Habitat brings special home building project to St. Johns - 2004-01-17
Rose Robinson struggles to walk. She's 64, has arthritis and has had a knee replaced. Getting up the deteriorating steps of the small house she rents is a daily battle. But it's a challenge she soon won't have to deal with anymore.

Then Habitat volunteers, staff, subcontractors and future homeowners earning sweat equity build them a new house on their land. The person then owns the new home and pays for it through an interest-free mortgage with Habitat.
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Resolutions on debt usually short-lived - 2004-01-17
Scots are a nation of hypocrites when it comes to the topic of debt. Putting in order finances was once again the most popular New Year’s resolution this year with a third of Scots indicating that they would put any bonus or pay rise towards paying down debt.

Adding that if more Scots instead opted for offset accounts it could help homeowners cut years off their mortgage and save thousands of pounds in interest as a result.
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