15 h. ago He was in credit card debt and quit the job he loved – now he's made over £11million

Ben Griffin has enjoyed a remarkable rise in the world of golf over the past few months, with the American now a two-time PGA Tour winner and set to make his Ryder Cup debut

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26 h. ago From bank robber to scholar: the Knoxville dropout fighting to change how we see addiction

Kirsten Smith was 19 when she first tried heroin; within a few years she was in prison. She says she willingly made bad choices and wants society to stop treating addiction as a diseaseKirsten Smith was 16 when a boy from school injected her with morphine, 18 when she and a date Googled how to crush up and inject themselves with oxycodone, and 19 when she first shot up heroin. Living in Knoxville, Tennessee and modelling herself on Pulp Fiction’s freewheeling Mia Wallace, Smith spent her days experimenting with alcohol, cannabis, ecstasy, mushrooms, LSD and benzodiazepines. She read Kurt Vonnegut and the Beats, and wrote poems on an actual typewriter while listening to the Velvet Underground. For Smith, as for thousands of Americans who came of age in the early 2000s, drug use was a seemingly harmless lifestyle choice.That is, until she ran out of money. After Smith dropped out of high school and started regularly using heroin, she was caught stealing credit cards and chequebooks fr...

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39 h. ago Moment Chuck E Cheese is put in handcuffs in front of kids ‘for stealing customer’s credit card’

Watch as a Chuck E Cheese mascot is placed in handcuffs in front of children at the popular restaurant chain for “stealing a customer’s credit card”.

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3 d. ago One credit card habit could be damaging your score every month

Credit utilisation could be the key to improving your credit worthiness.

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4 d. ago These are the common mistakes millions of savers make that could send YOUR pension on a slippery slope to disaster

We have identified five main investing personality types each with their own priorities, strengths and pitfalls. See which one you most identify with and heed the advice from our experts.

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7 d. ago HMRC warning for ISA savers as it's quizzed over £20,000 allowance

A taxpayer asked about moving some of their funds around

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7 d. ago South Ayrshire councillors want more ways to spend housing developer cash

The plea comes as one housing developer seeks to get millions of unspent contribuitions to South Ayrshire Council repaid.

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7 d. ago Abusive husband assaulted wife with holy book and burned her on boiling hot pan

Sameer Ali, 23, also took put a credit card in his victim's name without her knowledge and left in her hundreds of pounds of debt

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1 week ago One in four savers would consider buying cryptocurrencies as part of their retirement planning

More than one in four savers say they would consider buying risky cryptocurrencies as part of their retirement planning, new research shows.

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1 week ago Everything you need to know before you get your first credit card

From credit scores to missed payments

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2 w. ago Money savers are literally freezing credit cards to stop them spending cash

From frozen credit cards to fridge Feng Shui, there are some strange money-saving hacks going viral at the moment

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2 w. ago Savers warned over common mistake people make with their money

Warren Shute is a multi award-winning Chartered Financial Planner, Certified Coach, author of The Money Plan, and Sunday Mirror columnist

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2 w. ago Best money apps to transform your finances and save you over £300 a year

While saving money may be hard, savvy savers are turning to technology to get the most out of their money and the best bargains according to Tynah Matembe, founder of Money Matix

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3 w. ago New Jersey mom was mortified when toddler broke cafe’s $1,600 table. She claims she ‘wasn’t allowed to leave’ until she handed over credit card

The owners of Hazelnut Cafe deny asking Kathy Denman to pay for table and said she was never forced to stay in the restaurant

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3 w. ago USPS worker who stole checks from the mail arrested after flashing cash on social media

A Los Angeles postal worker has admitted to stealing people's checks and credit cards from their mail while flaunting stacks of cash on social media.

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3 w. ago Secret number that could ruin your chance of getting a mortgage or credit card

There are several factors to consider when it comes to borrowing money - and one secret number that could be holding you back. Tynah Matembe, founder of Money Matix has shared her advice for those looking to loan

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3 w. ago I'm shocked by the sneaky trick the banks are pulling... you must act NOW to rescue your hard

Savings providers were quick off the mark to cut interest rates following last week's Bank of England base rate cut from 4.25pc to 4pc. Within hours of the announcement, top rates disappeared.

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4 w. ago Brits with at least £500 in the bank urged to take action with their money now

Savers across the UK are being urged to move their money now, before the latest Bank of England interest rate cut, to avoid missing out on free cash in the long term

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