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<title>Cosmetic surgery – now affordable to many</title>
<description>Cosmetic surgery has become much more popular in recent years as domestic wealth has increased. Having a nip and tuck or a nose job is no longer the preserve of the rich and famous &amp;ndash; in fact it&amp;rsquo;s now an affordable dream for many ordinary pe...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_51.html</link>
<pubDate>27-04-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Financing your child’s education – higher education</title>
<description>Student fees are no longer paid for by the government, which makes going to university an expensive business nowadays. The majority of students find themselves in some kind of debt by the time they reach graduation, with many of them owing in excess of...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_49.html</link>
<pubDate>26-04-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Financing your child’s education – pre-school and school</title>
<description>Your child&amp;rsquo;s education is vitally important but doesn&amp;rsquo;t come cheap. From the age of three or four, they&amp;rsquo;ll enter the education system and may still be studying by the time they&amp;rsquo;re in their early to mid twenties. Further and high...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_48.html</link>
<pubDate>26-04-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Guide to second-hand car buying</title>
<description>With a used car you never know what you&amp;rsquo;re getting as the car will have a history and you can&amp;rsquo;t always be certain what that history is. However, second-hand and nearly new cars can be excellent value for money and there are plenty of reputa...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_44.html</link>
<pubDate>20-04-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Funeral costs</title>
<description>Losing a loved one is a very traumatic experience. Furthermore, practical worries such as how to arrange and pay for the funeral often add to the stress, particularly as funerals tend to be rather costly affairs. Follow this introductory guide to help ...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_39.html</link>
<pubDate>20-03-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Retirement benefits</title>
<description>With the media attention surrounding the pensions crisis and the pensions gap over recent years, most of us have heard the warnings about the need to save more for retirement. However, for some people it&amp;rsquo;s too late. Already retired, they&amp;rsquo;re...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_38.html</link>
<pubDate>20-03-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Illness/Injury benefits</title>
<description>The government has a range of benefits to support people who are not able to work due to illness or injury. Below are some of the key types of benefit available. 
Statutory sick pay (SSP)
Many employers offer their own ...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_37.html</link>
<pubDate>19-03-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Government assistance for families</title>
<description>Children are an expensive business so it&amp;rsquo;s no wonder that many people struggle to make ends meet when bringing up a family. Here&amp;rsquo;s some information on benefits that you could be entitled to. Some are available to almost all parents, while o...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_36.html</link>
<pubDate>16-03-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Unemployment benefits</title>
<description>There are government benefits available to support people who&amp;rsquo;re in the unfortunate situation of being out of work. They don&amp;rsquo;t amount to a great deal of money, but can provide a basic income to live on during a period of unemployment. ...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_35.html</link>
<pubDate>16-03-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Getting help if you’re on a low income</title>
<description>Many people in the UK are having to get by on low incomes and it can be a real struggle. However, there are certain government benefits that can help people in such situations, supplementing their income to help them support themselves and their depend...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_34.html</link>
<pubDate>16-03-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Bank charges - daylight robbery?</title>
<description>One man&amp;rsquo;s battle to obtain compensation for bank charges has led to a flood of similar claims against banks across the UK. Stephen Hone, a law student from Devon, was so incensed by what he saw as &amp;lsquo;unfair&amp;rsquo; charges made by his bank Abb...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_33.html</link>
<pubDate>15-03-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Current accounts</title>
<description>Opening a current account is something we don&amp;rsquo;t tend to do very often. In fact, most of us are still using the first bank account we ever opened. It can seem quite an inconvenience to change current accounts as many people have various different ...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_32.html</link>
<pubDate>14-03-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Making and keeping a household budget</title>
<description>Managing a household financially is a tricky job that needs to be kept on top of regularly to ensure you keep yourself afloat and out of debt. However, many people don&amp;rsquo;t budget their personal finances effectively (and some not at all). It&amp;rsquo;s...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_21.html</link>
<pubDate>09-02-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Life assurance</title>
<description>Life assurance, also known as life insurance, is a policy that pays out a sum of money upon the death of the policy holder or insured person. It&amp;rsquo;s designed to provide financial support and reassurance to the insured&amp;rsquo;s family after they have...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_17.html</link>
<pubDate>05-02-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Homeowner loans</title>
<description>Most people nowadays take out some form of borrowing or credit to help manage their finances. Personal loans are particularly popular because they are easy to come by and quick to set up. Personal loans come in the form of either secured or unsecured b...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_16.html</link>
<pubDate>05-02-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Health insurance</title>
<description>Health insurance
Health insurance, or medical insurance, is an optional form of insurance in the United Kingdom that covers the cost of private health care and medical treatment in place of or in addition to National Health Service (NHS) treatm...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_11.html</link>
<pubDate>30-01-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Travel insurance</title>
<description>Travel insurance provides peace of mind when on holiday. It can cover problems such as delays, cancellations, lost luggage, legal expenses and medical treatment. There are different types of policy available depending on how often you travel and what t...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_10.html</link>
<pubDate>30-01-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Car insurance</title>
<description>Car insurance quotes can vary so much, so it&amp;rsquo;s wise to shop around for the best deal and to understand exactly what you&amp;rsquo;re being quoted for. The policies offered from insurer to insurer can also vary significantly, so like-for-like comparis...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_9.html</link>
<pubDate>30-01-2007</pubDate>
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<title>Home insurance</title>
<description>Home insurance is split into two categories: buildings (for structural problems and repairs) and contents (for loss of or damage to household belongings &amp;ndash; from personal items such as jewellery to furnishings such as carpets).
Policies nor...</description>
<link>http://www.financialarticles.info/article_8.html</link>
<pubDate>30-01-2007</pubDate>
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