "extended" holidays in comfortable hotels for a month or more. We had heard that some firms like to keep their hotels full during October and November and offer discounts to the over 50's to stay long term. It seems as cheap…
Cheap Electricity and Gas
[/img]My mother is in her 80's and tends to have heating on a lot more than normal. I heard about Staywarm, originally run by Eastern Electricity whereby you can have unlimited fuel for a fixed amount. Although she has no gas she still managed to save 50% on her elcetricity bill each month, the cost being about £30 a…
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