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Some people can have a bad credit rating caused by passed bad debts, or by defaulting on payments of EG credit cards. However there are still companies that specialise in offering loans to such individuals, even to those with CCJs against their name. Wentworth direct finance is one such company. The variable typical APR rate is also only 15.2% which is low for a bad credit loan lender.

There are a whole host of new products on the market called prepaid cards. These are essentially used as credit or debit cards - IE you can take money out the ATM, pay online and use in shops. But no credit is actually given - the customer has to load funds up on the card before usage. The money express prepaid card is one these cards and has been successful due to the ability to transfer money between cards and that at this point there is no cost for buying the card.

No more need to pop down to a video store (video….what’s that???) to get a film to watch. There are many new methods to that don’t involve you leaving your seat by which you can watch new movies. Pay per view TV from a digital or satellite source is one method – the movie is played straight through your cable or dish for viewing. You usually do not get the latest, latest titles though. The easiest way to do that? DVD Rental online. Order in advance new films and hold on to them as long as you want – you usually have a set number of discs that you can have in your possession at any one time and depending on your package.

The market leader at this point is probably lovefilm.com but there are a number of successful competitors including WHSmith, Blockbuster (moving into the virtual world!!!) and Cinema Paradiso.Simply order your movies online, wait for them to be delivered and then return them freepost in the envelop provided.

Internet dating – now a perfectly acceptable form of meeting in the busy modern world. Forget your prejudices and jump on the online dating bandwagon. Once you have decided that this route will suit you, this is only the first step. There are many, many offerings, and at first they all seem similar – so which one to choose?

Well firstly there are the niche sites aimed at a specific kind of online dater – for example those of a particular religion or race. There are also sites for those who want to engage in ahem, more ‘adult’ activities. Some people want to date for free, and there are free dating sites that are reputable although you can expect a larger level of time wasters as compared to paid subscription sites.

There is also a new breed of site that tries to match singles by personality – so each applicant must fill in a psychometric test (sounds serious but is just a series of questions.) Eharmony.co.uk is a good example and claims the best marriage rates of any online dating site!

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