Purchasing power: the 30-day rule to save as much as possible in a month
Save 20% of your income, set aside three months' salary, multiply investments... When it comes to finances, these adages are far from realistic for everyone.The important thing, as financial intelligence coach Nathalie Cariou regularly...
Purchasing power: 5 tips for saving before the start of the school year
Summer is in full swing! This weekend, it is also the famous “chassé-croisé” between the Julyists and the Augustians on the roads of France. In barely a month, the time for the start of...
Life insurance: why some might be rubbing their hands
Savings back in favor? Holders of Livret A - or other comparable regulated products such as the Livret de développement durable et solidaire (LDDS) or the Livret d'Epargne Populaire (LEP) - recently had something...
Receipt of the tax notice: what should be done now?
Do not expect to be (already) done with taxes. Since Monday July 25, 2022, French people have just started to receive their tax notice. It is, recalls Ooreka on its site, a tax document...
End of the receipt: 5 cases where you should still ask for it
Things will soon change at checkout. From 2023, merchants will be prohibited from issuing a receipt by default. The French and the French who might want to consult it will then have to ask...
Listeria: potentially contaminated ham recalled by Carrefour
Beware ham consumers. Carrefour is currently recalling one of its products contaminated with listeria, indicates Rappel Conso, the government site for dangerous product alerts.This is dry-cured ham from the Carrefour Bio brand, superior quality...
End of receipts: pitfalls to avoid
The countdown begins. This is the end of receipts by default. From January 1, 2023, all traders will have to comply with the law: it will be forbidden in France to automatically print this...
Ice cream, rosé… These summer products that will cost you more
The summer will not be easy for the French. On July 22, 2022, the national association Rural Families warned of “a record price level” for fruits and vegetables.As indicated by a study by the...
Cash payment: 7 cases where it can be refused
Euro banknotes and coins are the only means of payment that cannot be refused at a merchant. However, since the beginning of the health crisis, some retailers have wrongly not accepted this type of...
Purchasing power law: what does the article say about “termination in 3 clicks”?
With inflation hitting France for a few weeks already, purchasing power is at the heart of many discussions. Starting with those of the deputies. The bill concerning purchasing power was voted on Friday, July...
Mortgage rate up in July 2022: households increasingly impacted
Indeed, the average rate was 1.52% in June 2022 against 1.39% the previous month, reports BFM TV, citing information from the Crédit Logement CSA observatory. This phenomenon is particularly marked in Île-de-France, where prices...
Linky counter: what is this story about the new bonus system?
Should we fear the blackout for this winter? The question may seem recurrent now: it comes up regularly, as the cold season approaches. However, it is taking on another meaning this year: given the...
Taxes 2022: will you have to pay the exceptional contribution on high incomes?
The exceptional contribution on high incomes (CEHR) is payable by certain taxpayers, around 20,000, depending on their reference tax income. Introduced by Nicolas Sarkozy in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis with the...
25 DVDs that are selling at very high prices
Your attic holds potential treasures. Bargain hunters know it well! A good flea market is an opportunity to chain good deals when you are buyers. On the side of the sellers, it is also...
The tax increase that hides (perhaps) behind the abolition of the TV license fee
How much will the abolition of the contribution to public broadcasting cost? The president, then still a candidate for his own succession, undertook to put an end to this local tax, associated with the...
Risk of Listeria: salad recalled by Leclerc and Monoprix
Sachets of salad have been recalled since Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Two sheets have been issued on the Conso Recall site for products sold throughout France by E. Leclerc and Monoprix. They could indeed...
Employment: 5 “dream” jobs around the world
Work is not always a chore. However, lately, more and more French people are slamming the door of the company.According to the Department of Research, Studies and Statistics (Dares), nearly 470,000 employees have left...
Linky meter: refusal procedure, deployment, risks… All you need to know
At the heart of more than one controversy, Enedis' green box is gradually replacing traditional meters. It is a project already several years old which is not limited to the French borders alone. Indeed,...
RTT: what changes on the side of your leave
The presidential majority has been clear: it intends to fight for the purchasing power of French women and men. According to the party of the President of the Republic, this involves the payment of...
How much should you put on your booklet A to earn 50, 100, 200,...
They have enough to rub their hands. Long-awaited, the revaluation of the yield rate of the Livret A has finally been confirmed by the Minister of Economy, Finance, Economic and Digital Sovereignty. As of...
