Money
Find out the cost of calling any telephone number
Often you will see UK telephone numbers with codes such as 087xx, and a price for calling that number will be listed. How do you know that the price is actually correct? I would have thought the BT would have a simple page where you can enter a telephone number into a box and be told instantly the correct cost of calling it. I've been unable to [...]
2008 – 2009 UK Tax Graphs
I've produced some graphs using data about the 2008 - 2009 UK tax situation (I also have tax graphs for 09/10 and 10/11). I've tried to make them accurate but beware that I'm not a tax expert so there could well be errors. They have been created for interest only, not for serious use. The first graph is showing how much income tax you pay [...]
Graphing the AXA Sun Life 50 Plus Protector
Following on from my post where I graphed the AXA Sun Life Guaranteed Over 50 plan I thought I'd look at a more complex product to see what kind of graphs I could get out of it. Unlike the Over 50 plan, the AXA Sun Life 50 Plus Protector features a lump sum and premium that increases over time. There is also a maximum number of years that the [...]
Graphing the AXA Sun Life Guaranteed Over 50 Plan
On TV recently I've been bombarded by adverts about the AXA Sun Life Guaranteed Over 50 Plan. The current version of the advert is presented by Michael Parkinson. Previous versions have been presented by June Whitfield. I am no way near the age of 50 and these plans have no relevance to me. I should also point out that I am not a financial [...]
Certified copies of documents for £7
I was recently sent a letter from a company I have an account with telling me that I needed to provide them with certified copies of two documents in order to verify my identity. A certified copy is a photocopy of a document (such as passport, utility bill, birth certificate) that has been verified as being true by a person who holds a certain [...]
Spanish Lottery Scam Letter
I got my first Spanish Lottery scam letter on Friday. It is from the 'Spanish Sweepstake Lottery S.A'. I knew it was a Spanish Lottery scam even before I opened the envelope. I'm including images of both letters and the envelopes. There are largable images for both the letters that you can see by clicking on the thumbnails. It [...]
Self Assessment and clever PDFs
For 05-06 I was able to use the HMRC free online self-assessment tax form which proved to be very easy to fill in and which did most of the tax calculations automatically. This year I wasn’t able to do this as I needed to fill in the Capital Gains Tax supplement. This supplement isn’t included in the sections available on the HMRC free online [...]
