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Scared of money? 6 common financial fears and how to conquer them
If aliens and ghosts haven’t frightened you enough this Halloween, let’s think about something a little more spine-chilling. Something that inspires fear in the majority of the population, no matter their tolerance level for horror flicks and trick or treaters. Let’s think about our finances. And let’s confront these common financial fears, together. What money…
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Scared of money? 6 common financial fears and how to conquer them
If aliens and ghosts haven’t frightened you enough this Halloween, let’s think about something a little more spine-chilling. Something that inspires fear in the majority of the population, no matter their tolerance level for horror flicks and trick or treaters. Let’s think about our finances. And let’s confront these common financial fears, together. What money…
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How financial literacy can improve your life, and why it’s easier than you think
Today (the 8th of September 2020) is International Literacy Day. On this day we want to extend this conversation to financial literacy.
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Money Goals: Your Stories
Money Goals: A 29-year-old decorator who wants to start their own business
Read our latest Money Goals story from a 29-year-old painter decorator who wants to start their own business and buy a house.
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Money Goals: Three reasons to share your story with us
Are you working towards a big money goal like buying a home, starting a business or saving for a holiday? We’d love for you to share your story with us. Here are three reasons to do so right now.
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Money Goals: A 36-year-old on £45k repairing their credit to buy a home
Read our latest Money Goals story from a 36-year-old Youth Worker on £45k repairing their credit score so they can buy their first home.
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Credit-Building Tips
Top tips for using a credit-building credit card to improve your credit score
In this article Dani answers a question from a LOQBOX customer about how to maximise the benefits of using a credit-builder credit card when building their credit score. We’ll look at when the best time is to make payments, and how much you should pay off.
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LOQBOX Learn: Free apps to manage your money
In our blog on how to budget better, we gave you some crucial money management tips. With those in mind, we wanted to share our favourite free money management apps that’ll help you watch your spending and keep track of your finances. Why use a money management app? Money management apps are a great example of…
Buying a Home
What credit score do you need to buy a house?
For many people in the UK, their first encounter with credit scores is when they start looking at how to buy a house. Why? Because their credit score can give them a pretty good indicator of how likely they are to be successful in applying for a mortgage. What credit score do you need to…
Buying a house with your boyfriend or girlfriend
So you’re in a great relationship, you think you’ve found the one, and now you’re looking to buy a house with that special person. You’re getting a kick out of day-dreaming about what your home together will be like. Perhaps fantasising about picking out paints, and splashing a little over each other’s faces playfully while…
Moving to the UK
Moving back to the UK: A checklist for global citizens
You’re here because you’ve made the decision to move back home to the UK after living abroad for a period of time, or you’re thinking about it. Last time we looked at the things that may affect you unexpectedly when moving back to the UK. In that article we explored some of the challenges you…
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Three things that may affect you unexpectedly when moving back home to the UK
With everything going on in the world at the moment, understandably global citizens living abroad are considering whether it’s time to move back home to the UK. Two forces in particular are converging simultaneously to prompt British expats to think about making the move home. The first is Covid-19, and the second? Brexit. Without a…
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Students
How to prepare financially for life after university
Staying in is the new going out. It’s very 2020. But what do you do with all the money and time you save when you don’t go out on a Friday night? Though your past self might be utterly flabbergasted by the thought of spending that time and money on preparing financially for life after…
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Starting university? Here are 12 tips on becoming a financially savvy student
If you’re getting ready to start university, then this blog is an essential read for you. Because learning to manage your finances now can make the next few years of university life much easier, happier and fun. That’s a hat trick of joy that can be achieved pretty simply with adequate planning and preparation.
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