October 5-11th is financial planning week this year, and I thought I’d answer a question that came up in my community recently. “What’s the best thing to do with a lump sum of cash?” This is such a great question, and I think very timely for financial planning week! So let’s …
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When I started on my money journey, I was convinced that to ever have real wealth, I’d need to be either born into a rich family, or win the lottery. Since learning more about finance, I now realise what BS that is and how it’s related to my own money-blocks and …
The NHS pension causes A LOT of headaches for people, which is why I asked Medical IFA Sarb Chahal and Medical Accountant Tina Milligan to come into my facebook group to talk about it from a beginner’s perspective. It was a LONG session!! I definitely think there is scope to do more …
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Today in this blog post I want to talk about future proofing your finances! Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know how hard recent events have been for everyone – some more than others. Money in particular has been a huge focus for so many people, and not in …
A question came up in my facebook group recently about what might happen if interest rates became negative in our country. It’s a GREAT QUESTION! So here goes…. What Are Interest Rates? Did you know that your personal bank has it’s own bank? The central bank – The Bank of England …
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 …
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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