If you are looking for a new credit card you might want to try a mint card. They currently have 0% of balance transfers until the 1st of January 2008 as well as 0% on balance transfers until the first of August 2008. You also get 0% on purchases for the first six months. Their low rate apr credit card has a £7,500 credit limit and no annual fee. You also benefit from 24 hour MINT customer service and special offers on travel and leisure and wine through the MINT + Wine Club. You can register for a MINT card online and once you have received your card you can also manage everything to do with your account through their website including viewing your statements and making online payments.

I still haven’t decided on where to go on holiday and with the constant rain here in the UK my thoughts keep turning to sunny climates and sandy beaches. I came across this site called weneedavacation.com. They specialise in holiday rentals within the Florida and Cape Cod regions. Their range of Cape Cod vacation rental homes includes a range of areas from the more sedate resorts where you can enjoy quaint villages and shopping to more lively rentals suited to teenagers and sports enthusiasts where you can try surfing or boogie boarding. There is also wide range of rentals in the Florida area including rental ideally located for access to beaches as well as vacation homes close to Disney World ideal for the whole family.

Fees can really mount up when using your debit card abroad. It doesn't help when you think your card is free to use and then find out that you have been charged a fee after all. HSBC advertise the fact that their debit cards are free from transaction fees when used abroad. They do however, charge 2.75% on top of the exchange rate for overseas withdrawals which they say is not a fee, its simply how they calculate their exchange rate. It sounds like a fee to me.

I came across this website called Just Blinds They sell a variety of blinds and shutters including real wood blinds, aluminium blinds, natural wood shades, roller shades and much more. The website includes a handy guide for measuring your windows to ensure you get the best fit when purchasing a blind or shutter as well as measuring videos. If you are ensure whether you like the colour you have selected then you can order as many as 10 free samples so you can match the colour to your room at home before purchasing. They also offer a 30 day satisfaction guarantee so if you are not completely satisfied with your purchase you can return it for a refund.

I came across this website which offers international flower delivery. As someone who sends a lot of flowers to friends and relatives both in the United Kingdom and overseas, I particularly liked the fact that this website allows you to send flowers to over 100 countries worldwide. Most other websites tend to be rather limited in the destinations you can send to but these guys cover pretty much everywhere.

Simply choose a country that you want to send to from the drop down box for example flowers USA. You can then see all the flower arrangements available to your chosen destination. Another good feature of this website is that you can choose to view the prices in your own currency, so there is no need to use a separate currency converter to see the prices in pounds.

Because the flowers are all hand delivered by a local florist you know they will be fresh on arrival. The website also gives you the option to add extras such as a box of chocolates, a teddy bear or a bottle of wine, so you can make the gift that little bit more special. The flowers are available for next day delivery Monday through to Saturday, so its perfect for if you have left it a bit late to buy a birthday present or simply if you want to surprise someone with an unexpected gift. It’s certainly a good way to send gifts to relatives overseas without having to worry about items getting damaged in the post. 

On a day when Barclays have announced a jump of 15% in their profits for this quarter it has also been reported that they plan to impose a £20 fee on customers who don’t their credit card often enough. This move is likely to hit a lot of customers as one in every five cards used in the UK is a Barclaycard. Just another unfair charge the consumer has to bear.