Tag: spend
Wrong mobile phone contracts mean we waste £5 billion a year
We waste an average of £195 each every year because we are on contracts that allow for more phone usage than we need, according to a report. 76% of us pay too much because we don't need all our…
Stinking (rich) students own six grand's worth of gadgets, instruments and clothes
I’d better not hear any more students moaning about how little money they have, because a new survey suggests that the average student has over £6,000 worth of gadgetry, musical instruments, and clothes knocking around in their digs.
Two years ago students “only” had around £2,000 of goods, but Endsleigh Insurance found that it’s an increasingly high-tech world, with mobile phones, laptops, and desktop computers now winging their way to university. Interestingly, though, some students spend even more on musical instruments, with an average value of £689, though only one in four have such gear, while four in five have a laptop PC…