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Money & Business
Understand how interest works on your savings account
Want to know more about how interest earnings build up (or 'compound') on a savings account? This short video uses an example to show how it all works.
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Money & Business
How have family budgets changed in sixty years?
The government has been gathering data about household outgoings for six decades. It tracks social and structural changes over those times, says the ONS' Joanna Bulman.
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Money & Business
Is Bitcoin a bubble - and why must it burst?
One view of the rising cryptocurrency Bitcoin: The numbers suggest it is over-valued and due a correction.
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Money & Business
How can we say Bitcoin is overvalued when we don't know how to value it?
One view of the rising cryptocurrency: We can't say it's a bubble when we don't really understand the value of the currency.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How much money does the UK really contribute to the European Union?
You've seen the bus. You've heard the arguments. But what does the Office For National Statistics say about the UK's actual net contribution to the EU budget?
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Money & Business
Mortgage vs rent
The true cost of home ownership when compared with renting is revealed in this interview with Ray Wright.
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Money & Business
Entrepreneurial resilience or moving the goal posts?
Can an effectual approach help some businesses to be more resilient and even find new and more profitable business opportunities?
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Education & Development
Interdisciplinarity: A collection
Bringing together the best of interdisciplinary resources from across OpenLearn – could an "Open" qualification be right for you?
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Money & Business
Why limited-time offers make shoppers say 'bye now', not 'buy now'
Pressurising customers to make their mind up is more likely to cost a sale than create one.
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Money & Business
Why are public companies vanishing in America?
Since 1997, the number of public companies in the US has been in decline. Why - and does it matter?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?
How do we recognise if a reaction to a stressor has developed into a mental health problem? Here's a five point guide...
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Money & Business
My career goal: Nail technician
Have you ever thought that your eye for crafting fine-looking nails could become your career? Here's some advice on turning your passion into a job - or maybe even your own business…