Lifetime & Help To Buy ISAs: The Investments That Help Your Children Onto The Property Ladder.
30.11.23
A client contacted me recently with questions about his daughter’s Lifetime ISAs (LISAs), which has inspired me to write this post. His daughter has saved into two LISAs and has…
How Much Should You Have In Savings?
20.11.23
Adults in the UK do not have enough money in savings. According to the money website, Finder.com, the average person in the UK has £17,773 in savings in 2023. But,…
Things That Are Impossible To Know
16.11.23
Certainty gives us comfort. It makes us feel secure. When we know what is around the corner we can plan for it, but so much in life is uncertain. I…
The Stranger Not in the Street – The Challenge Of Imagining Our Future Selves & Why It Matters
25.09.23
Something you don’t know about me: I don’t have a single tattoo. Sometimes it feels like I’m in the minority. I don’t have anything against them or the people who…
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…
Surviving Existential Threats: Your Money Vs Conflicts, Contagions & Crashes.
13.07.23
Ever since humans have roamed the planet there have been risks to our survival. 200,000 years ago, if it wasn’t wild animals that had the potential to decimate our developing…
How Much Do You Need To Retire?
16.06.23
Pre-planning is imperative if you want to enjoy financial security and freedom on your terms. While the notion of retirement differs from person to person, one common question is, “How…
All Irrational Decisions Are Rational (To Someone)
02.06.23
The 7th of November 1941 was a fateful day. It was the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and forced the US into joining World War II, which turned the tide…
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…
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