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Managing communication with clients, logging receipts and expenses and filing tax returns took up the most time.

The typical self-employed worker spends 17 hours a month on admin

Women were more likely than men to feel worried about money, research reveals

One in three Brits say hiding money worries damages relationships

Lifestyle spending grew by 16 per cent this summer

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The results were released by Virgin Money

UK spending trends revealed - with £1.8 BILLION on non-essentials

Credit card customers spent £430.5 million on getaways between December 2024 to February 2025

Holidaymakers use winter months to plan and book holidays, study shows

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Major UK bank to pay £50 to 12 million customers

A double-decker bus has been given an upgrade

Iconic London double decker bus has been given a 'first class lounge'

Breast cancer survivor turns trauma into successful swimwear business

Members of the public walk past the Nationwide Building Society in London (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Building society says £2.3bn gain from deal will 'benefit' customers

Spending data revealed that summer lifestyle spending (June and August 2024) rose to £756.9m - a £12.9m increase compared to last year

Brits are spending more time with loved ones this summer, study finds
The latest research shows that Brits are prioritising spending quality time with friends and family and sharing in-person experiences this summer.
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Boomers save most, but Gen Z reckon they make their money work harder

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Bank outages: what to do if payments are still missing

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HSBC mobile app outage frustrates thousands of users - what to do

Nationwide Building Society will pay customers £100. Photo: Mike Egerton/PA Wire

Breaking Bank to pay customers £100

Virgin Money to shut 39 branches. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Breaking Virgin Money to shut 39 branches, 255 jobs now at risk

The banks with the best online and app security have been revealed as research has found some bank chains miss basic protections

The banks with the best & worst online security revealed

British entrepreneur Richard Branson walks out of a giant wallet as he launches Virgin Money's new credit cards in Sydney Harbour on July 27, 2010. The financial services arm of Branson's Virgin Group now offers Australians low interest rate credit cards, savings accounts, superannuation and car insurance. AFP PHOTO / Torsten BLACKWOOD (Photo by TORSTEN BLACKWOOD / AFP) (Photo by TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP via Getty Images)

Virgin Money is giving thousands of staff £1,000 cost of living bonus

TSB to close 70 UK branches - this interactive map shows which banks are shuttin...

The Virgin Money branch in Galashiels is set to close on January 26.

Galashiels' Virgin Money branch to close

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2 and 5 year fixed rate mortgage deals explained - and how to choose what to go ...

The closures come as part of the company's restructuring plans (Photo: Shutterstock)

Virgin Money, Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank are closing 52 branches - here’...

HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds and RBS have all been hit by the cyber attack on Travelex...

Yorkshire and Clydesdale Banks are rebranding as Virgin Money - here’s what to d...

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Men still earn 8% more than women thanks to significant gender pay gap

Lauren Taylor's prize-winning entry in the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Schools Poster Competition.

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SBSR Ophelia Willams Melrose wins edinburgh Fringe poster competition

Ophelia's Fringe poster design in Dynamic show
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