{"id":1698,"date":"2010-01-27T07:00:03","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T07:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/home-finance\/ensure-your-finances-are-fighting-fit-for-the-new-year"},"modified":"2016-10-16T18:48:25","modified_gmt":"2016-10-16T18:48:25","slug":"ensure-your-finances-are-fighting-fit-for-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/home-finance\/ensure-your-finances-are-fighting-fit-for-the-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensure Your Finances Are Fighting Fit For The New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/images\/lloyds-tsb\/logo.jpg\" alt=\" Ensure Your Finances Are Fighting Fit For The New Year \" class=\"right\" \/>For savers and spenders alike, the New Year is a great time to give personal finances a workout.<\/p>\n<p>Lloyds TSB has established a range of services offering advice on money management, with a wide range of financial advice, guidance and products &#8211; all designed to help make your money work harder:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Create a Budget<\/strong><br \/>\nThe best way to get finances in shape and keep them that way is to take a long hard look at incomings and outgoings and create a budget.<\/p>\n<p>Lloyds TSB has a range of experts in its branches across the country that can help customers with day to day budgeting, to make sure they start the year on the right footing.<\/p>\n<p>A wide range of hints and tips on money management are also available at Lloyds TSB online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get a Current Account that gives more.<\/strong><br \/>\nCustomers who pay in at least \u00c2\u00a31,000 a month can make their money work harder by adding Vantage to their Lloyds TSB Classic Account or Added Value current account.<\/p>\n<p>Vantage offers competitive interest rates of up to 4% AER so the bigger the balance the better the interest.<\/p>\n<p>Lloyds TSB also offers a full range of Added Value accounts, which come with benefits such as travel insurance, car breakdown cover and interest free overdrafts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Savings<\/strong><br \/>\nMake sure your investments and savings are working hard.<br \/>\nThe bank has a useful Savings Tool to help compare savings to reach any savings goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mortgages<\/strong><br \/>\nCompare mortgage rates to see the best deals. Those with a tracker mortgage or standard variable rate mortgage, may be enjoying a low interest rate due to the fall in Bank of England Base Rate.<\/p>\n<p>Make the most of this saving, by considering whether it is cost-effective to reduce the size of your loan, by switching from interest only to capital repayment or by making regular overpayments.<\/p>\n<p>Cheltenham &amp; Gloucester and Lloyds TSB mortgage customers can overpay their loan by up to 10 per cent a year without incurring charges.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Jackson, managing director, consumer banking, Lloyds Banking Group said: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Making a resolution to tackle your finances is one of the simplest but potentially most rewarding things you can do in the New Year.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Visit the Lloyds TSB Savvy website for more financial hints and tips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For savers and spenders alike, the New Year is a great time to give personal finances a workout. Lloyds TSB has established a range of services offering advice on money management, with a wide range of financial advice, guidance and products &#8211; all designed to help make your money work harder: Create a Budget The best way to get finances in shape and keep them that way is to take a long hard look at incomings and outgoings and create a budget. 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