Supermarket: where to shop by drive to pay less?
The light at the end of the tunnel is not for now. Inflation has continued to rise in recent months and the worst is not yet behind us, according to industry professionals. The year-on-year...
Shopping list: here are 5 tips to save money
Nearly 8 out of 10 French people. This is the share represented by consumers who draw up a shopping list before they come to the store, according to a study by the Ipsos barometer...
Inflation: which departments will be most affected in 2023?
For nearly seven months, inflation has been breaking all records in France. The general price increase has indeed become sustainable as its name suggests. Purses are suffering, and as a result, the purchasing power...
Linky meter: soon a collection of data from your household?
In April 2023, the Ministry of Ecological Transition sent a letter to nearly a million French people. This letter then informs the households drawn at random of an upcoming data collection by their Linky...
Taxes: the new promise that Emmanuel Macron may not keep
It was during his presidential campaign that Emmanuel Macron put forward a new tax measure that could make French cohabitants happy. It was a question of lowering the taxes of the households by allowing...
Sign on borrowed time: Go Sport, Pimkie… the 6 stores that could disappear
This Tuesday, April 18, 2023, the future of Go Sport and its 2,160 employees is at stake. The Grenoble commercial court (Isère) will have to rule on the future of the brand in receivership...
Summer holidays: dates, destinations… How to save money in the face of inflation?
The period of April is often synonymous with preparing for the summer holidays which are fast approaching. Within four months, a large majority of French and Europeans will leave for their annual resting places....
Taxes 2023: what are the mistakes to avoid?
The income declaration service is now available. Since Thursday, April 13, 2023, you can submit your form in paper or online format. You have a few weeks ahead of you to complete this often...
Smoked salmon reminder: which product should be brought back to the store?
A reminder is enough for each day. Listeria monocytogenes, E. Coli bacteria, foreign bodies... There are many reasons that lead a professional to withdraw a product from the shelf. Since April 1, 2021, the...
Recall of pasta: the 28 brands concerned
In recent months, many massive recalls on food or household products have been reported. The Rappel Conso site is responsible for alerting the French to products presenting a potential health hazard. Managed by three...
Electricity: 7 devices that unnecessarily increase your bill
In the context of 2023 inflation, households have seen their electricity bills increase significantly. To save money, it is essential to know what weighs the most on your bill. However, according to the Environment...
Inflation: the 5 frozen products that have increased the most
For the past few months, FranceInfo has been compiling a basket of 37 products whose price increase has been observed over a period of one year. If last month this franceinfo basket, produced in...
Investing in the stock market: the 3 questions to ask yourself before getting started
Investing in the stock market to grow your savings? At first glance, this seems like a great idea. The key to a well-managed heritage lies, among other things, in the ability to diversify one's...
Taxes 2023: is the allowance for seniors automatic?
Small savings foolishly lost. The 2022 tax return opened this Thursday, April 13 and you have between six to eight weeks to complete it, depending on the department where your main residence is located....
Taxes: the little-known advantage of the PER
For the 2022 tax return, the online campaign began this Thursday, April 13, 2023. Although the tax form is largely pre-filled, it is important to check it carefully. Firstly to avoid mistakes that could...
Taxes 2023: should you declare your gambling winnings?
You can declare your income to the tax authorities directly on the impots.gouv.fr website. Open since Thursday, this declaration sometimes also includes certain sums obtained by gambling. Whether through sports betting, poker games, scratch...
Cheese recall: a new affected product
The famous munster, this cheese made from cow's milk with its orange rind and its pronounced taste is the subject of a recall. The Alsatian cheese that we often like to cook, whether with...
Electricity: why has your bill increased?
Have you been paying more for electricity for two months? This increase is normal. Indeed, the regulated electricity sale tariffs increased by nearly 15% on February 1, 2023. Nevertheless, this bill could have increased...
Supermarkets: what is the cheapest brand at the moment?
There are no more small savings. Faced with inflation, many French people have reviewed their way of consuming, buying less meat or fresh vegetables, cutting back on small sweet pleasures or stopping national brands....
Life insurance: at what age should you subscribe?
If you're still hesitating about getting life insurance, these details might help you make a decision. So what is a life insurance policy? What are the pros and cons? And most importantly, what is...
