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 …
Your financial success has NOTHING to do with how much money you make Read More »
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 …
Why The “Plan” Your Parents Followed No Longer Works Read More »
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 …
Instant Gratification or Long Term Goals? Can You Have Both? Read More »
Now we’re in the new year, I decided that I would not allow so many books to go unread. I’m guilty of the impulsive book purchase, but then never get around to reading it!! Perhaps this is you too? “An unread book is just a block of paper” – F. Scott …
I have a brilliant guest post from the lovely Abagail of senecarooms.com this week, and in it she talks about how crowdfunding could potentially be a great asset to add to your portfolio in order to grow your money and reach that net worth target you’re aiming for. I hope you …
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This is one of the fundamental aspects of building true, sustainable wealth: Passive income. Spending money consciously, investing sensibly, and paying off debt are all important and necessary, to create a lasting change in your money journey, but what happens if you have tried to find the spare cash and literally …
So after a conversation with a fellow GP registrar the other day, we got onto the subject of Islamic savings. I have to say, I had never heard of this concept. I hadn’t realised that under Sharia Law, the principle of paying or charging interest is not allowed. This means that …