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Budget steps 'hit poorest hardest' - 31 August 2010

MBNA launches market-leading card - 29 August 2010

Cost of living rises hit consumers - 28 August 2010

Workers support pension scheme plan - 27 August 2010

Uniform prices hit 'rock bottom' - 23 August 2010

Inflation rate still hitting savers - 22 August 2010

Shoppers hit by soaring food prices - 21 August 2010

Teenagers reveal debt aversion - 20 August 2010

Bank warns of 'choppy recovery' - 16 August 2010

Many fear high heating bills - 15 August 2010

Fixed rate loan popularity rising - 13 August 2010

Housing benefit cut by £12 a week - 9 August 2010

UK living standards keep falling - 8 August 2010

House prices up after June slump - 7 August 2010

Northern Rock plans loans and cards - 6 August 2010

Half 'unconcerned' by VAT increase - 5 August 2010

Average home costs just £169,347 - 5 August 2010

Inflation to stay high most of 2011 - 3 August 2010

Most nurseries considered 'good' - 30 July 2010 

NS&I pulls savings certificates - 22 July 2010

Childcare costs differ across UK - 21 July 2010

Tax credit change 'to hit poorest' - 20 July 2010

Childcare 'costs more than salary' - 19 July 2010

Family budgets stretched to the limit - 15 July 2010

Families 'fail to build up savings' 14 July 2010

Less pocket money after recession - 13 July 2010

UK given C for family friendliness - 12 July 2010

Summer holidays 'cost parents £330' - 9 July 2010

August holiday premium revealed - 7 July 2010

Mortgage hit low as savings rise - 6 July 2010

Britons dip into savings accounts - 2 July 2010

Cleaning house boosts saleability - 1 July 2010

House prices fall by 0.2% during May - 29 June 2010

Cost of owning house falls by £388 - 28 June 2010

Teens lead the way in savings chart - 24 June 2010

Finance 'should be on curriculum' - 23 June 2010

Future mothers suffer in budget - 22 June 2010

Change scheme raises £30 million - 21 June 2010

Back to work for cash poor mums - 21 June 2010

Task force to improve young lives - 18 June 2010

First time buyers splash the cash - 18 June 2010

Brits saving '£116 on average' - 14 June 2010

Fixed rate mortgages hit record low - 13 June 2010

Child Benefit changes hinted at - 12 June 2010

Market on hold for World Cup - poll - 11 June 2010

Savers attracted by bonus rates - 8 June 2010

England results 'affect shares' - 7 June 2010

Store own brands popular: survey - 4 June 2010

Group laments 'excessive tax rate' - 2 June 2010

Child Trust Fund to be scrapped - 1 June 2010

Finances 'worse for one in four' - 28 May 2010

Home ownership 'a top priority' - 24 May 2010

Warning over family child care - 22 May 2010

£426 million earnings for children - 21 May 2010

Big fall in company pension take up - 20 May 2010

VAT to rise under new coalition - 18 May 2010

House prices rise again in March - 17 May 2010

Credit card activity still falling - 14 May 2010

Personal loan rates soar by 50% - 10 May 2010

Many couples do not share all cash - 7 May 2010

Consumer investments on the rise - 6 May 2010

Debt charity helpline figures soar - 4 May 2010

Call for better saver protection - 3 May 2010

New provider of financial education - 30 Apr 2010

Fall in cost of car insurance - 27 Apr 2010

Christmas debt hits savings rate - 26 Apr 2010

Mortgage lending up 24% in March - 23 Apr 2010

Expert promotes monthly investments - 19 Apr 2010

Taller women 'earn more money' - 16 Apr 2010

Ten-fold rise in stay-at-home dads - 15 Apr 2010

Fifth of Britons 'have no savings' - 13 Apr 2010

Household savings hit 40-year low - 12 Apr 2010

5 million child trust funds opened - 09 Apr 2010

Slump 'taught young to manage cash' - 07 Apr 2010

House prices rise slightly in March - 06 Apr 2010

Young 'prefer parental guidance' - 01 Apr 2010

ISA allowance to track inflation - 30 Mar 2010 

Savers stranded after inflation dip - 29 Mar 2010

Parents to get 'Toddler Tax Credit' - 26 Mar 2010

Mortgage lending increases slightly - 22 Mar 2010

Young people need help to buy home - 22 Mar 2010 

One in 10 'live beyond their means' - 19 Mar 2010

Virgin Money to charge account fee - 17 Mar 2010 

Mortgage payers 'fear income drop' - 15 Mar 2010

Affordability of homes hits high - 12 Mar 2010

Tinchy helps kids learn about cash - 8 Mar 2010

A third of workers face pay freezes - 8 Mar 2010

Kids dependent on parents for cash - 3 Mar 2010 

Child raising costs top £200,000 - 2 Mar 2010

Lowest council tax rise expected - 1 Mar 2010 

Battle for ISA savings hots up - 26 Feb 2010

Third of households have ISA - 24 Feb 2010

Homes 'costly' for young families - 22 Feb 2010

Adult children using parents' £30k - 19 Feb 2010

Tracker rates reach record low - 16 Feb 2010 

10% of children have part time job - 12 Feb 2010

British Gas announces 7% price cut - 9 Feb 2010 

Interest rates held at a record low - 5 Feb 2010

Mortgage advances on the up - 5 Feb 2010

Investment fund sales hit record high - 5 Feb 2010

High house prices delaying babies - 22 Jan 2010

Two incomes needed to meet ends - 22 Jan 2010

House prices increase by 1.2% - 22 Jan 2010

Families review spending habits -15 Jan 2010

More people looking for lodgers - 15 Jan 2010

Families hit by petrol price rises - 15 Jan 2010

Government unveils low cost pension - 8 Jan 2010

Boys better at saving than girls - 8 Jan 2010

School children to learn about money - 8 Jan 2010

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