We all dream about winning the lottery and every time we watch those balls spin we think about what we would do with the money - buy big house, flashy cars, exotic holidays, expensive jewellery design

Sports stars today can earn millions. We regularly hear of footballers earning in excess of one hundred thousand pounds a week and in the United States basketball players, American footballers and bas

Today everybody wants to be famous. Reality TV shows such as Big Brother and The X Factor have turned ordinary people into household names and with that fame comes money and potentially lots of it. Of

Money problems can affect anyone, even the rich and famous. Some celebrities have had so much difficulty controlling their spending and managing their finances that despite earning vast amounts of mon

Debt can be a vicious circle as you borrow more money to help pay off previous loans and mounting bills but by adopting a sensible and careful approach to your spending to can easily avoid getting int

Soaring gas and electricity prices have forced thousands of people to fall into the misery of energy debt. The latest figures released by energy regulator Ofgem (21 January) reveal an alarming climb

A debt "stress test" is a method of determining if one's finances are sturdy enough to handle an unexpected shock such as unemployment, extended illness, or divorce. Many Melbourne mortgage brokers wi

With economic indicators fluctuating wildly, it's impossible to know when the economy will recover; so many households are still struggling with the task of making ends meet. With the foreclosure rate