Top ten tips for festival fun this summer

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Festival season is upon us, and if you’re planning to go to a festival this summer, there is a lot to look forward to! But going to a festival for the first time can feel quite daunting. So in this article we give you ten top festival tips for how to make the most of […]

Is now the time to save money for Christmas?

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Summer is finally on its way and we’re all looking forward to enjoying those sunny days and long light evenings. There are so many more things that you can do when the weather is warm and bright, and it’s so good to be able to get out in the fresh air whenever you want to. […]

Is using credit cards a good or bad idea?

credit cards

68% of adults in the UK – around 36.2 million people – have at least one credit card. There are 58.5 million credit cards currently in circulation, and around 11.6 million credit card transactions happen every single day. The average credit card debt in the UK is around £1,248 per adult. And around half of […]

Loans 2 Go is proud to sponsor Grasshoppers RFC

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We feature many articles in this column, usually related to financial or lifestyle tips for you and your family. But we thought it was about time to tell you a little bit more about what else we do here at Loans 2 Go. So in this article we are going to tell you all about […]

Don’t get caught out by passport problems this summer

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Summer is approaching, and if you have holiday plans ahead, it’s time to start getting excited! But it’s also time to ensure that you are prepared. And particularly that your passport is valid if you are planning to travel to Europe this summer. You may have seen various headlines over the Easter holidays about UK […]

April fools? Which bills are going up – and how to keep them down!

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It’s a tradition of many news channels, social media pages and newspapers to publish spoof stories on 1st April. And so much of the news is so bizarre at the moment that they can be difficult to spot!  But one major piece of news from early April this year was that bills are going up. […]

If you have bad credit, how long will it last?

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If you have bad credit it can feel like a life sentence on your finances. Bad credit means that events in your credit history indicate that you could be a risk to lend to, so it can become an obstacle to you taking out new loans or other financial agreements. You can drift into bad […]

Domestic Disaster : What to do if your home floods

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From time to time, parts of the UK get flooded, and for a while it is headline news. And as we watch horrifying images of towns, streets, and homes awash with water, in the back of our minds we wonder what we would do in such a situation and how we would cope. Over the […]