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• Around 33% of UK population are bartering on bills or other financial costs
• A further 24% say they intend to do so
• People living in the Northeast of England are more likely to haggle than elsewhere in the UK
• Broadband and TV are the most popular products to barter on
• Men and those aged 55 and over are more likely to haggle

If you buy your policy 27 days before your renewal, you could pay around 19% less than if you buy the day before your renewal

New research from Go.Compare travel insurance shows huge variation in payouts for no snow ski holidays

Go.Compare has seen a 74% increase in people looking at private health insurance quotes in January 2023

21% of people are clueless about how big their insurance bills could be in the event of a claim

A further 11% of 25–34-year-olds will also be cancelling their contents policy, due to the cost-of-living crisis

• 25% are seriously concerned about their finances in 2023
• 15% will start the year with credit card debt
• 18- to 24-year-olds most optimistic, with 68% expecting a good year financially

Over half of dog owners (54%) don’t know that mistletoe is toxic to their furry friends

• Environmental concerns drop out of the top ten resolutions for 2023, in favour of addressing work life balance concerns
• Top financial resolutions include, curbing their grocery spend, cutting back on take aways and possibly not going on holiday
• 48% of the population will be making some sort of resolution in 2023, the highest number of people in the last three years
• Only one in ten resolutions lasts a whole year