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Ever feel like you’re drowning in a sea of information when you research scholarships? It’s daunting to search for money for school, but remember that you’re never alone in the process. You’ve probably already turned to your parents for help, and while that’s a great first step, you might be forgetting there’s a much wider… Read More »

It is much faster and easier to get scholarships and grants than it was 20 years ago, before the Internet​ changed the process for finding information forever. Now you just need an Internet​ connection and a phone, tablet or computer to find multiple resources for free money for college. The following five ways to search… Read More »

Black Friday is set to become the biggest day of shopping in Britain, with as much as £2bn spent in shops and online in the space of 24 hours. However, five years ago, the shopping event didn’t even exist in the UK. Black Friday is a US shopping tradition exported across the Atlantic by Amazon… Read More »

Dan Thompson is in Manchester, where people have already bagged some bargains. He writes: The Black Friday sales have begun in Manchester – with shoppers queuing for hours to snap up the best deals. Bargain hunters huddled outside Game in the city’s Arndale centre as the shop opened at 9pm tonight. First in the queue… Read More »

You may be wondering “what is all this Black Friday business and where did it come from”. The term was in use as long ago as the 1950s to describe the shopping frenzy that followed Thanksgiving. Amazon brought it to the UK about five years ago, and now many retailers focus their pre-Christmas sales around… Read More »