The latest research suggests that 54 is a golden age at which people are happy and content, rather than stressed and self-conscious.
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Life no longer begins at 40… as Baby Gloomers have to wait until they’re 54 for true happiness to arrive
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Banks hit by 11,000 complaints A DAY!
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010The sheer scale of the shabby customer service doled out by the ‘big six’ banks was laid bare for the first time yesterday when they were forced to publish the number of disputes they had received in the first six months of the year.
‘Miracle’ drugs push up health insurance bills to record levels
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010The cost of private healthcare is rising at a record-breaking rate as insurers are forced to foot the bill for expensive ‘miracle drugs’ not available on the NHS.
Gap year survival guide for anxious parents
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010Your child may be heading off for the trip of a lifetime but you can be left at home frantic with worry. Will they be mugged, struck down by some mysterious illness, or left marooned with no cash? Laururen Thompson helps parents avoid the most common financial hazards.
Banks forced to write off £40m a day in family debt
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010Cash-strapped families are being overwhelmed by debts they can never afford to repay, figures revealed yesterday.
Our ever shrinking pension payouts: Millions now facing the lowest returns on investments since records began
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Despite saving the same amount of money into their pensions, they face the dire prospect of getting about half the income they would have received 15 years ago, research reveals today.
Fresh fears of housing market ‘double dip’ as mortgage lending crashes to new low
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010The subdued lending figures have added to concerns among economists that the housing market is heading for a fresh round of price falls.
I confess! My children are middle-class truants! (How else can we afford our hols?)
Friday, August 27th, 2010Parents who have realised the only way they will ever be able to afford to introduce their children to the historical treasures of Rome or Turkish ruins is by taking them away from their desks.








