Hello and welcome to this week’s Money Talks – a roundup of the week’s biggest stories and some things you may have missed.
Money news
Savings clubs for kids planned to prevent debt problems later
Rural homes attract a premium over urban pads
Qantas to supersize inflight meals
Guarantor loan launched for consumers with poor credit records
Oxford shark house up for rent – they’re going to need a bigger ad
New payday loan rules to cap fees and default charges
Military widows who remarry can keep pensions
Feature
Six tips to help you teach your child about money matters
Consumer champions
Our water meter was supposed to save money so why did bill go up?
Ikea courier couldn’t find our house so delivered £60 bill instead
Please Vodafone release me, let me go
In pictures
All in a day’s work: houses with offices
In the spotlight
Hundreds who took ‘sale-and-rent-back’ deals face repossession despite the judge in the test case saying they may be victims of fraud. Rupert Jones has the story
Work advice
Career cares? Work woes? Out of love with the office? Our expert is on hand to help. Put your questions to Jeremy, and help other readers with their worries.
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