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  1. Best of British as the Queen’s #Jubilee celebrations draw ever nearer, First Step #Finance wishes you all a lovely, extended weekend.
  2. Bank of Mum & Dad gone as pensioners turn to children to help meet #soaringlivingcosts to help pay #bills. Have yours?
  3. In sharp contrast, single parents' #finances have plummeted by 8% over the last year due to reforms to #benefits system.
  4. Families have seen their #finances improve over the last year which has helped them to boost their #savings – have you?
  5. You can't solve a problem of extensive #debt with more debt – here at First Step Finance we talk through all your options.
  6. Good morning. Front page of papers, a mix with many covering #Hunt, #Murdoch, #Cameron and BSkyB.
  7. Responsible lending? #Loan to pay for #Jubilee celebrations after #paydaylender suggests people could take out a loan to fund celebrations.
  8. Responsible lending or personal responsibility? 64 loans from 12 different companies over 18 months, leaving a #debt of £22,000.
  9. Living off #mobilemoney supposed to make life easier or stressful experience with concerns about security & services being too complicated?
  10. Cut backs as #creditcardlending records biggest monthly fall since 2006, suggesting a cautious approach to #debt in current economic climate
  11. #Cutbacks on spending a way of daily life in current economic circumstances, but would you cut dental & eye health costs to make ends meet?
  12. Good morning. Front page of papers, a mix with many covering strike action by #Doctors over #pay and #pension deals.
  13. Do you #rent – have you or are you experiencing #financialdifficulties which are being made worse by fees charged in addition to your rent?
  14. Yesterday #renters hit with expensive and often unclear fees, today, renters increasingly likely to be in #debt arrears charity suggests.
  15. Despite job concerns more than half of workers don’t expect a #jobforlife staying an average of 5 years, how long have you been in your job?
  16. Money markets say unlikely that #Britisheconomy, which re-entered #recession, could cope with a rate rise for years to come.
  17. Money markets now predict #noriseininterestrate until 2017, first rise now further away than at any time since #financialcrisis began.
  18. Good morning. Front page of papers, a mix with “I” covering Britain’s growing #debt crisis with average family now owing nearly £10k.
  19. Do you #rent? Have you been hit with expensive & often unclear fees with investigation finding £30 fee for leaving furniture out-of-place.
  20. #Fuelprices must be brought under control? MPs campaigning for UK Government to #scrapfuelduty 3p rise in planned for August.