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Acknowledgements

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

Figure 1 © The Open University/iStockphoto.com/kvkirillov/antagain/stocknshares/PhilipCacka/sorendls

Figure 2 © iStockphoto.com/1amgreen

Figure 5 © iStockphoto.com/Westend61

Figure 8 unknown source

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

Figure 6 © iStockphoto.com/GlobalStock/szefei/annebaek

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

Figure 8: source unknown

Managing savings and investments © NS&I

Share prices do go up and down © BBC

Week 6

Figure 1 ©iStockphoto.com/stevecoleimages

Figure 2 contains artwork ©Anthony Seldon

Figure 3 © iStockphoto.com/fazon1

Figure 6 © iStockphoto.com/georgeclerk

Figure 7 © iStockphoto.com/dlewis33

Figure 10 © iStockphoto.com/whitemay

Week 7

Figure 1 © Alamy/Adrian Sherratt

Figure 2 © iStockphoto.com/Ljupco

Figure 4 ©iStockphoto.com/Brasil2

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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