Tag: Costs
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Brits are now saving money for everyday costs – like clothes or food shopping | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] Savers are now squirrelling money aside for more smaller, everyday costs – including energy bills, birthday presents, and even their public transport expenses. A poll of 2,000 adults found that, in times gone by, 54 percent would just swallow those smaller costs when they rolled around. But with 49 percent claiming the cost-of-living crisis…
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Swords, sandals and soaring costs… why the film Cleopatra was an epic (fiasco) | Films | Entertainment
[ad_1] Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra (Image: Rex) A cast of thousands brought to life Roman legions, slaves, dancing girls and wild bacchanalia, with elephants, chariots, hundreds of horses and doves, and vast armies battling on land and sea. It was the most expensive movie ever made, promising the greatest Hollywood spectacle ever…
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New technology turns smartphones into RFID readers, saving costs and reducing waste
[ad_1] The custom chip, which is roughly the size of a grain of sand and costs only a few pennies to manufacture, needs so little power that it can be entirely powered by LTE signals, a technique called RF energy harvesting. Credit: David Baillot/University of California San Diego Imagine you can open your fridge, open…
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Extra £824million for Government fund to help struggling Britons with everyday costs | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] Average energy bills for a typical household are increasing to £3,000 a year from April, when the cap set by the Energy Price Guarantee increases. Hard-up Britons face other bills hikes in April, as council tax is increasing by five percent in many parts of England and mobile and broadband tariffs are also going…
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Apple’s Studio Display costs a slightly less ridiculous $1,299 at Amazon
[ad_1] Apple’s 27-inch Studio Display provides amazing 5K picture quality and great pixel scaling for macOS computers, but it’s notorious in a few ways: its webcam isn’t best in class, its 60Hz refresh rate cap is a bummer, it comes with a tilt-only stand by default (the VESA mount is an added cost), and its…
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Reusable take-out food containers can reduce plastic waste, emissions, costs, study finds
[ad_1] Reusable containers filled with takeout food from El Harissa Market Cafe in Ann Arbor. For their study, University of Michigan researchers studied the pilot program for returnable takeout containers launched by the nonprofit organization Live Zero Waste in Ann Arbor. The program, Ann Arbor Reduce, Reuse, Return (A2R3), is now in its second pilot…
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Energy bills: Gas and electricity costs to rise in January 2023 – how much will you pay? | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] How much will you pay? Those who pay their energy bills through direct debt should see no change in January 2023 with the average annual bill remaining at £2,500. In comparison, prepayment customers will experience an average increase from £2,559 to £2,579 a year. Those paid on receipt of the typical bill will have…
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Late, critical mistake costs Patriots for 2nd straight week – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — For the second straight week, the fate of the New England Patriots was sealed on a late-game mistake. Entering a crucial three-game stretch with little margin for error, the Patriots saw their playoff hopes pushed further in the wrong direction when Rhamondre Stevenson fumbled the ball at the worst possible…
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State pensioner, 73, struggles to heat home as ‘absolutely crippling’ costs soar | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] Millions of people are battling against the rising cost of living, particularly at what is usually an expensive time of year. With Christmas just around the corner, many are making preparations but the season can be expensive – particularly with higher bills to contend with. This is the case for Jeanette, 73, who has…
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Mortgage costs for four million set to surge by £3,000 next year, warns Bank of England | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] Homeowners on a fixed-rate deal due to expire by the end of 2023 face a £3,000 hike – around £250 every month on average as they switch to higher interest rates. This means the typical household in this situation will be paying 17 per cent of pre-tax income on servicing the mortgage – up…