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This unit was written by Martin Upton and Jonquil Lowe
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Week 1
Figure 4 © iStockphoto.com/cherezoff
The economic backdrop © The Open University (contains archive © BBC)
Your personality can seriously affect your finances © The Open University (contains © 123RF and Patrick Landmann/Science Photo Library)
Betting the house © The Open University (contains © BBC archive, 123RF images and REX/Ken McKay)
Week 2
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Figure 2 © iStockphoto.com/1amgreen
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Taxing income © Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v1.0 http://www.parliament.uk/ site-information/ copyright/ open-parliament-licence/
Setting Income Tax rates © BBC
Government minister and benefits reform © BBC
Week 3
Figure 7 © The Open University/iStockphoto.com/pressureUA/hh5800/blueclue/rustemgurler
Figure 12 © iStockphoto.com/tirc83
Ways of saving © Money Advice Service
Week 4
Figure 5 © CORBIS/Reuters
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Figure 7 © iStockphoto.com/GlobalStock/szefei/annebaek
Figure 9 © iStockphoto.com/rook76
Figure 10 © iStockphoto.com/CEFutcher
What determines the level of interest rates? © BBC
Meet the lenders (contains archive © BBC)
Week 5
Figure 6 © iStockphoto.com/narvikk
Figure 7 © iStockphoto.com/ahlobystov
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Managing savings and investments © NS&I
Share prices do go up and down © BBC
Week 6
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Figure 2 contains artwork ©Anthony Seldon
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Figure 10 © iStockphoto.com/whitemay
Week 7
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Figure 8 © iStockphoto.com/MachineHeadz/LifesizeImages
Week 8
Figure 9 contains images © istock/AndrewJShearer/KLH49/vikif/asbe/stephanmoorris
Figure 14 © iStockphoto.com/pixdeluxe
Insurance – Setting the scene contains archive material © BBC
Keeping down the cost of home insurance contains images © 123RF
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