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28th November 2014 by manager in Campaigns
Pigeons, vines and payday loans
How did a variety of pigeon and a kind of vine come to be associated with what is generally acknowledged to be the unacceptable face of money lending? In addition to being an Australian white-faced pigeon a wonga wonga is a vine which grows vigorously, also in Australia. Wonga came into common use as another […]
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16th October 2014 by manager in Campaigns
Making your money go further
Money is the root of all evil. A fool and his money are soon parted. Penny wise pound foolish. Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves. Just a few examples of sayings that have evolved over the years which encourage us to beware of money and to treat it with care. […]
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14th April 2014 by manager in Campaigns
Don’t believe everything you read in the papers
‘Sun forces charity to ditch rip-off helplines’‘(headline on the Sun newspaper website 07 April 2014). Do they mean Citizens Advice?. Well, yes it seems they do. Imagine a 63 year old man – let’s call him Jim (an entirely fictitious character, so any resemblance to anyone alive or dead is coincidental) – calling a bureau […]
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3rd December 2013 by manager in Campaigns
A Credit free Christmas for a Happy New Year
Bernard Manning claimed that the bigotry of which he was sometimes accused did not reflect his real character. Whatever the truth, there is no denying his wit. In the interests of a low cost Christmas he once provided batteries for his children as gifts, each with a card which read ‘Toys Not Included’. By the […]
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14th July 2013 by manager in Campaigns
Do you mourn the passing of bank managers like Mr Mainwaring?
Do people who mourn the passing of bank managers like Mr Mainwaring (who presided over a branch in Walmington on Sea when he wasn’t commanding the local Dad’s Army platoon) have a point? Although he was pompous.he understood the idea of duty and he applied it to looking after other people’s money as well as […]
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