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People may criticize Fairtrade, but it is just starting out. In the UK, there were just £16.7 million of sales of Fair Trade goods in 1998 – hardly a huge amount

Paying for your purchases with a debit or credit card, or even with a gift card, really feels different from paying with cold hard cash. In a way, it can even be said that it’s so painless that you might come to think that you’re not spending real money

Money has been very tight for many of us this year, with the global credit crunch, tight lending conditions, and rising bills all impacting upon our finances. For many people this time of year is set to be stressful, with Christmas on its way and expensive gifts to purchase for loved ones, which many people simply cannot afford.

Something crazy is going on in the financial and economic market right now, and if you still haven’t felt the impact of the financial and real estate crisis yet, then you may see signs of this all over the radio, TV and internet. Just take a quick look at your 401(k) or the value of your real estate, and you will see that the values have plummeted over the last 6 months. Are you making these same decisions you made yesterday in a financial market gone mad?

The banks have been charging excessive fees to their business and household customers for many years.