Whether to pay off debt first before starting to invest has been a conundrum for so many people! I had the same question when I first started properly taking care of my money – the finance books said yes, pay off the debt first, then you can focus on saving and …
Have you ever thought about investing, but then looked at the financial times and felt absolutely overwhelmed? Yep, me too….and when I learned about index trackers, I realised that I had discovered a way to invest WITHOUT all the faff around researching companies and trying to time the market. Index Trackers …
If you didn’t know, April was the time when the financial year ended, and a new one began. I was aware of it, but hadn’t really paid much attention because I have been busy on, well, life! I’m sure most people can relate to this. What Changes In The Financial New …
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In this post today, I wanted to tell you about my three most favourite pieces of fintech that I use on a daily basis to help manage my money. They’re all simple to install, and they don’t require much technological know-how. It’s really easy to become overwhelmed when it comes to …
Believe it or not, the wealthiest people in the world didn’t start from wealthy backgrounds. Many started from poor, deprived backgrounds with very little money in their pockets. Warren Buffett is an example of this. He openly admits that his wealth was rapidly accumulated in his 50s, and it took years of investing …
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Ok, so I think it’s time for a little real-talk and a little butt-kicking motivation. I was reading a post on Refinery29’s facebook group from an anonymous woman who wanted to opt out of her workplace pension because she saw that her contributions are now increasing in April this year and …
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Money is one of those subjects that everyone thinks they know something about, but in reality, “common knowledge” can actually be holding people back from properly managing their money. Let’s start unpicking! I’m Rubbish With Money The first myth is one that I held onto for a long time, and this …
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With the risk of sounding a bit “woo-woo” or “wishy-washy” in this post, I wanted to talk to you about personality typing, specifically, The Sacred Money Archetypes®. Last year I did a course online in this subject, and quite honestly, it was probably the most accurate personality test I have done …
So this week, I was having a discussion with my work colleagues, and the topic of instant gratification came up. We were looking at the choices we had made in our profession, and came to some interesting conclusions. We decided that on the whole, individuals who liked quick wins went into …
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