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If you ever need extra money, the first thing you should do is to use your short-term savings (money in your easily accessible savings account). If you need more money or you do not have any savings – ask your family, friends to lend you some – that’s your second option. The third option is …

If you cannot afford to buy and maintain your own car or you need it for occasional trips – car rental service might be the best option for you. If you enter “cheap car rent in the UK” or similar in any search engine – you will be blown away with different options including a …

All of us *girls* worry about how we look and especially how our face looks like when we get up early in the morning. Yes, early – no beauty sleep. I am not a person who is all about make up and having tones of it on my face from the beginning of the day. …

We should not limit UK’s kitchen to only old traditional recipes, in fact some people even think that traditional British food is “stereotypical and portray such a narrow, clichéd view of the UK in the 21st century” and we have to agree on that.

I have been living in the UK for over 46 years now and I can say that most people have trouble managing their money. I saw a large number of individuals in a full-time employment living from salary to salary, never paying off credit card debts and spending a chunk of money on alcohol, takeaways …

If you are just visiting UK you should be fine to use your foreign driving license to drive a car in the UK. On the other hand, if you came here and you are a resident (have permanent address, stay at least 185 days a year in the UK and intend to stay for at …

Most of you would have heard of Credit rating or Credit report but I’m not sure you know what exactly it is and why should you bother thinking about it? If you are currently living in the UK or planning to move here and permanently settle, you should take action as soon as possible.

Whatever age you are it is always important to have some spending money and financial independence. Therefore, summer jobs as well as part-time jobs in between or during the study periods are very popular amongst students. However, it sometimes may be very hard to get a short-term or flexible position when you have none or …

From my personal experience the British are usually very polite. They use the words “Thank-you” and “Sorry” every single day and in almost any situation! People say “Excuse me” if they want to pass someone or ask you something and “I’m sorry” if they accidentally touch someone. British people even say sorry if you stand …

If you are new to the United Kingdom you will definitely discover Squash. It is a very popular drink here, but you need to be aware that it is a concentrated refreshment and you need to mix it with water using 1:3 ratio if you want to understand why do British people enjoy drinking it. …