The Majesty of Compound Interest
17.04.24
My daughter is learning to read and write. For a six-year-old, she seems to be doing pretty well and has a good grasp of one and two-syllable words. But, of…
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The Majesty of Compound Interest
17.04.24
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Mind the Retirement Income Gap
10.01.24
It used to be easy; you’d work all your career for one company, get to 60 or 65 then retire with a healthy final salary pension plus your State Pension….
18 Signs You Could Be Ready For Retirement
06.01.24
Are you wondering if you are ready for retirement? Are you still working but wondering if it is time to stop? Perhaps you have doubts about it and are fearful…
How Much Do You Need To Save Each Month To Build Up £1m?
26.10.23
A retirement pot of £1m is a target for many people. It might be that not much thought has gone into arriving at the figure, other than it being a…
18 Simple Money Rules for Your Children (or Grandchildren)
12.09.23
With the benefit of hindsight and experience, we all would do some things differently if we could go back in time. Decisions we made, or didn’t make, with our money…
In The End, Was It Worth It? The Pyrrhic Victories of Wealth
19.07.23
The pursuit of wealth and the lifestyle it affords often entices people to work tirelessly, sacrificing personal well-being, relationships, and even job satisfaction in the process. But, will we look…
The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Money & Planning The Future
23.06.23
Money has a peculiar way of playing with our minds. It holds the power to create fantasies and shape our hopes for the future. We often find ourselves constructing intricate…
“When You Have A Jar Full of Cookies, Where’s The Fun in Cookies?”
09.06.23
If you were a fan of Men Behaving Badly in the ’90s you may remember the line, “When You Have A Jar Full of Cookies, Where’s The Fun in Cookies?”…
The Far Side of Boring
26.05.23
Our daughter is learning to read, which as a child can be boring, frustrating, and not much fun. Grasping phonics isn’t easy and to a 5-year-old letters and words are…
