Scams are sadly part and parcel of modern daily living. It’s the reason why your bank is going to great lengths to stop you from spending money from your account without checking and double checking with you that what you are doing is a legitimate transaction. It happens all the time, and …
Investment Scams – How To Spot One And Avoid Getting Stung Read More »
Ok, before I start this post, I want you to know that I’m not a financial adviser, so anything you read should be backed up by your own research. This post is for educational purposes and not to be confused with advice. Remember that with investing your money can go down as …
Investing is an alien concept for a lot of people – it’s for white-haired, pin-striped-suit wearing men isn’t it? It’s only if you have money? Investing is boring and complicated. It’s for o-l-d people. Well I can categorically say that ALL of those statements are NOT TRUE. The quicker you realise …
When we think about pensions, the temptation can be to switch off, ignore it completely or promise that we’ll “look at it” but it goes waaaaay down the priority list and never gets looked at. The issue is though, we CAN’T ignore this. The longer we leave doing anything about it, …
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This is such an interesting question! I saw it in a facebook group recently and I was inspired to write a post about it because I suspect that it is a question that a lot of people ask themselves. I often see saving and investing used interchangeably- I’ve done it …
So you may have noticed that the markets have dropped lately – even if you aren’t currently an investor you couldn’t not have seen it! The news has been FULL of it! What I want to do in this post is hopefully make you feel more reassured that investing in …
Money is one of those subjects that has a lot of “collective wisdom”, but in reality, “common knowledge” can actually be holding people back from properly managing their money. Join my “money myths busted” mini-series by signing up using your email address here. So let’s start unpicking those myths! Money Myth …
This post has been inspired by a question I received. Do you ever feel absolutely overwhelmed with money, and you feel that you can just NEVER get ahead?? Just when you think that you have some savings, BANG! Something happens, and then you have to take that money out again and …
A wise man once said that compounding is the 8th wonder of the world: “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it” – thought to be Einstein But what exactly is compounding? This is what I like to call: …
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Before you even get started with tracking and budgeting, it helps to have your hand on EVERYTHING you might need – this includes old pension statements, your income, bank log in details…. all of this is useful when controlling your finances. You’ll feel like a rockstar if you put this together!! …
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