I’m paying in sterling, so what’s wrong with my cash?
Have you ever had your sterling banknotes turned away in the UK? I have, so has my wife and her family, and this has been going on for as long as I can remember. I know I’m not alone. Picture the scene. I go into a food store, somewhere in England. I select my groceries and go...
Is it what you save, or what you spend that counts?
It’s been a busy week or two, but my wife and I sat down last night and acknowledged we’d made some great savings. It started when one of our boys somehow damaged our reliable, but ancient, TV – which meant a call was necessary to our contents insurer, M&S. The process was smooth and the gentleman ever...
Who’s Sarah? The scammers pretending to be from MSE
My mum’s always been a tough cookie, willing to fight for her rights and smart enough to know when someone’s pulling a fast one. So when she messaged me to say she’d had a good old chat with my colleague "Sarah" from MSE, I literally ran out of the office to call her and find out the...
10 top tips for a successful car boot sale
Doing a car boot sale is a great way to clear out your cupboard, de-clutter your home and raise a bit of extra cash (for more clutter, in my case). They require a bit of time and effort, and you’ll probably not make as much money as you would using eBay (my other favourite way to make...
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How I built my own DIY pensions dashboard
3 May 2019What's the best way to work out if you'll have enough pension when you retire? Start by finding out what your retirement nest eggs are currently worth. It can be a challenge keeping track of the different pots of pension cash you accumulate over your working life. Here's how to use a simple spreadsheet to see at a glance how much pension you've built up so far.
