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How the rate cuts affect you

The Bank of England has slashed the interest rate by 1.5% after coming under intense pressure.

The unexpectedly large cut brings the base rate to 3% and was immediately welcomed by business leaders. New figures show house prices have fallen by 15% in the past year and car sales plummeted by over 23% last month.

We put your questions to financial experts Roddy Kohn from Kohn Cougar and Annie Shaw from CashQuestions.com.

Sky News "Lunchtime Debate" Webchat , Thursday November 06, 2008

How the credit crisis affects you

"Images of queues snaking around branches of Northern Rock are still fresh in consumers’ minds - and now HBOS has been gobbled up by Lloyds, and Alliance & Leicester by Santander. That’s why, in the last two weeks, nearly a third (30%) of all questions posted by on consumer finance website CashQuestions.com have related to savings protection schemes."

Sky Money September 24, 2008

100 Ways to Beat the Credit Crunch

The CashQuestions book 100 Ways to Beat the Credit Crunch by Annie Shaw, Laura Howard and Simon read, is published by Flame Tree Publishing on November 10. Order it on Amazon. RRP £8.99, Amazon price £6.99.

In these hard-pressed times we could all use a helping hand. The first in a great new Beat the Credit Crunch series, 100 Ways to Beat the Credit Crunch offers well over 100 great tips and advice on how to save money, in every aspect of our lives, from how to sort out your personal finance with the best mortgage and banking deals to budget food shopping and cutting the cost of holidays. Written by the experts of CashQuestions.com in an accessible style, this guide provides real, usable advice that will help you survive the rockiest of times.

Money talks

This week, freelance financial journalist Laura Howard says your secret's safe with her, names the industry guru whose presence is a constant source of comfort, reveals her role in a new internet venture and explains why she is rooting for a home-grown victory at Wimbledon this year.

My business card says I am:
A freelance journalist and partner of consumer financial problem-solver, CashQuestions.com

The main areas of the financial services market that I cover are:
Property and personal finance, which, put together, usually comes out as mortgages

I was prompted into writing about finance by:
Chance.

The biggest influence on my career as a finance hack so far is:
Charcol's Ray Boulger. If he ever retires, I will have to as well. This is a worry because I cannot afford early retirement

The best news story/ feature I have ever written about the financial services industry is:
Covering the decade-long saga on Home Information Packs. It's the only soap opera of which I have never missed an episode

The headline I would most like to see in the finance pages is:
"CashQuestions; first defence for consumers against credit crunch"

The first big decision I would make if I took over the regulation of financial services in the UK is:
To call Ray Boulger and ask him what to do.

The column/feature in the wider media which I always read is:
Relative Values in the Sunday Times magazine.

I would invest a £500,000 windfall in:
CashQuestions - a new venture I am involved with alongside two other financial freelancers, Annie Shaw and Simon Read. In investment terms, this is hot property!

The most memorable freebie I have ever been on while covering the subject of finance is...
Either rally car driving in Wales with Virgin Money or taking out skidoos in the Alps with the guys from Cobalt. I am very lucky.

My guiltiest pleasure is:
Double Deckers.

You won't know this, but I'm very good at:
Keeping secrets

The person I would like most to see win Wimbledon this year is:
Andrew Murray, of course.

And the reason why is...
Because he is someone who looks like he could do with some cheering up.

Headlinemoney.co.uk, July 1, 2008

Money Matters

TODAY sees the start of Money Matters, a new weekly series that will answer your financial queries.

If you want to know where to get the best returns on your cash, what your options are when your mortgage ends or even how to save money on your tax bill, get in touch via the address below.

Daily Express, June25, 2008

Quids-in with free cash advice

FRIENDLY personal finance expert Laura Howard has got it all figured out – with a new problem solving website for hard-up readers.

The pretty 30-year-old from St Albans, Herts has launched cashquestions.com and lined up an army of top finance and property writers to help those facing a cashflow conundrum.

The site gives members of the public the chance to fire off any finance related question and Laura’s team will use their years of experience to provide the answer for FREE.

Having worked 10 years as a finance journalist - including having a book published called A Girl's Guide to Money - Laura hit upon the idea last summer.

She was joined by fellow journalists and money enthusiasts, Annie Shaw and Simon Read to set up the site.

Silly question

“We noted a real consumer need - especially after the credit crunch - for straightforward financial guidance without being sold to,” she said.

“There is no such thing as a 'silly question' but we have had some optimistic ones such as 'How can I escape paying my credit card debt?’

“We also helped one man who won a Fiat 500 in a competition,” she continued.

“He needed to decide whether to keep it or sell it and put the £8,000 into his mortgage!"

Laura concedes they might not know the answer to every question - but that’s where members of the public can help through the website’s forums.

“Questions like ‘Is there a cashpoint at Faro airport?' might be money related but relies more on local knowledge than expert advice,” she admitted

The Sun, June 27, 2008

wwwebwatch

A NEW site run by financial journalists where registered consumers can post their money questions which are answered by experts. The site is free to use.

Sunday Mirror, June 8, 2008

On the web

"Useful tips"

The Scotsman, August 2007

"A useful site"

Choice magazine, January 2007

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