Your Money: Pound notes

Sunday Mirror, Nov 18, 2007 by MELANIE WRIGHT

pounds MORE people insure their possessions than their life, according to insurers Legal & General. In a poll, 66 per cent of people said that they have home contents insurance, compared to just 41 per cent with life insurance. Around one in ten said they were happy to gamble that they won't ever become ill or die prematurely.

pounds SCOTS are the most generous tippers, while people living in the Midlands are the least likely to reward good service, according to research by private bank Cater Allen. The average tip left by Britons is just 8.5 per cent of the final bill, with 35-to 44-year-olds the least likely to leave anything. Retired people are most generous, with 93 per cent regularly tipping.

pounds MORE than 27 million Britons get stressed out by their colleagues' infuriating and unfair behaviour at work, says a report by Britannia Building Society.

pounds AROUND 1.7 million people have transferred funds from their savings accounts since the Northern Rock crisis in September, says website MoneyExpert.com. The main reason given by investors is reducing the risk of having all your cash with one company.