| About the author |
| Matthew Pressman is a freelance writer and keen horseman. He lives in Bristol, UK. | |
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| (Published: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:26:30 -0500) |
| From coffee houses to current accounts: how banking began |
In an age of credit cards, online payments and ATMs, banking is big business, providing an essential channel through which cash flows through society. But it hasn't always been like this.
In days of yore, barter systems were used as a way to procure goods that one needed. People who ha |
| Directory: Banking |
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| (Published: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:19:21 -0500) |
| More households to start actively saving by 2057 |
| When it comes to saving, Britons have always had a bad reputation. Despite the advice of countless banks, building societies and financial experts, it seems that people in the UK simply don't save enough of their annual income. Statistics from consumer debt charity CreditAction show that 11.7 millio |
| Directory: Saving Money |
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