I cashed in my £91k pension to buy a house but was overtaxed

I cashed in my entire private pension which was £91,000. I received around £62,000  and I applied for tax back four months ago. I still work but have been off the last five months with anxiety and depression, so obviously haven’t earned the same as usual. I’ve earned just over £8,000 this year. I bought … Read more

Collectors buy watches, coins and Hornby trains to cash in on crisis

Collectors buying up watches, coins and even vintage Hornby model trains to cash in on crisis By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 23:36 BST, 5 May 2020 Collectors have flocked online to buy vintage watches, gold coins and memorabilia since lockdown began. Experts say the trend … Read more

How and where to buy & sell cryptocurrencies like bitcoin

Back in 2018, This is Money received an e-mail from a reader which started: ‘You need to have a section dedicated to crypto technology and currencies. ‘This is now a market exploding with ICOs, new currencies daily, technological advancements and a market worth over $550billion. ‘The technology is the biggest technological leap since the founding … Read more

Police batter thirsty Indians as they rush to buy booze for the first time in 40 days

Police used batons to beat Indians when queues to buy alcohol broke out of control today. Liquor stores reopened for the first time in Indian states and cities including New Delhi following a slight relaxing of rules after 40 days of strict coronavirus lockdown.   Despite carefully drawn chalk circles showing shoppers where to stand to maintain … Read more

The Beckhams risk fresh fury as report of ‘£10 MILLION bank loan to buy Miami penthouse’ emerges

On Friday, she abandoned plans to seek a government bailout to furlough 30 members of staff at her fashion brand following a major backlash.  And now Victoria Beckham, 46, and her husband David, 45, risk fresh money fury as a report which alleges they took out a £10 MILLION bank loan to buy their £18 … Read more

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle look to buy $13 million mansion round the corner from Tom Hanks

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are looking to buy a $13 million mansion round the corner from Tom Hanks and Ben Affleck, complete with a ‘granny annex’ for Doria, according to sources close to the couple.  The Sussexes are said to be eyeing up a sprawling six-bedroom home near LA’s wealthy neighborhood of Pacific Palisades and … Read more

Women who buy designer items are more likely to act in a selfish manner, study finds

Devils really do wear Prada! Women who buy designer items are more likely to act in a selfish manner, study finds Academics in Maryland looked at how designer goods can alter your psychology  In one test involving 72 female students, half received a £1,500 Prada handbag The other half participating in the test received a … Read more

Hilary Duff keeps it casual in an off-white tracksuit as she steps out to buy groceries

Blue-haired Hilary Duff keeps it casual in a cream tracksuit with a Louis Vuitton bag as she goes food shopping with husband Matthew Koma By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: 15:37 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 15:56 BST, 2 May 2020 She recently revealed that she regretted dyeing her hair ‘murky’ green. But Hilary … Read more

Americans only eat 59 percent of the food they buy, new study shows

Americans only eat 59 percent of the food they buy, according to a new study, which says they spend more each year on wasted food than property taxes, gasoline, or new clothes A new report shows Americans spend $3.62 each day on food they’ll never eat This amounts to $1,300 a year, more than gas, … Read more