Compotes in a gourd: this product for children contains more sugar than Coke
Some canteen compotes are said to contain more sugar than Coca-Cola. This is revealed by the Association of British Dentists, in a press release published on July 8, 2022. "Obscene levels of sugar" which...
Purchasing power: the 20 branded products most affected by inflation
Economists, like households, have only had one word in their mouths since the start of the year: inflation. "We speak of inflation when prices increase overall, and not just the prices of a few...
Taxes: when will you be reimbursed this year?
You thought you were done with taxes? Unfortunately, that's not quite the case. Fortunately, the news that awaits you now is known… and, for the most part, it is rather good. Some, of course,...
Real estate: this new obligation for owners from September 1
From September 1, 2022, sellers of real estate classified F or G in the energy performance diagnosis (DPE) will be required to provide an energy audit to buyers, indicates the Service-Public.fr site. The idea...
Taxes: in which case can one be entitled to a refund?
French women and men who are entitled to a refund from the tax authorities will soon be able to recover their money. But why can they claim it?No, you are not done with taxes....
Recall of dangerous insect traps: all stores concerned
The heat wave of July 18 will not have spared any region of France. When it's this hot, you can also count on mosquitoes to come, even more, to spoil the summer.Fortunately, there are...
Property tax: this is the year you should be afraid of
It is a tax that concerns some 32 million taxpayers. The property tax, which the Head of State has not promised to abolish, unlike the housing tax, is therefore a levy well known to...
Livret A at 6% in 1985: could the scenario happen again?
Will they find their favorite savings product? French women and men, who have a very singular affection for the Livret A, could well start putting money aside again, despite the high inflation the country...
7 VHS tapes that can pay you big
Almost any collection can make money. Many, in fact, are enthusiasts ready to spend thousands and cents to get their hands on one of the precious copies which, at home, is missing. Thus, some...
Livret A: rate, amount, ceiling and interest on the savings account
Created in 1818, the oldest savings product available in France, the Livret A is a remunerated and regulated savings account. The interest rate, as well as the maximum deposit limit, are set by the...
Livret A: its rate will double in August
It was an anticipated announcement. During an interview with Le Parisien on July 14, 2022, Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy, confirmed the good news. The Livret A rate, currently at 1%, will...
Property tax: price, date of payment… All you need to know about local tax
The property tax will explode in many cities in 2022. 16.5% in Marseille, 13.3% in Tours, or 12.6% in Strasbourg! A real blow for many owners already faced, like all French people, with historic...
The “Planet-score”, a new indicator good for the planet in your supermarkets
Soon a green agro-economy? In any case, this is where France seems to be heading. Designed by the ITAB (Institute of Agriculture and Organic Food), the Planet-score may help save your health and the...
Holidays: why the price of ice cream is increasing?
Summer vacation 2022 could cost more than usual. With the good weather, it is difficult to resist a good ice cream, especially with the strong heat and heatwaves. Flagship product of the summer, ice...
Summer holidays: do parents have priority over single people?
Duration, schedule, priority of certain employees... How does paid leave really work, exactly? Can you take your vacation whenever you want? Is there a maximum number of days? Do you have to take a...
5 tips to reduce your taxes thanks to real estate
There are many real estate devices to reduce your tax. So much so that rental investment is one of the most profitable investments today.For the nine, one of the great devices is the Pinel....
Housing tax: how much do you have to earn to stop paying it in...
It was one of the key measures of Emmanuel Macron's previous five-year term. The housing tax was indeed abolished for 80% of taxpayers in 2020, but it has not completely disappeared. Its abolition will...
Massive recall of Purina One kibbles which would have caused the death of many...
Several batches of Purina One brand cat food have been recalled since July 8, 2022. These products are accused by certain associations of being the cause of vomiting and acute diarrhea in many felines,...
Purchasing power: what aid will you (perhaps) soon no longer be entitled to?
It would be a question of thinking about the after. For months now, French people have been facing growing inflation. This is constantly accelerating, indicates Ouest-France on its site, which underlines how much the...
Investment in precious metals: an effective shield against inflation?
French women and men feel it in their daily lives: their purchasing power is decreasing. The health crisis added to the geopolitical instability, in particular with the Russian-Ukrainian war, have had an effect on...