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• UK millennials' costs among EU's highest – but pay lags behind

  13-10-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Young adults under pressure from rent, transport and grocery costs, Revolut data showsYoung adults in Britain pay the highest rents in Europe, spend the most on transport and face some of the worst grocery bills, yet their take-home pay is not even in Europe’s top 10 – providing fresh evidence of the burdens facing the millennial generation.The new data, which comes from the real earnings and spending of 2.9 million customers of online bank Revolut across Europe, reveals: Continue re
  
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• Switch to green energy – and save £250 on your bill

  13-10-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  As the UN warns on climate change, we show moving to a 100% renewable supplier is easyThey couldn’t have been any clearer. If you are worried about climate change, you’ve got to do your bit and reduce your harmful emissions. For some, this will involve switching to an electric car and giving up red meat. For everyone else, there is no excuse not to switch to a green electricity (and in some cases, gas) supplier.And there’s a double incentive to go green – not only does it
  
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• ‘Because of my upbringing, I've always been careful with money'

  13-10-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Former teacher Hugh Jenkins on how his childhood in Lancashire shaped his spending habitsPoverty, in my opinion, can sometimes be a question of expectation. I realise my generation was lucky in many respects with free college education, more affordable housing and a decent pension, but we were used to much more basic living standards and knew how to make a little go a long way.I grew up in a Lancashire mining village in a small cottage with no bathroom. One of my jobs was to cut up the News Chro
  
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• Frozen state pensions: thousands sign protest petition

  13-10-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  About 550,000 Britons living abroad have lost thousands and face severe hardship Anne Puckridge served as an intelligence officer during the second world war before working in various jobs and raising a family. But, as a result of being “cheated” out of her full basic state pension by the UK government, the 93-year-old has been left so hard-up she has to think twice about going to the supermarket or buying Christmas presents for her grandchildren.Meanwhile, at 87, widower Alan Job ha
  
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• Financial abuse: will a new code bring change?

  13-10-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Women fleeing abuse shocked to find they are reconnected to former partners by their banksAfter two decades of physical and psychological abuse, Debra* finally fled her partner and moved across the country. The 55-year-old bought a house and, for the first time in 20 years, felt safe.That was until a letter arrived just a few years into her move. After updating her council tax, she was horrified to learn her former partner was also registered at the new address. On top of this trauma, she was to
  
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• Bitcoin price latest: Cryptocurrency PLUNGE ends as digital asset's value stabilises

  13-10-2018 03:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  AFTER a dramatic plunge in the price of Bitcoin on Thursday, the cryptocurrency appears to have stabilised, and even began to see a slight recovery in its value.
  
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• Do you have any tips for loading a dishwasher?

  13-10-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  My partner and I disagree about how to put cutlery in the tray and which tablets to useEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.This is an entirely “first world problem”, but I’d appreciate the views of readers on our domestic dishwasher dispute. My partner insists all cutlery in the tray should point upwards, to ensure it cleans prope
  
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