The Bank of England (BoE) has halted its programme of quantitative easing (QE), after Governor Mervyn King announced that it is hopeful that the economy will make a recovery in the latter part of 2012.
Rising living costs are now commonplace as Britons continuously battle against the fierce tide of economic instability in the UK. It might come as no surprise to many that costs just keep on increasing.
The amount of money Brits need in savings in order to be happy has gone up considerably in the last two years, research has revealed.
The recession has taken a significant bite out of household budgets, and now research has found that the spiralling cost of living has caused many consumers to opt out of a healthy lifestyle.