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We're worse off than ever - especially if you have a degree and are over 55

Filed under: Investing, Retirement, Budgeting & Planning

New statistics have revealed that our household wealth has been dramatically eroded over the last two years, and those particularly badly hit at those with a university degree who are aged between 55 and 74, who have lost around £25,000.

So how much are we losing, how is this happening, and what does it mean for our future?

London wealthiest place in Europe

Filed under: Budgeting & Planning

Never mind the weather. It turns out London is by far the wealthiest place in Europe, measured per person, ahead of Luxembourg, Brussels and Hamburg.

The least wealthy European regions are in Bulgaria and Romania, followed by Poland and Greece, according to Eurostat figures.

So where are other good places to live in Europe if you are aspiring to lots of money?

At £250 million 50 Cent claims he doesn't have enough money. How to beat the greed disease

Filed under: Celebrity Pockets, Budgeting & Planning

It's hard to believe money doesn't buy happiness. The old quote about it buying a better class of misery shows that we're not completely convinced that given a few million we couldn't find a way to be happy.

But multi-millionnaire 50 Cent, worth a staggering £250 million has admitted 'I don't think it will ever be enough."

He claims his tough upbringing has given him this attitude. But the feeling of never quite being rich enough isn't restricted to people who have had it tough. Everyone is cursed with the feeling that everything would be OK if they just had a little more cash.

So how do you beat the feeling?

The political parties are after your cash

Filed under: Financial Crisis, Taxes, Families

You may have noticed there is an election coming up. The major parties have been setting out their stalls at their respective party conferences, each trying to tread the fine line between paying off debt and conserving votes.

While it would be nice to think that we all voted altruistically, doing what's best for the country at large, most of us are simply waiting to hear what it will mean for our wallets.

So what's on the agenda?

Don't kid yourself, we're not all middle-class now

Filed under: Budgeting & Planning

The loadsamoney generation is now busy fretting about their pension, and the wad waving of the 80s has turned into a competition over who has the dustiest pockets.

A survey by the TUC found that people earning more than the national average will underestimate their wealth, while those earning less tend to overestimate how well off they are. It concluded that everyone seems to think they are Middle Britain.

'There's nothing wrong with that' I hear you say, but that's not actually the case.

Billionaire Cities: 13 Of The Most Affluent Places On Earth

Filed under: Celebrity Pockets, Weird and Wonderful

A few months ago, we posted a Billionaire Cities gallery showcasing some of the world's most expensive places to live. Well, we're back with a few more. Enjoy:

Forbes Rich List 2009


Every year, Forbes release their rich list -- the wealthiest who's who in the business world. This year, just like the rest of us, the world's richest got poorer. And some counted their losses in the billions. With that much cash, it's hard to feel bad, but even when you're that wealthy, it still has to hurt.

Check out the Forbes "not-quite-as-rich" list gallery after the jump!