Money: how much cash can you keep at home?
More and more people want to keep cash at home, according to the Banque de France, the amount of cash held by French households will be between 50 and 100 billion euros in 2023.Remember...
TESTIMONY. “I go to garage sales all the time, here are my tips”
According to figures provided by INSEE, 36% of households bought or sold with other individuals in 2017. Among these households, 16.5% made sales and 20.4% made purchases online or not. The French are therefore...
Taxes 2023: the departments where you must complete your declaration as soon as possible
A formality that should not be forgotten. Every year, it's the same thing, you must declare your income to the tax authorities and notify them of any change in your family situation, such as...
Rise in the price of medical consultations: how much will you pay for your...
The arbitration rules of the medical convention, which must regulate the practice of doctors and in particular set the new rates for consultations with doctors, will soon be in the hands of the Minister...
Fruits and vegetables: supermarket or short circuit, where are they the cheapest?
Eat well without paying astronomical sums. This is an ancestral dilemma that haunts many households, always looking for the best deals or good deals to find quality products at a lower price.However, since 2022,...
1 cent coin: it could win you 50,000 euros
At the bottom of your piggy bank could be a real treasure. Indeed, you may have already heard of coins that are worth much more than the listed price. Among them, many two-euro coins...
Supermarkets: the 20 cities where Calidel has opened low-cost meat stores
According to INSEE, the month of March shows a general price increase of 5.6% over one year. Households are particularly affected by the rise in the cost of energy but also by that of...
Inflated prices at the supermarket: how not to pay more at the checkout?
Some customers have had the opportunity to see a different price at the checkout than on the product labels. Indeed, what merchants often justify as a price update already done at the checkout, but...
PER: what happens if you die before unlocking it?
Since October 1, 2019, the Retirement Savings Plan (PER) is available. This was created to gradually replace the other similar savings plans that have been present so far. It now comes in three forms:Many...
Fake bank adviser scam: the new phone call method
If you receive a call from your bank advisor, take your precautions. It could be a usurper. Indeed, for the past few months, a technique has been plaguing these hackers: pretending to be your...
Bank transfer: how to make it pass before Wednesday, April 12?
Take precautions. Transfers allow you to transfer money quickly, often from your mobile phone, to an internal or external account and without a means of payment. With the democratization of mobile applications, you can...
Scams: the 6 techniques to watch out for in April
Calls, fake emails, SMS… All these techniques are now common to trick you. Indeed, phishing, also called “phishing”, consists of pretending to be an organization known to defraud. Thus, you may receive fake emails...
Investment: should you invest in gold?
In the context of inflation, the French want to protect their savings in investments with high profitability. For Serge Belinski, investment advisor and founder of the L'Investisseur Français website, gold can be an interesting...
Out of stock: the most affected products according to the French
March 17, 2020. For the first time, the French are confined to their homes to prevent the spread of Covid-19 among the population. The streets are deserted and the national climate tinged with tension,...
Income tax: these French people will pay less in 2023
In France, the tax issue is a subject of recurring political debate because taxes play an important role in household and business budgets. Thus, any tax reduction announcement is generally welcomed by taxpayers. The...
Yellow and red coins: here’s how to turn them into a voucher
A lost treasure at the bottom of your wallet. The red and yellow coins are cumbersome and yet very useful when you need to top up at a merchant. If many French people would...
Recall of Lidl yogurts: the 55 cities concerned
Look carefully at the contents of your refrigerator. Recalls have multiplied in recent days and few supermarkets have escaped them. After Carrefour and Système U, it is now Lidl which is issuing the alert...
Lack of advice: how to ensure the reliability of an insurance broker
Telephone canvassing consists of a call not "explicitly" requested from a salesperson in order to sell a product or service to his interlocutor. Most of these calls relate to sales of windows, surveillance systems...
Cash receipt: its end postponed to August 1, 2023
They were supposed to disappear at the start of this new year 2023, but the receipts are resisting. April 1 was supposed to be the final date, but it is not. A decree published...
Cheeses, sweets… All the products recalled at Carrefour at the moment
A reminder is enough for each day. Listeria monocytogenes, foreign bodies, E.Coli... There are many reasons that can lead a distributor to withdraw a product from the shelves. Since the implementation of the Rappel...