BBC has been running a series of articles on their website about numbers, in particular how numbers are used and abused so we are made to believe they are telling us something they are not. The articles are good if you want to enhance your financial literacy. Here are some sample quotes from the articles:

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Dogbert (from the Dilbert comic strip) has in the past posed as a financial adviser. In the latest Dilbert strip, Asok is going to attend a seminar on how to make a million dollars. The advice he gets is absolutely true, so if you also want to make a million dollars, click here to see [...]

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Downbranding is what you do when you buy something from a less exclusive brand at a lower price than if you had bought a more exclusive brand. There may be a better name for this, but I don’t know what it is. Google certainly doesn’t provide many links when I search for “downbranding” as a [...]

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TV, radio and newspapers have lately mentioned gas and electricity companies in the UK that either already have raised their prices or are likely to do so imminently. Now might be a good time to check whether you are getting a good deal on your gas and electricity prices or not and the internet is [...]

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Scott Adams has turned Dogbert into a Financial Planner in his “Dilbert” comic strip from yesterday and today. Worth a laugh, unless the message in the first strip is too close to the truth

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