Ready your finances for 2017

With the new year just around the corner, now is the perfect time to get your finances in order, says Ruth Jackson.

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Don't find yourself hung out to dry if rates go up
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The changes that we expect over the next year could have an unusually big impact on your finances. After a long period in which interest rates and inflation have both ticked down, any reversal of this trend will have repercussions for both savers and borrowers.

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Ruth Jackson-Kirby

Ruth Jackson-Kirby is a freelance personal finance journalist with 17 years’ experience, writing about everything from savings accounts and credit cards to pensions, property and pet insurance.

Ruth started her career at MoneyWeek after graduating with an MA from the University of St Andrews, and she continues to contribute regular articles to our personal finance section. After leaving MoneyWeek she went on to become deputy editor of Moneywise before becoming a freelance journalist.

Ruth writes regularly for national publications including The Sunday Times, The Times, The Mail on Sunday and Good Housekeeping, among many other titles both online and offline.