Why we no longer need melted-down bracelets to make bullets (or build roads)
By Alan Shipman
While austerity isn’t over, governments have stopped trying to scare us about the scale of their debts – thanks to a...
Updated on:
08 Aug 2018
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...
Updated on:
31 Jan 2018
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...
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Updated on:
22 Jan 2018
Is Bitcoin a bubble - and why must it burst?
By Brian Lucey, Larisa Yarovaya
One view of the rising cryptocurrency Bitcoin: The numbers suggest it is over-valued and due a correction.
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Updated on:
18 Jan 2018
Mortgage vs rent
By Ray Wright, Max Flint
The true cost of home ownership when compared with renting is revealed in this interview with Ray Wright.
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Updated on:
15 Jan 2018
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...
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Updated on:
21 Dec 2017
Autumn Budget 2017: First reactions
Academics from around the UK, including the OU's Peter Bloom, respond to the first budget of the current...
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Updated on:
22 Nov 2017
Banks as utilities and the future of payments
By Edward George, Helena Vieira
In a wide-ranging discussion, Ecobank's Edward George shares his personal views about the future of banks, and...
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Updated on:
01 Nov 2017
You and your money and Brexit
By Jonquil Lowe
How personal financial planning is influenced by, and impacts on, the external environment of social, economic and...
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Updated on:
22 Sep 2017
Should I use a skills-based CV to smooth the gaps in my employment history?
If you've had breaks in your career, a skills-based CV might help present your abilities in the best light.
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24 Aug 2017
Free OpenLearn courses.
Free extracts from OU course materials
Managing my money for young adults
This free course, Managing my money for young adults, will help you start to think about managing your finances. You will learn how to budget...
Level: 1 Introductory
Updated on:
12 Nov 2018
You and your money
An important aspect of personal finance is the way in which individuals and households manage their debt, how much it costs and the different types...
Level: 1 Introductory
Updated on:
07 Dec 2017
